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Old medical images of people with measles. This shows different body parts with red rashesFeatureA Brief History of Measles and Its VaccinesWhy the "wildfire disease" still remains a serious global threat1917 was one of the worst years on record for measles in the United States. There were more than 600,000 reported cases that year, and probably at least 2 million more that went unreported....
Illustration of a nurse in scrubs surrounded by other nurses in scrubs. The nurse in the front is sitting with her head in her hand, looking exhausted.FeatureWhen the Nurse is an Addict: Part OneAdvice from a real-life Nurse Jackie on burnout, addiction and finding your way backNurses don't plan to become addicts. We often deny our risk, but our profession’s combination of high stress, burnout and access to drugs can make us at least as susceptible to addiction as...
Two nurses are standing by a window. One nurse is comforting the other, who looks like she is exhaustedFeatureWhen the Nurse is an Addict: Part TwoHow to recognize the signs and intervene when your colleague may be under the influenceIn many workplaces, they’re spoken of only in whispered breakroom gossip and terse, cryptic warnings from management — staff nurses who’ve been accused of drug diversion, been caught...
Black woman wearing a mask and looking to the right of the camera. The background is blurry and the whole photo is in black and whiteNursing & Healthcare NewsRace, Mistrust and PandemicsSurvey finds Black Americans wary of potential COVID-19 vaccineOne of the big questions about any COVID-19 vaccine is whether people will take it. A new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) and ESPN’s The Undefeated found that only 50 percent...
Men In Nursing 2020Zack Lott, Emergency Department Charge Nurse, Redlands Community HospitalLooking back on this year, what have been the biggest changes in your practice? The biggest change was leading during a pandemic. Patient and staff safety has always been a top priority, but...

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Men In Nursing 2020Jesse Lopez, Telemetry Director, Dignity Health California Hospital Medical CenterLooking back on this year, what have been the biggest changes in your practice compared to previous years? One of the biggest changes has been having to practice outside of our traditional...
Men In Nursing 2020Delsean Hart, Medical-Surgical, Adventist Health Simi ValleyLooking back on this year, what have been the biggest changes in your practice? In order to manage surges and increase bed capacity at the hospital, we needed to expand virtual and...
Men In Nursing 2020Adam Fronczek, Resource Team Director, UCLA Medical CenterLooking back on this year, what have been the biggest changes in your practice? The Resource Team, also known as the float team, fills inpatient staffing shortages at both Santa Monica and...
Men In Nursing 2020John Ferrer, Care Management Specialist, L.A. Care Health PlanLooking back on this year, what have been the biggest changes in your practice? The biggest change has been going from working in healthcare settings to an office setting and then to working...
Men In Nursing 2020Michael Estona, Medical-Surgical Simulation Faculty, West Coast UniversityLooking back on this year, what have been the biggest changes in your practice? As a simulation facilitator, I have found the switch to remote instruction especially challenging. Simulation...