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Nursing Book ClubThe Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill BrysonA delightful, informative readIf I were asked to select my favorite book of the year, it would be The Body: A Guide for Occupants. Bill Bryson is a bestselling, award-winning author whose attention to detail cannot be matched. Throw in a wry sense of humor and willingness to delve...
My SpecialtyPerioperative Nursing, Bonita Aceto, Redlands Community HospitalCaring for surgical patients at their most vulnerableBonita Aceto, RN, MSN, CNOR, RNFA Director of Perioperative, Infusion and Specialty Services Redlands Community Hospital Please describe the trajectory of your nursing career. I’ve been a nurse for 30 years — I received my ADN and became an RN in...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsVaping Lung Injury UpdateA common ingredient may become hazardous when inhaledThe number of confirmed deaths due to vaping-related lung injury has now reached 42, but there’s finally some good news: CDC researchers have identified a possible cause of this mysterious illness. Zeroing in on a Cause Public health officials are now...

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Profiles In NursingEdith Patton Lewis (1914-2005), Investigative Reporter and EditorA psychiatric staff nurse, she wrote sharp pieces on the condition and career of being a nurseWriting is a fact of life for nurses, whether it’s charting, scientific papers or our endless daily stream of texts and emails. Writing is a fact of life for nurses, whether it’s charting, scientific papers or our endless daily stream of texts and...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsControversial Hospital Star Rating System ContinuesCMS metrics called inaccurate and misleadinDespite the urging of hospital associations, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are going forward with their controversial Hospital Compare ratings for 2020, delaying any major changes to the methodology for another year. Ill-Starred?...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsImplementing Nursing InnovationDesign thinking for health is a free online curriculumAre you looking to introduce more innovations to your clinical practice, or teach nursing students how they can do so? A new online curriculum can help. Designing Innovations That Work Change in healthcare can be a slow, conservative process, full of...

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Healthy WorkforceWhen the Boss is the ProblemIs your manager tough but fair, or just a bully? How you can deal with both types.Editor’s note: Renee Thompson’s “Healthy Workforce” columns usually draw on real case studies from Renee’s consulting work and seminars and usually involve conflicts between workplace peers. In this special feature, she examines a tougher issue:...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsGet Your Flu Shot ASAPBad Australian flu season may signal trouble for the U.S.Have you gotten a flu shot yet? The CDC recommends getting vaccinated before Halloween, as experts warn we may be in for another severe flu season.Have you gotten a flu shot yet? The CDC recommends getting vaccinated before Halloween, as experts warn we...
Profiles In NursingLt. Elsie Ott, RN (1913-2006), and the First Globe-Spanning Wartime MedevacA WWII flight nurse takes a grueling, globe-spanning medical evacuationShe’d never even flown before, but in 1943, 2nd Lt. Elsie Ott, RN, became the U.S. Army’s first flight nurse, assigned to the first-ever intercontinental medical evacuation flight: a seven-day, 11,000-mile odyssey that took her and five patients from...

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