August 2017 Vol. 12 No. 8

avoid nurse career derailers

Avoiding career derailers

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Accepting the gift of feedback can lead to transformative change. Key Takeaways – Nurse retention is closely linked to the…
Cognitive rehearsal

Cognitive rehearsal

Learn a strategy for addressing incivility and bullying in nursing. Takeaways Incivility and bullying among healthcare workers contribute additional stress to an already stressful environment and can jeopardize…
mylotrag treatment acute myeloid leukemia

FDA approves new drug for acute myeloid leukemia

On Sept. 1, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Mylotarg (gemtuzumab ozogamicin) for the treatment of adults with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia whose tumors express…
pamela cipriano president American nurses association

Global issues are our issues

Nurses around the world focus on healthcare quality and access. While a lack of access to health care, widespread poverty and hunger, low literacy, and poor population health…

It’s alarming – Nurse Fatigue

Have you become desensitized to alarms? I stepped onto an elevator with three other people, their eyes glued to their phones. Just as the doors were about to…
Opening the lines of communication about HPV

Opening the lines of communication about HPV

When parents resits the HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine, be prepared to listen and educate. Takeaways Patients and parents may have misconceptions about the purpose of the HPV vaccine.…
rapid response team psychiatric hospital

Rapid response team in a psychiatric hospital

A twist on the RRT positions nurses as leaders in responding to non-life-threatening situations. Takeaways Medical emergencies occur in many medical settings, including psychiatric hospitals. Psychiatric nurses are…
roe vs. wade

Secrets, lies, and cover-ups

The impact of the new healthcare bill can’t be hidden forever. By Leah Curtin, RN, ScD(h), FAAN As Newton observed, for every action in nature there’s an equal…
Spreading happiness through therapeutic laughter

Spreading happiness through therapeutic laughter

By Holly Carpenter, BSN, RN If you want to create positive change in your life, you first have to change your reality,” writes Shawn Achor, Harvard researcher, lecturer, and…

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