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Apply by 5 p.m. ET today to attend a June 16 half-day training on how to become an expert witness on human trafficking.
The National Commission on Racism in Nursing (NCRN) posted a series of six reports this month exploring racial bias in the nursing profession.
n anticipation of its sixth annual #HAVhope Friday on June 3, the American Hospital Association (AHA) released a digital toolkit
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, issued an advisory this week recommending a societal approach to addressing burnout among health care workers.
An analysis from McKinsey published earlier this month estimated the United States may be short 200,000 to 450,000 registered nurses by 2025
Patients on mechanical ventilation who brushed their teeth and used chlorhexidine mouthwash had a reduced chance of developing ventilator-associated pneumonia
Because fatigue, shortness of breath, muscle aches, memory problems and other symptoms of long COVID-19 are also common in aging, clinicians are finding it difficult to recognize the condition in their older patients.
COVID-19 hospitalizations rose 27% nationwide in the last two weeks, with increases occurring in 45 states
Friends and family can support nurses in these difficult times if they “listen to what the nurse is actually distressed about in the moment, and stay with them there,” wrote pediatric intensive care nurse Hui-Wen Sato
Cultivating nurse leaders from younger generations requires a shift in expectations around work/life balance.