Nurses across the United States are sharing stories of financial hardships from salary reductions and work furloughs to lost wages due to unpaid sick or family medical leave or a partner’s [...]
Practicing a healthy mindset includes knowledge of our scope and standards of practice. According to the ANA Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice, the definition of nursing is: the protection, [...]
The American Nurses Association (ANA) is seeking to conduct two focus groups with 8-10 nurses representing the various specialty areas and practice settings within the nursing profession. Each [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic is not over. All of us must stay vigilant in social distancing and wearing of masks. Nurses know this better than anyone. Our governor, this week, released a new executive [...]
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have urged the American people to protect themselves, their neighbors and their loved ones amidst the worst global health crisis in generations. [...]
COVID-19 highlighted the need for nurses throughout the United States. As the nursing profession continues to grow, the shortage also continues to grow. During the pandemic, health care [...]
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a growing concern among nurses in inpatient settings, according to a recent review of studies published in the Journal of Clinical Nursing. PTSD results [...]
The American Nurses Association (ANA), Al Roker Entertainment and HealthCom Media, publisher of American Nurse Journal, have joined forces to produce a network television and multi-channel event [...]
This weekend we will be celebrating our Independence on July 4, but due to COVID, in a very different way. I have been thinking about how we as a nation have worked hard and sacrificed greatly to [...]
Amid a global pandemic that has sown chaos and misinformation in health care and claimed more than 100,000 American lives, nurses’ expertise is more relevant than ever. They’ve seen the failures [...]