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Male nurse in blue scrubs talking with a female doctor in white coat, walking down hospital hall.Nursing & Healthcare NewsRN Workforce ForecastNew nurses are filling the shortage, but more support is neededThe BRN recently released an updated California nursing workforce forecast, which projects that the state’s current RN shortage could be closed within the next four years! Pandemic...
Cover of book Ghost Map, next to author Steven JohnsonNursing Book ClubThe Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonThe Story of London’s Most Terrifying Epidemic — And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern WorldI’m sure that in a public health nursing class long ago, I heard the story of how removing the handle of the Broad Street pump ended London’s cholera epidemic of 1854. I’m just as sure...
Illustration of knights hospitaller from the Crusades eraFeatureA Brotherhood of CareThe legacy of men in nursingFrom Crusades-era monks to modern-day CRNAs, men in nursing represent an honorable tradition going back more than a thousand years. Knights Hospitaller and the Patron Saint of Nursing The...
Men in Nursing 2024Men in Nursing 2024Special Annual FeatureWe are thrilled to introduce this year's cohort of 22 local nurses featured in our annual Men in Nursing spotlight. Here they share insights into their specialties, memorable patient...
Men in Nursing 2024Future TechCool inventions that should exist!We asked our Men in Nursing 2024 panel the following question: What technology does NOT currently exist that would make your job as a nurse easier? Here is what they said. Ali Al-Masri,...

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Illustration of nurse grieving the loss of a patient.FeatureNurses Grieving PatientsHealthy ways to manage the deep emotions that accompany lossAn Anguished Foster Mom One day, I was the resource nurse for the PICU where I work, helping other nurses who were especially busy and providing break relief. One of my colleagues, Sarah,...
Cover of book The In-Between and the author Hadley Vlahos, RN.Nursing Book ClubThe In-Between by Hadley Vlahos, RNA hospice nurse's account of patients as they face the end of lifeMost of us have no experience with what happens between a terminal diagnosis and the funeral home. Hospice nurse and TikTok star Hadley Vlahos, RN, has been through that process repeatedly...
Nurse in red scrubs educates another nurse as she points to a computer screenMy SpecialtyOncology Nursing, Leah Allen, USC Norris Cancer CenterUsing teamwork and the latest therapies to battle cancerLeah Allen, RN, BSN, BMTCN Clinical Nurse, Oncology/ Hematology/Bone Marrow Transplant USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Los Angeles Please share the arc of your nursing career....
Close-up of nurse's hands preparing a Covid injection.Nursing & Healthcare NewsCOVID and Flu VaccinesDosing, timing, and what’s changedA new round of vaccines arrived earlier this summer. Here’s what nurses need to know. New Covid Vaccines As a respiratory infection, COVID is easily transmissible. With the near-total...
American Nurses Association board meetingNursing & Healthcare NewsANA\California Calls for CandidatesUpcoming elections will choose a new board of directorsIf you’re an ANA\C member and want to help shape the future of nursing in California, consider becoming a candidate in their upcoming elections. Deadline: Oct. 21, 2024 Biennial...