March 2015 Vol. 10 No. 3

Workshop sessions

A case study of a managers’ workshop

To apply for Magnet® recognition, a healthcare organization must describe and demonstrate how its nursing leaders promote and develop nursing cultures that support implementation of structures and processes…

Connecting the dots leads to suspicion of sepsis

Maria Espinoza, age 45, is recovering on the medical-surgical unit 2 days after a decompression fasciotomy for compartment syndrome of her right thigh, following a quadriceps muscle tear…

FDA approves CPR devices

On March 9 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the ResQCPR System, a system of two devices for first responders to use while performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation…

FDA launches drug shortages app

On March 4, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched a free mobile app that identifies current drug shortages, resolved shortages, and discontinuations of drug products. Read…

From your ANA President

As a new staff nurse, I worked mostly nights and went to school during the day to complete my bachelor’s degree. One day I nodded off while driving…

How Project LeaRN promotes lifelong learning

The Institute of Medicine’s 2010 report, “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health” made recommendations to help nurses overcome barriers that prevent them from responding effectively to…

How to avoid biased thinking

Jessica, a Millennial (Generation Y) nurse working on a medical-surgical unit, recently completed her first year of practice. Ralph, her manager, is pleased with her transition and believes…

Issues up close

For many nurses today, the workplace may feel like uncharted territory. New technologies, bold advances in health care, and a growing urgency to collaborate and innovate are changing…
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Leadership insights

The chief nursing officer (CNO) of a hospital or other healthcare organization has extensive responsibilities, ranging from patient care at the bedside to key strategic business discussions in…

Nursing practice and work environment

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 18% of Americans smoke cigarettes and more than half of these smokers want to quit. Further, CDC reports…

RDA for vitamin D may be too low

According to researchers, the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for vitamin D, from the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine, is underestimated by a factor of 10. Read…

Room with a view: Clutter included?

Your “new” room is now ready—hospital room, that is. Architects are finally designing and redesigning hospital rooms that could match the suites at your local Marriott, with the…

Setting your sights on aging eyes

Half of Americans older than 65 have some degree of age-related cataract formation, making cataracts the leading cause of vision impairment in the United States. As a nurse,…

What nurses owe one another

With all the concern about ethics today, little attention is paid to the way healthcare professionals treat one another. Nonetheless, the ethics of a profession delimit the role…

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