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Tran Chu wearing scrubs and smiling while standing in front of a hallwayMy 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....
A nurse in PPE is holding a sign that says "We Can Do This" with a smile on the signFeatureCalifornia COVID-19 GuidelinesTake our quiz to see how much you know about current rulesWelcome to 2020 and the worldwide pandemic called COVID-19. Although you would have to be a hermit living in a mountain cave to not know about the pandemic, the various official guidance and...
Nurse is giving a shot to a female patient in her left armNursing & Healthcare NewsHPV Vaccination and SchoolsState policy changes could boost coverageWhile we’re all waiting for a COVID-19 vaccine, health officials are still trying to promote cancer-fighting HPV vaccination. A new study suggests that school-entry policies could be an...
A nurse in scrubs, mask, goggles, and gloves is leaning against her hand looking tiredFeatureKeep Your Cool or Burn OutStrategies to Help Nurses Cope With COVID-19 StressWorking in a hospital setting may fill us with the sense that we are battling an invisible enemy, and every code is a tug-of-war against the dark side. The COVID-19 pandemic has made those...
Young female patient is hugging a robot that has a smile on its screenNursing & Healthcare NewsRobot Friend for Pediatric PatientsNew AI technology comforts and supports hospitalized kidsBeing hospitalized with no human contact besides clinicians in PPE is stressful and scary for most adults, much less kids. Some local pediatric patients, however, will soon have a new...

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Illustration of a woman shopping at the grocery store while improperly wearing a mask just covering her mouthNursing & Healthcare NewsMaking Sense of MasksCutting through the mixed messagesEffectiveness depends on the type of mask and whether it’s worn correctly Social distancing is still vital Nurses can model good behavior for the public With all the changes in...
Nurse is removing a mask while wearing an isolation gown and head coverNursing & Healthcare NewsOngoing PPE WoesANA survey reveals shortages, frequent reuseIs your facility running short on personal protective equipment (PPE)? If so, you’re far from alone. A new ANA survey finds widespread shortages — and widespread reuse of PPE intended to...
Nurse practitioner is sitting next to a female patient who is holding her babyNursing & Healthcare NewsClosing in on NP AutonomyA.B.890 passes both houses of the LegislatureIn June, Working Nurse reported on A.B.890, a path-to-autonomy bill for California nurse practitioners. That bill now awaits the signature of Gov. Newsom. Small Steps Forward The battle for...
Nurse Kate Marsden on the left in a button up. On the right, she is covered in a head piece and with a long gown on in SiberiaProfiles In NursingKate Marsden (1859-1931), English Nurse Who Crusaded Against LeprosyAn 11,000-mile trek across Siberia and a persistent scandalIn 1891, English nurse Kate Marsden made a grueling 11,000-mile trek across Siberia in search of a rare herb purported to cure leprosy. She survived this perilous adventure only to find...
Nursing Book ClubBitten: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons by Kris NewbyA provocative take on an insect-borne infectionAuthor Kris Newby is described on the book jacket of Bitten as “an award-winning science writer at Stanford University” and before that “a technology writer for Apple.” The book is in...