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SWAT RNs: Supporting Bedside Leaders with Clinical Judgment

Minority Nurse

With clinical practice experience of five or more years in the areas of critical care, emergency nursing, and flight nursing, these nurses enjoy the adrenaline rush that comes with quickly assessing patients at risk for condition deterioration. Mr. Salzo’s diagnostic presentation appeared typical for asthma. and HgB- 7.2

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HSPN Palliative Care: Fireside Chat with Contessa and Netsmart

Hospice News

This article is sponsored by Netsmart. This article is based on a discussion with Anthony Spano, Director of Client Development at Netsmart and Nikki Davis, Vice President of Palliative Care Programs at Contessa Health. The article below has been edited for length and clarity.

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Nurse Staffing Standards Act Is First Step in Solving Nursing Shortage

AJN Off the Charts

Retired nurses worry about our family members (and ourselves) when we need nursing care. Congress recently reintroduced the Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act. This bill would mandate direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals.

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Facilitating a knowledge mobilisation approach using critically appraised topics to further evidence- based practice  

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

The information was then summarised and presented in a format which made it easier and quicker for the team to read, including several research journal articles. Keep number of articles to a minimum using good quality research papers. Nursing and Midwifery Council. Nursing and Midwifery Council. cited 2022 Jul 7].

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NBNA Program Encourages Young Students Of Color To Consider A Career In Nursing

Diversity Nursing

With this grant more mini academies will be able to offer learning modules that include class discussions, guest presentations, interactive hands-on activities and ongoing mentorship. In a Direct Relief article Lee said, “Students in our communities probably don’t see people who look like them very often as Nurses.

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Nurses Spread the Word About Gun Safety

Nurse.com

Gun violence, said Cogan, is a public health emergency, and she believes nurses can play an important role in talking to their patients and families about how to properly store guns. According to an article in the New England Journal of Medicine, firearms are now the leading cause of death for children and teens in the United States.

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100 Men in Nursing – amazing male nurses, midwives and students

The Nurse Break

At the end of the day, there is no ‘male nurses’ and ‘female nurses’, we are all just awesome ‘nurses’ Hopefully, this article will inspire a new generation of people to consider nursing. To check out other articles on the website by category then use the dropdown button.

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