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UncategorizedBill Paige, Emergency Department Supervisor, Dignity Health St. Mary Medical CenterLooking back on this year, what have been the biggest changes in your practice? We’ve had to come up with entire new processes to take care of patients safely during the pandemic. Even the new processes have evolved: moving supplies out of the rooms...
UncategorizedJustin Ocampo, Utilization Management, Inland Empire Health PlanLooking back on this year, what have been the biggest changes in your practice? Transitioning out of hands-on patient care, which I really enjoyed in my previous roles, has been the greatest challenge. Although I am no longer at the bedside, I know the...
UncategorizedMichael Negrete, Perioperative Nurse, PIH Health DowneyLooking back on this year, what have been the biggest changes in your practice? Social distancing. I used to give all my patients a good handshake and converse closely to avoid HIPAA issues, but with COVID-19, we’ve had to be more distant. We’re also...

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UncategorizedJanuar Ma, Emergency Department, Arrowhead Regional Medical CenterLooking back on this year, what have been the biggest changes in your practice? The biggest change is in how vigilant we are when it comes to safety. In the ER, we make sure people are wearing the appropriate PPE, donning and doffing it properly, having...
Nurses OnscreenBinge-Watching “China Beach”What I learned from the highly acclaimed TV series about Army nurses in Vietnam“China Beach” is a network television drama that ran on ABC for four seasons, l988–1991, decades after the Vietnam War during which the show is set. The series told the story of fictional characters at the real China Beach, an Army base near Da...
FeatureIn Country: U.S. Nurses During the Vietnam WarYoung recruits were promised romance and adventure. The reality was far different. The nurses who served in the Vietnam War are among the least recognized of American military veterans. Many films and TV programs about U.S. involvement in Vietnam do not depict a single American nurse. In fact, more than 6,000 U.S. nurses — the...

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Nursing & Healthcare NewsUpdate on NP and CNM Autonomy: A.B.890 and S.B.1237 Signed into LawNew legislation allowing APRNs to practice independently Nurse Practitioners On September 29, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed A.B.890, which will finally provide a framework for qualified California nurse practitioners to work without physician supervision. To practice autonomously, NPs must first receive...
Nursing Book ClubThe Nerdy Nurse’s Guide to Technology by Brittney WilsonA cursory overview of the digital worldEven before half the country was forced into working remotely, I had decided that perhaps my IT skills could use some improvement. Even before half the country was forced into working remotely, I had decided that perhaps my IT skills could use some...
My SpecialtyCorrectional Nursing, Tran Chu, Arrowhead Regional Medical CenterSafely providing care and advocacy for county jail inmatesTran Chu, RN, BSN Assistant Unit Manager I / Charge Nurse Med-Surg/Telemetry/Correctional Floor Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton Please share the story of your nursing career. Growing up, I envisioned myself working in the medical field....

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