The call for a highly educated nursing workforce has been delivered by nurse experts, supported by studies conducted by the Institute of Medicine and Carnegie Foundation, and endorsed by professional nursing organizations. Yet, we still drag our feet when it comes to returning to school.

One of the most common excuses I hear from nurses about returning to school is that it is too expensive. Over the past year, more attention has been devoted to whether a college education is a wise ...

In-active Nurses, Nurse Refreshers and all active Nurses: Please email, call, or mail your local representative to vote for HB 575 which adds Patient Advocacy Protections for Nurses. One of the things this bill will do is create the role of a Nurse Advocate. This is a much needed role in all the facilities. This person will be educated and certifed by TNA to go back to the hospitals and educate and assist nurses with knowing their options like when to invoke Safe Harbor, the process for doing Safe ...

Last week I found myself in Annapolis, MD standing before the Senate Executive Nominations committee discussing my recent appointment to the Governor’s Wellmobile Advisory Board. I am extremely proud to be affiliated with this nurse-led care initiative, managed by the University of Maryland School of Nursing, that brings health care to underserved communities throughout Maryland. Using mobile vans, hypertension, diabetes, and cancer screenings, health education, medication assistance, and other ...

As a member of the nurse leader team at Gannett Healthcare Group, I have an opportunity to talk with nurses across the country. Recently, I have noticed our conversations turning to the issue of compassion fatigue.

I find that nurses are anxious to share their feelings, frustrations, and fears as it relates to this topic. However, one important concept that I have learned is that burnout is often confused with compassion fatigue.

Although the symptoms can be similar, ...

Among the new members of 112th Congress sworn in on January 4, 2011 were four nurses – Renee Elmers, R-NC, Diane Black, R-Tenn, Ann Marie Buerkle, R-NY, and Karen Bass, D-Calif – bringing the total number of nurses currently serving in Congress to seven. In addition, many nurses serve in elected and appointed positions in state legislatures and local governments across the nation.

Yet, nurses remain largely invisible in policy making circles.

For years nurses quietly ...

Just before the Thanksgiving holiday, my mother was hospitalized. Her surgery went well and she is recuperating as expected. However, the event occurred at a time when I was deep in thought about the future of nursing and creating an exemplary healthcare experience.

As I sat at my mother’s bedside in the ICU and later in the step-down unit, I observed the nurses and other members of the healthcare team and contemplated the experience through the lens of a family member instead of ...

Recently my 82 year old mother asked if I had noticed her becoming more forgetful. Thinking about her concerns made me wonder about my own aging brain. After all, I sometimes have difficulty remembering names, get easily distracted when performing simple tasks, and find myself searching for words that are just on the tip of my tongue. Could it be that I am losing my brain power - already?

In her new book, The Secret Life of the Grown-Up Brain. Barbara Strauch notes that our brains ...

I graduated my 4th year BSN here in Phil and now I am currently working in a private hospital here in our place for about 3 years already. And I'm planning to go abroad to work there coz I know the income that I'll be getting there as a nurse is much much more bigger than here in our country.

I am planning to get married soon but I think my work is more important now than starting a new family. Having a family is not easy so it needs a lot of financial effort to make it ...

In a chilling case of untoward abuse, Delaware pediatrician, Earl Bradley, was indicted on 471 counts of rape, assault, and child endangerment involving 103 children. I find the shear magnitude of this case overwhelming, particularly when the following warning signs dated back to 2005 or earlier.

• Former patients shared stories of Bradley’s unusual practices with other pediatricians.
• The hospital, where Bradley served as chief of pediatrics, restricted his practice at one point.

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Just a couple of weeks ago, snow fell in 49 of the 50 states. Today I talked to a colleague in Dallas who is expecting more snow this week. It has been a frosty winter and spring isn’t due to arrive until March 20th.

With the possibility of more snow on the horizon, I thought I would share a few tips from nurse leaders in the Washington Metropolitan area who survived the Blizzard of 2010. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw7bwixQsUc"]YouTube- Washington DC Blizzard of ...

We are recruiting Nurses at all levels to work in Hospitals and Care facilities all over the United States (US). Both local and International applicants are welcome.

Special interest will be given to nurses with certification in the following nursing specialties; Cardiovascular Nursing, Community Health Nursing, Critical Care Nursing, Critical Care Pediatric Nursing, Emergency Nursing, Gastroenterology Nursing, Gerontology Nursing, Hospice Palliative Care Nursing, Nephrology Nursing, ...