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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 …

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What Can Nurses Do to Influence Health in Their …

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

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

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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'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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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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One Hospital and Community’s Rock Garden of Hope

WEBTwo years later, in October 2022, we held a grand reopening of what is now called the “Rock Garden of Hope” to celebrate our staff and neighbors who transformed …

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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 …

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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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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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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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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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Recent Supreme Court Decisions and Public Health Consequences

WEBIn the December 2021 issue of AJN, Caroline Dorsen and colleagues wrote a Viewpoint, “Why Nurses Should Care About the Supreme Court.” In it, they note: “The …

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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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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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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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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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Anxiety Apps: New Fad or Worth the Download

WEBBy Amy M. Collins, editor Today there’s an app for everything. There are find-your-keys apps, map-the-stars apps, even an app to help you hone your stapling …

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AJN Speaks With Mary Pappas, School Nurse Who Alerted CDC to …

WEBMary Pappas, BSN, RN, is the nurse at St. Francis Preparatory School in Queens who first notified officials of the swine flu outbreak. She’s been interviewed by …

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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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