More than 80% of nurse respondents said they suffered from significant stress, according to an American Nurses Association survey. You often work overtime and skip breaks, in part due to [...]
Amber was a passionate nurse who worked in rehabilitation and hospice settings in addition to operating her own health care business on the side. Like many on nursing’s front lines, she [...]
Over the past decade, the options have improved dramatically for those struggling to free themselves from an opioid addiction. But access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT)—considered the [...]
Physical activity is important for overall health and quality of life. Examples of physical activity include walking, jogging, dancing, swimming and gardening. According to the Centers for [...]
Many new graduate nurses enter the pediatrics specialty with little hands-on clinical experience. Phoenix Children’s Hospital and Arizona State University in Tempe want to change that. The [...]
It’s said that the Patron Saint of Nurses is Saint Agatha, who died in Sicily in the year 251. But if we were looking for a more modern candidate, we would have to look no further than nurse [...]
The need for a pulse-ox device becomes extreme in the hospital when a patient who had been stable suddenly gasps for breath and begins to turn blue. Some machines cost a couple hundred dollars, [...]
If approved by Gov. Phil Murphy, Bill A20 would provide health care practitioners more flexibility when prescribing medicinal marijuana. Health care practitioner means a physician, advanced [...]
Veronica Southerland, APRN, FNP-BC, FIEL, DNP(s), recently had the opportunity to show the United Nations exactly why nurses deserve a seat with world leaders. “We, as nurses, need to understand [...]
Several nurses have been in the news lately for their creative medical innovations aimed at saving lives, reducing health care disparities and lowering costs. Here are four stories published on [...]