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CNO Roundtable 2024Question 4: Social MediaHow can nurse leaders encourage their staff to use social media in a more positive way?Danielle Gabele / VCMC and Santa Paula Hospital Right now, negative messages about nursing seem to outweigh the positives on social media, but if nurses used it to illuminate the contributions nurses make, we could completely change the narrative. I...
CNO Roundtable 2024Chief Nursing Officer Roundtable 2024Wisdom and advice from California nursing leadersTwenty nursing executives from local healthcare organizations share their thoughts on issues like bullying, professional development, connecting with staff, and how nurses can learn more about the complex business side of healthcare. The CNOs responded...
FeatureNurses Day and Nurses WeekSome historical highlights from 75 years of celebrationsNATIONAL NURSES WEEK has been an annual tradition for longer than many current nurses have been practicing, but it’s only the latest in a long line of nursing- related observances. Here are some things you might not know about nursing celebrations past....

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CNO Roundtable 2024Question 2: The Next YearWhat is the most exciting nursing-related development at your hospital in the next year or so?Danielle Gabele / VCMC and Santa Paula Hospital We’re setting the foundation for shared governance, which is new for our organization. I cannot wait to see what the nurses come up with once it’s in place. Leila Ibushi-Thompson / Adventist Health...
CNO Roundtable 2024Question 7: AI & RoboticsWhat are some concerns you hear from nurses about new technologies like AI and robotics? Anna Gonzales / Regal Medical Group Leveraging AI and robotics to improve outcomes and operational efficiency is exhilarating, but it also introduces challenges such as workforce displacement and the risk of eroding the personal touch intrinsic to...
CNO Roundtable 2024Question 6: Connecting With NursesWhat are your most effective ways of connecting with your nurses to understand their priorities and concerns?Wendy Cortez / Kaiser Permanente Irvine Medical Center We have various channels for nurses to voice their concerns, including surveys that collect aggregate data about workplace trends and venues for face-to-face connection, such as staff meetings,...

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Healthy Workforce3 Steps to a More Positive WorkplaceTry these practical tips to dial back the negativity on your unitLara was an ambitious and motivated recent graduate who began her nursing career excited about patient care and full of admiration for the nursing profession. However, her enthusiasm was quickly drained by the overwhelming negativity she experienced in...
My SpecialtyLabor & Delivery, Gayane Cherechyan, Adventist Health GlendaleCare and advocacy for new moms and babiesGayane Cherechyan, RN, BSN Lead Charge Nurse/ Relief Shift Supervisor Labor & Delivery Adventist Health Glendale Please tell us the story of your nursing career journey. When I was nine years old, my mom was in the hospital for five months. She...
Nursing Book ClubEverything I Have Is Yours by Eleanor HendersonA vivid portrait of a marriage strained to the breaking point by chronic illnessForty years ago, when I was a nursing student, we learned the phrase “We are bio-psycho-social-sexual beings,” which was a new concept at the time. It seems that all these decades later, we are still trying to figure out what implications that...

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