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Empowering Nurses: Advocating for Better Health Care Policies …

WebNurses can wield remarkable influence in shaping health care policies and funding allocation. Learn how advocacy from the nursing community can drive positive …

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What Can Nurses Do to Influence Health in Their Communities

WebNurses working to improve health through environmental modification is not new. The story of Florence Nightingale is well-known. As a nurse, Nightingale recognized …

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'Micro' and 'Macro' Strategies for Nursing to Thrive as a Profession

WebBuerhaus, a professor of nursing at Montana State University College of Nursing, is widely known across health care disciplines for his research on health care …

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Nurses and COVID-19: Into the Battle with All That We Have and …

WebMarch 23: There is an important lesson to be learned from Italy, where COVID-19 has rapidly spread, placing a sophisticated health care system on the verge of collapse. …

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Telehealth as 'Disruptive Innovation' in Nursing

Web“Telehealth: A Case Study in Disruptive Innovation” is a CE article in AJN‘s April issue.The author, Janet Grady, vice president of academic affairs and chair of the …

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More Evidence: Should We Get Rid of 12-Hour Nursing Shifts, …

WebBy Shawn Kennedy, AJN editor-in-chief A new study in Health Affairs provides yet more support that reliance on 12-hour nursing shifts (or longer—we all know …

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‘Meaningful Use’: What’s It All About, And Why Should Nurses Care

WebOn July 13, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology (HIT) released the final rules establishing definitions for the …

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One Take on the Top 10 Issues Facing Nursing

WebMissing! Patient Centered Care. The majority of floor nurses work in hospitals, home health, and hospice. Every time a hospital along with governing …

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The First 50 Years of NPs: An Illustrated Timeline Shows Triumphs

WebBy Amanda Anderson, a critical care nurse and graduate student in New York City currently doing a graduate placement at AJN. This year marks the 50th …

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In a Changing Health Care Landscape, Narrowing Options for …

WebChristine Contillo, RN, lives in New Jersey and has been a staff nurse at a university health service in New York City for eight years. I’ve been a practicing nurse for …

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Worsening Global Health Workforce Shortage: What’s Being Done

WebAccording to the World Health Organization (WHO), by 2035 there will be a shortage of 12.9 million health care workers; currently, there is a shortage of 7.2 …

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The Psychology of Burn Pain: What Nurses Need to Know

WebThe June issue of AJN includes the second part of a two-part article on burn pain (here’s the first part; for the best versions of both parts, click on “article as PDF”). …

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Falls in Behavioral Health: Different Population, Different Risk

WebIn this month’s Cultivating Quality article, “ Preventing Falls Among Behavioral Health Patients ,” free until July 20, Stephanie Ocker and colleagues discuss their very …

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Getting Osteoarthritis on Nurses’ Radar

WebMany providers and patients alike feel arthritis is inevitable and there’s nothing that can be done aside from taking pain medication—but that’s wrong. There are …

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Superlatives: An Alternate List for Nurses Week

WebDuring Nurses Week (May 6–12), the hospital where I work gives out endearing little trophies as awards for “nursing superlatives.”. Ballots are distributed with …

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Fighting HIV–AIDS with Public Health Billboards: September ‘Art of

WebFighting HIV–AIDS with Public Health Billboards: September ‘Art of Nursing’. By Sylvia Foley, AJN senior editor. Public Health Billboard, Guinea-Bissau …

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A Nurse’s Legal Duty to Discern Potential Harm and Protect Patients

WebThe November installment of AJN’ s Legal Clinic column by nurse and attorney Edie Brous, “Lessons Learned from Litigation: The Nurse’s Duty to Protect,” …

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A Patient's Take on Patient Satisfaction Surveys

WebBy Amy M. Collins, editor As an editor at AJN, I come across a lot of information on performance measures and Hospital Consumer Assessment of …

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Examining Our Biases About Mental Illness

Web“There’s nothing really wrong with him, it’s just anxiety.” How many times have you heard someone say this—or said it yourself? Mental health problems are …

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As with Ebola Outbreak, Social Determinants of Health Crucial in …

WebRachel Parrill, PhD, RN, APHN-BC, is an associate professor of nursing at Cedarville University in Ohio by banditob/flickr creative commons This past fall, with the …

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A Tip Sheet for Care of Textured Hair in Hospitalized Patients

WebIrene Friedman, MS, RN, and Michelle Sison, MSN, RN, noticed that hair care for Black patients needed improvement at their hospital. In response, they …

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