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Nursing & Healthcare NewsMeet Chris Tarver of the ANA\CTalking with the president of the California affiliate of the American Nurses AssociationAnother in our series spotlighting influential nursing organizations. The Voice for California Nurses Founded in 1996, the American Nurses Association\California (ANA\C) is our state’s ANA affiliate, and the leading voice of California nurses. The...
Nurses OnscreenThe PittNoah Wyle stars in a buzzy new medical drama set in a Pittsburgh EDThirty years after “ER,” Noah Wyle has returned to the emergency department in a new HBO Max series called “The Pitt,” where he plays seasoned ER attending physician Michael “Robby” Robinavitch. Created by former “ER” writer R. Scott...
My SpecialtyWound Care, Stefanie Winkler, Henry MayoGuiding patients through healing while providing crucial educationStefanie Winkler, RN, BSN, CWOCN Inpatient Wound Care Services Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, Valencia Please share the trajectory of your nursing career. I graduated from the College of the Canyons nursing program in December 2011 and took a med-surg...

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Healthy WorkforceCreating a Culture of RecognitionShowing appreciation is essential to retaining first-rate nursing staffEmily’s department was seriously understaffed, with a high turnover rate and a revolving door of new nurses that created a constant state of chaos. On one shift, the department leader ordered pizza for the team to acknowledge their hard work, but the...
FeatureThe Ladies of Rockhaven SanitariumHow nurse Agnes Richards revolutionized psychiatric care for women at her Glendale asylumA century ago, psychiatric nurse Agnes Richards took a stand against the brutal mistreatment of female mental health patients when she founded Rockhaven, a pioneering psychiatric care center — one of the first of its kind in the nation. Path to...
FeatureLinda Burnes Bolton’s True NorthRemembering a titan of California nursingWe at Working Nurse were shaken recently to learn of the passing of longtime Cedars-Sinai CNO Linda Burnes Bolton, RN, DrPH, FAAN, who died January 11 at the age of 76. Her career spanned decades of transformative leadership. Just a few of her prolific...

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Nursing & Healthcare NewsMeet Kimberly Long of the ACNLTalking with the CEO of the Association of California Nurse LeadersWith this issue we’re launching a new Working Nurse series spotlighting influential nursing organizations. About the ACNL Founded in 1978, the Association of California Nurse Leaders (ACNL) has the mission of preparing nurses “to transform self,...
My SpecialtyTelemetry Nursing, Sheila Chua, CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CenterLife-saving heart monitoring of cardiac and stroke patientsSheila Chua, RN, BSN Telemetry RN, Night Shift CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center Can you share the general arc of your nursing career? In 1995, I migrated to the U.S. from the Philippines. I first lived in Chicago, and worked there for eight...
Nursing Book ClubThe Women by Kristin HannahA historical novel about American nurses serving during the Vietnam WarThe title of Kristin Hannah’s latest historical fiction novel, The Women, refers to the roughly 7,000 U.S. military nurses who served on active duty during the Vietnam War. The story follows the career of Frankie McGrath, a young socialite from...

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