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Ukraine DiaryVisiting Zhytomyr HospitalMedical equipment delivered and joyfully received!Editor's Note: In February, Working Nurse launched The Zhytomyr Hospital Challenge to purchase medical equipment for a hospital in Ukraine. This fundraising campaign was a huge success. In June, Olena Svetlov and I traveled to Ukraine to complete our...
Ukraine DiaryAir Sirens and Bomb SheltersSleepless nights in UkraineEditor's Note: In February, Working Nurse launched The Zhytomyr Hospital Challenge to purchase medical equipment for a hospital in Ukraine. This fundraising campaign was a huge success. In June, Olena Svetlov and I traveled to Ukraine to complete our...
Ukraine DiaryResistance at the Kyiv Museum of HistoryOf bomb shelters and teaEditor's Note: In February, Working Nurse launched The Zhytomyr Hospital Challenge to purchase medical equipment for a hospital in Ukraine. This fundraising campaign was a huge success. In June, Olena Svetlov and I traveled to Ukraine to complete our...

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Ukraine DiaryPlanes, Trains, and Eight Stuffed SuitcasesA bumpy journey to KyivEditor's Note: In February, Working Nurse launched The Zhytomyr Hospital Challenge to purchase medical equipment for a hospital in Ukraine. This fundraising campaign was a huge success. In June, Olena Svetlov and I traveled to Ukraine to complete our...
FeatureMedical Emergencies on VacationA little planning now might avert a disaster down the roadSOME TIME AGO, when I was about to set off on a month-long family road trip, I suddenly realized I did not have a copy of my current vision prescription. My glasses were expensive, and if they wound up broken or misplaced on our trip, my only extra pair...
Nursing Book ClubSometimes People Die: A Novel by Simon StephensonA dark and mordant psychological thrillerThis mordant psychological thriller follows a young Scottish physician, recovering from opioid abuse, who discovers that there may be a serial killer loose in his new hospital. If a nurse or physician loses their license due to substance abuse, most...

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My SpecialtyFloat Pool Charge NurseLeading and supporting nurses in different units across the hospitalAshley Beloat, RN Night Shift Relief Charge Nurse Med-Surg/Telemetry Float Pool MLK Community Healthcare Los Angeles Tell us about the arc of your nursing career. After nursing school, I worked in progressive care and then on a stroke unit, and an...
Healthy WorkforceGetting New Grads Up to SpeedClose the preparation gap by cultivating a learning cultureMarthe was at her wit’s end after precepting a steady stream of new grads, each seemingly less prepared than the last. In the breakroom, she complained, “I asked this new grad to set up an IV pump, and she looked at me like I was speaking a foreign...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsA Win-Win ScenarioNew survey suggests making time for mentorship could improve retentionA recent survey from the American Nurses Foundation and McKinsey & Company suggests that creating more opportunities for intergenerational mentorship could be a way to improve retention for both early- and later-career nurses. Different Experience,...

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