Nursing Articles

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• Cardiac Issues
• Childhood Issues
• COVID-19
• Diseases/Illnesses/Conditions
• Emergency Care Nursing
• Flu Information
• Mental Health
• Nurse Leaders/Managers
• Opioid Issues
• Safety on the Job
• Technology and Nursing
• Treatment Options
• Miscellaneous

Administrative/Employment/Career/Emotional Well-Being

Administrative

• The 3 C’s of Healthcare Communication: Compassion, Clarity, and Coherence
• The 3 C’s of Healthcare Innovation: Curiosity, Creativity, and Critical Thinking
• 5 Surprising Ways to Create a More Patient-friendly Vibe at Your Practice
• 5 Ways to Attract Millennial Patients to Your Healthcare Organization
• 5 Ways to Recruit the Best Nurses for Your Healthcare Organization
• Are Hospitals Compliant With Patient Access to Medical Records?
• Avoiding the Organizational Pain of High Nurse Turnover
• Bringing a Stop to Nurse Cannon Fodder Syndrome
• A Calm in the Storm: Nurses and the ACA
• Change May Not Be Easy in Healthcare, But It Is Possible
• Collaboration in Healthcare: Beyond the Silo
• Effective Change Depends on 4 Key Attributes of Nurse Managers
• For Healthcare Organizations, Mission Is Everything
• Groupthink and Healthcare: An Unhealthy Alliance
• Growing Concerns for Labor Standards in Nursing
• Healthcare and a Diversifying World
• A Healthcare Facility’s Magic Wand
• Healthcare’s Crucial Human Capital
• HIPAA Turns 20: A Look Back at Its Impact
• New Hospital Quality and Safety Ratings Released, Show Improvements from 2016
• How Staff Debriefing Can Improve Patient Outcomes
• How to Increase Safety for Your Hospital’s Outpatient Procedures
• How to Retain the Indefatigable Nurse
• How to Stop Overnight Communication Errors at Your Hospital
• Interior Design’s Widening Impact on Healthcare Outcomes
• Is Your Hospital’s Patient-Centered Approach Specific Enough?
• Just How Profitable Is the Healthcare Industry?
• The Importance of Relationships to Healthcare Delivery
• Millennials at the Forefront of Healthcare
• The Necessary Work of Disrupting Healthcare
• New Research Shows Rural Hospitals Remain in Dire Straits
• Nurses and Vulnerable Populations: Ethics and Social Justice
• Nurses at the Table or Nurses on the Menu
• Nurses, Mergers and the Healthcare Industry
• Resistance to Change in Healthcare: Our Fatal Flaw
• Shepherding Staff Through Healthcare’s Value-based Evolution
• Strategies to Help Your Nurses Provide Safer Patient Care
• Take an Overview of Your Hospital’s Discharge Protocol
• Trump Presidency Likely to Bring Major Changes to Healthcare
• Understanding How Millennial Nurses View Their Prospective Employers
• Viral Video Sheds Light on Complex Issues in Healthcare (including patient dumping)
• Wanted: Meaningful Nurse Retention Strategies
• When Healthcare Enviroments Aren't Healing
• Women in Healthcare Underrepresented in Leadership Roles, Earn Less Than Men

Employment

• Are You a 2- or 3-dimensional Healthcare Job Candidate?
• BSN or ADN? Nursing at a Crossroads
• Healthcare Expected to Create 4 Million Jobs in Next Decade
• Healthcare Jobs Aplenty, But Not All Will Make You Rich
• How to Become a Nurse Esthetician
  
• Investing in the Future: Positive Workplace Culture in Healthcare
• More Informatics Experience Means More Money for Nurses
• A New Nursing Shortage Looms
• New Nursing Survey Shows Trends in Employment, Compensation
• Randstad Sourceright Discusses Healthcare’s Tightening Talent Market

Career

• 3 Signs You’re Ready for a New Nursing Job
• Are Nurses Getting the Respect They Deserve?
• Are You Playing in the Right Healthcare Sandbox?
• Don’t Get Nursed Into a Corner
• The Effect of Relationships on Your Nursing Career
• A Group of Modern-day Nightingales Strive to Improve Healthcare with SONSIEL
• Growing the Muscles of Communication in Healthcare
• Healthcare Career Transitions: Why and How to Make Them Happen
• Healthcare Professionals, Take Time to Transition
• In the Face of Change, Nurses Must Remain Trusted Strangers
• Is Your Nursing Career Close to Sunset?
• Negativity: The Mortal Enemy of Teamwork in Healthcare
• New Nursing Job? 5 Strategies for Your First Month
• Non-nursing Knowledge and Your Nursing Career
• Nurse Coaches Are Essential to Healing the Healthcare Industry
• Nurse-Patient Interaction: Not Just Touchy‑Feely
• Nursing Beyond the Hospital
• The Nursing Career Trap
• Nurturing Positive Nurse-Physician Relationships
• Patriarchy and Healthcare: A Dying Zeitgeist
• Perfecting Your Nursing Elevator Pitch
• Politics and Nursing: Strange Bedfellows?
• The Power of Mentors in Nursing and Healthcare
• Protect Your Nursing Brand on Social Media
• The Psychic Compost of Your Healthcare Career
• Recommit to "Health" in Healthcare
• Research Explains Why Bullying Exists, Inspires Strategies for Change in Healthcare Settings
• Serve on a Board to Make an Even Greater Impact as a Nurse
• The Successful Healthcare Career Toolbox
• Teamwork: A Crucial Healthcare Engine
• Visibility As a Path to Healthcare Career Success
• Want to Grow Your Nursing Career? Join a Workplace Committee
• What If the Nurses Disappeared?
• What Is Travel Nursing?
• Your Nursing Career New Year Plan

Emotional Well-Being

• Are Happiness and a Healthcare Career Mutually Exclusive?
• Healthcare Providers on the Brink
• Healthcare Providers, Trauma, and the Science of Resilience
• No Rest for the Weary Nurses
• Nurse Burnout: Causes, Symptoms, and Prevention
• Nurses and the Emotional Tightrope
• The Nurse’s Emotional Bank Account
• Nurses’ Personal Growth: A Parallel Focus
• The Radical Idea of the Healthcare Sabbatical
• Take 5 Minutes and Pause When Providing Care Becomes Overwhelming

APRN/NP Articles

• APRNs Enjoying Increasing Autonomy
• APRNs Gaining Respect, but Resistance Still Remains
• Collaboration in Healthcare: Beyond the Silo
• Lessons Learned from Nurse Practitioner Claims History
• Nurse Practitioners Gaining Ground
• Nurse Practitioner Hospitalists In the 21st Century
• Physicians Still Battling NPs Over Turf with No Solutions in Sight

Cardiac Issues

• Clearing the Air: The Link Between Air Pollution and Heart Disease
• New Study: Exercise Improves Memory in Heart Failure Patients
• Nurses Play an Important Role in Caring for Heart Failure Patients
• Symptom Relief for Worsening Heart Failure

Childhood Issues

• Acetaminophen May Decrease Recurrence of Febrile Seizures in Children Within the Same Episode
• Despite Guidelines, Antibiotic Choice to Treat Pediatric Pneumonia Varies
• Detecting Hidden Anxiety, Depression in Children
• Differences in Height Across Nations Explained by Poor Nutrition During School-Age Years
• Drug Effects on Children at All Stages of Development
• Researchers: Preschoolers with Pneumonia Undergo Needless Tests, Receive Unnecessary Antibiotics
• The Screen Problem for Children with Anxiety
• Updated Guidelines for Clinicians Managing Hypertension in Children
• Updated Guidelines on Childhood Obesity Express Need for Prevention

COVID-19

• 4 Ways Healthcare Tech Has Been Impacted by COVID-19 and What the Future May Hold
  
• 5 Key Rules for Healthcare Communications as COVID-19 Continues
• As COVID-19 Spreads, the Future of Medicine is Quickly Becoming the Medicine of Today
• As Expected, Patients Fearful of In-person Visits are Turning to Telehealth
• CDC: More Than 80,000 Americans Died of Flu Last Winter
• Children and the Coronavirus
• CMS Continues Expanding Services in Response to COVID-19
• COVID-19 and National Responses, Part 1 of 2: Asia and Europe
• COVID-19 and National Responses, Part 2 of 2: The United States and Around the Globe
• COVID-19 and the Grief Process
• COVID-19 Has Limited Access to Needed Care
• COVID-19: Of Hercules and Sisyphus
• Does COVID-19 Affect the Cardiovascular System?
• Drug Use Rises Among US Workers Amidst the Pandemic
• Dryer Weather Connected to an Increase in COVID-19 Cases
• Emerging COVID-19 Complications in Children
• Healthcare’s Furloughs Continue Even as Parts of the US Begin to Reopen
• Heart Attack, Stroke Patients Are Avoiding the ER Due to COVID-19 Concerns
• How a New Study Can Help Identify Patients at Risk for COVID-19 Due to Lifestyle Choices
• How Doctors and Patients Can Best Use Healthcare Apps During COVID-19
  
• How Your Hospital’s Radiology Department Can Be a Key Line of Defense Against COVID-19
• Increased Telehealth Use Creates Calls For Its Continued Expansion Among Insiders
• The New Study on COVID-19 Transmission That Can Help Convince Every Patient to Wear a Mask
• RECOVERY trial update: Dexamethasone shows promise for treating COVID-19
• Reflections on Courage in the Midst of a Pandemic
• A Substantial Number of Patients Have Deferred Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Telemedicine, Webside Manner, and Barriers to Care
• Tracking the Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Virus Mutations
• Translating the COVID-19 Information Firehose as a Healthcare Professional
• Vitamin D Low in 80% of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
• What Lessons Did COVID-19 Teach Your Healthcare Organization? Use What You Learned to Improve
  
• When COVID-19 Remains Front and Center

Diseases/Illnesses/Conditions

• The Dangers of Organ Damage in Hypertensive Young Men and Teens
• Deadliest, Most Common Cancers Get the Least Attention
• Exploring Racial Disparities for Alzheimer’s, Glaucoma
• Eye Conditions
• H7N9 Virus: Planning For the Next Pandemic
• How Skin May Help Control Blood Pressure
• The Link Between Diabetes and Cancer in Women
• Long Naps, Long Nighttime Sleeping May Be Risk Factors for Stroke
• Study: More Mosquito-borne Infections Associated with Early Season Hurricanes
• A New Superbug On the Horizon
• A New Device That Measures Stress
• One-third of the World’s Population is Overweight
• Patients with Fibromyalgia May Screen Positive for ADHD
• Researchers Discover Genetic Risk for Erectile Dysfunction
• The Return of Whooping Cough
• A Single Blood Test Could Diagnose 8 different Types of Cancer
• When a Pandemic Tests Us in Healthcare
• Why Healthcare Workers Must Follow Universal Precautions
• Will the Current Surge of AFM Reach 2014 Levels?

Emergency Care Nursing

• Always Prepared and Always Trained
• How Nurses Help Relieve ED Overcrowding
• Minor Eye Problems Overburdening Emergency Departments
• Paperwork Confusion Can Affect Life-saving Care in the ED
• Patient Advocacy — Simply Complicated
• Social Media Posts Offer Clues to ED Utilization
• Study Evaluates 9 Coronary Risk Scores Used to Evaluate Undifferentiated Chest Pain In the ED

Flu Information

• Nurses Shedding Light on Ugly Side of the Flu
• Researchers Make a Huge Step Towards a Universal Flu Vaccine
• Universal Vaccine for the Flu May Be Just Around the Corner

Mental Health

• Can Suicide Intervention at the ED Save Lives?
• Examining the Link Between Mental Health and Opioid Abuse
• Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act
• Mind Control: The Devastating Effects of Emotional Abuse
• Researchers Identify Brain Area Responsible for Hearing Voices in Schizophrenia
• States Begin to Mandate Mental Health Education
• Study Refutes Effectiveness of Drug Combination for Treatment-resistant Depression
• What Does Collaborative Care Look Like in Action?

Nurse Leaders/Managers

• 5 Winning Strategies for Thoughtful Nurse Leaders
• A 4-step Process for Making Changes in Your Nursing Department
• A Strong Nursing Team Makes the Sound of a Harmonious Orchestra
• Catching the Common Cold of Healthcare: Leaders Who Don’t Listen
• Cultivating Nurse Employee Engagement
• Healthcare Thought Leaders: Who They Are, and Why We Need Them
• Nurse Leaders: Bridging the Gaps Between Generations
• Nurse Leaders: Creating an Optimal Workplace Culture
• Nurse Leaders: Manifesting a Vision
• The Nurse Who Plays Well With Others

Opioid Issues

• Can Carrying Naloxone Help Combat Opioid Overdose Deaths?
• Controversial Hospital Policy Targets Opioid-addicted Patients
• DEA Steps In to Help Curb Opioid Crisis
• Enlisting Antagonists In the Fight Against Opioid Abuse
• FDA Strikes Back Against Opioid Abuse with Opana ER Decision
• FDA Turns Attention to Children’s Medicine in Battle Against Opioids
• Fentanyl Deaths Rise as Narcotics Shortage Continues
• Ohio Study Examines Effectiveness of Opioid Guidelines
• Opioids Not the Best Choice for Alleviating Chronic Noncancer Pain

Safety on the Job

• Creating a Culture of Safety in Nursing
• Nurses Rise Against Arrest of Alex Wubbels
• A Spotlight on Violence Against Nurses
• Violence Against Nurses Caps Off National Nurses Week
• Ways to Protect Your Healthcare Workers from Workplace Violence

Technology and Nursing

• 2019: The Year of Patient Health Record Breaches
• 5 Ways to Reduce Alarm Fatigue at Your Hospital
• Artificial Intelligence Finds a Purpose in Healthcare Because of COVID-19
• Survey: Consumers Trust Healthcare Devices Less Than They Once Did
• Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants, and Healthcare Technology
• EHRs May Not Improve Revenue or Hospital Operations
• EHRs Reduce Face Time with Patients, but This Is Not the Solution
• For Many Hospitals, the Fax Machine Is Still the Dominant Information Sharing Tech
  
• Healthcare Communication is Stuck in the Past
• Healthcare Cybersecurity Threats Continue with No End in Sight
• Healthcare IoT Market Heats Up to Improve Patient Care
• How Biometrics Can Help Your Patients During COVID-19 and Beyond
• How Blockchain Technology Can Benefit Your Patients
• How Often Are Patient Symptoms Left Off EHRs?
• Increased Telehealth Use Creates Calls For Its Continued Expansion Among Insiders
• Innovative Ways Telemedicine Can Benefit Your Patients
• The Meaning of the Healthcare Podcast Revolution
• Nurses, Healthcare and Tech Innovation
• Patients Aren’t Accessing Medical Information Online
• Reducing Misdiagnosis with Virtual Second Opinions
• Small Practices Less Likely to Fully Utilize Their EHRs
• Telehealth Gets Ethical
• Telehealth is Changing Healthcare — Patients Are Telling Us So
  
• Telehealth Use Up Dramatically Nationwide
• Telehealth Will Continue to Steal Headlines in 2017
• Telemedicine: Gains, Losses, and Debates
  Telemedicine Post-COVID: How to Implement Key Lessons from the Pandemic to Boost Efficiency
• Telemedicine, Webside Manner, and Barriers to Care
• Tips to Help Your Staff Prevent Patient Data Breaches
• Use Easy Technology to Improve Your Patients’ Treatment
• Why AI in Healthcare May Be a Lifesaver
• Why Is No One Using Our Patient Portal?
• Will AI and Robots Steal Your Healthcare Job?

Treatment Options

Ebola

• At Last: Ebola Vaccine Deemed a Success
• FDA Approves First Ebola Vaccine for Use in the US

Kidney

• Kidney Transplant May Reactivate HPV Infection in Females
• New Rules to Aim to Improve Kidney Disease Care, Increase Number of Organ Transplants
• Study: Discarded Kidneys Could Save More Lives Than Dialysis

Medication

• 5 Strategies for Reducing Medication Errors
• Algorithm Could Help Keep Consumers Safe From Illegal Online Pharmacies
• Drug Spending May Be Slowing Down In US
• Teaching Discipline in Prescribing Habits

Sepsis

• Could Vitamin C Be the Simple Solution for Sepsis?
• New Approaches to Treating Septic Shock

Superbugs

• 5 Easy Ways to Protect Your Patients from Superbugs
• Nanoengineered Proteins May Be the Key to Fighting Superbugs

Miscellaneous Treatment Options

• 5 Ways to Improve Patient Satisfaction Through Pain Management
• The Benefits of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in the Palliative Setting
  
• Caring for Patients Who Have Experienced Stillbirth
• Comfort Care Choice Spurs Crucial Conversations
• Common Pain Relievers May Promote C. Difficile
• DNR Tattoo Sparks Much-needed Conversation
• Exercise Training for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
  
• The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Marijuana
• Hope on the Horizon: Experimental Antibiotic to Treat Deadly MRSA
• How to Boost Pain Management Satisfaction Scores at Your Hospital
• Integrating Primary and Behavioral Care
• Living Life on the Edge: Compassionately Caring for All Patients
• New Ways to Help Shorten Hospital Stays for Your Critical Care Patients
• New Ways to Help Your Patients Comply with Medical Instructions
• NIH Study Sheds New Light on Bacteria Therapy for Eczema
• Nutritional Screening for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
• Physician-only Social Network Surveys How Physicians Really Feel About Anti-vaccine Movement
• Pilot Study Showcases Breathing Device for Acute Migraine
• Researchers Chase New Treatments for Urinary Tract Infections
  
• Reducing the Need for Corticosteroids in Treating Severe Asthma
• Right-to-try: Cause for Hope or Just Hype?
• Study: Controlling Blood Pressure with Blue Light Shows Promising Results
• Study: Point-of-care Testing Speeds Treatment, Addresses Antibiotic Resistance
• Study on Marijuana, Male Reproductive Health Spawns Misleading Conclusion
• A Technique to Look Inside Dangerous Blood Clots

Miscellaneous

• The 7 Most Dangerous Words in Healthcare
• 8 Simple Ways Nurses Can Build Resilience and Improve Presence
• Are Healthcare’s Social Needs Offerings Improving Lives?
• Are Holidays Just Regular Shifts for Nurses?
• The Beginner’s Guide to Medical Terminology: A Professional Cheatsheet
• Empowering Nursing Care with Emotional Intelligence
• Everybody’s Getting Their Temperature Taken, But Why Is Nobody’s Actually 98.6 Degrees?
• Fasting as a Means of Improving Overall Health
• First, Do No Harm? A Failure of Stethoscope Hygiene
• The Frustration of Nurse Midwives and Corporate Practice of Medicine Bans
• Healthcare Providers and the Saber‑toothed Tiger
• How Nurses Help Underserved Communities
• The Increasing Health Benefits of Walnuts
• Intermittent Fasting: A Yay or Nay for Healthcare Professionals?
  
• Listening Leads to Superlative Nursing Care
• Medical Errors: Are They Really the Third-leading Cause of Death?
• A New Normal: Graduate Nursing Students Paying for Clinical Rotations
• Nuclear Exposure Preparedness for Healthcare Workers
• Nurses and the Transgender Patient Community
• Nurses, Volunteerism and Public Service
• The Other End of the Stethoscope
• Remove the Shackles of Nurse Martyrdom
• Research: Hospital Faucets Often Increase Spread of Infection, Bacteria
• Study: 70% of Adults Dying Prematurely of Natural Causes Do Not Seek Medical Help
• Study: Failed Birth Control May Be Linked to Gene
• Study: Surgical Gowns Remain Contaminated with C. difficile After Disinfectant
  
• Tapping Into Community Resources to Save Lives
• Take the Stress Out of Testing for Your Patients