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FeatureObstacles to Mental Health CareDepression, anxiety and burnout among nurses skyrocketed during the pandemic. Getting help is not always so easy. The Fall of 2020 wasn’t the first time I’d sought professional mental health support, but it was undoubtedly the most urgent. As the pandemic surged through our nation and the ICU where I worked became overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients, anxiety,...
Movie & TV NursesLooking Back at “Nurse Jackie”A former nurse addict and current recovery coach takes a fresh look at the controversial 2009–2015 Showtime series­“Nurse Jackie,” a medical comedy-drama about a drug-addicted nurse in the chaotic thrum of a New York City emergency department, premiered on Showtime in June 2009. For seven seasons, the series followed protagonist Jackie Peyton, married mother...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsDietary SupplementsNew advisory list steers consumers away from certain ingredientsIf you or your patients regularly take dietary supplements, the FDA has a new link for you to bookmark: an advisory list warning consumers to avoid supplements containing certain specific ingredients. Introducing “The List” Back in February, FDA...

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FeatureWhen the Nurse is an Addict: Part OneAdvice from a real-life Nurse Jackie on burnout, addiction and finding your way backNurses don't plan to become addicts. We often deny our risk, but our profession’s combination of high stress, burnout and access to drugs can make us at least as susceptible to addiction as the general public. I’m living proof. Crashing and Burning...
FeatureWhen the Nurse is an Addict: Part TwoHow to recognize the signs and intervene when your colleague may be under the influenceIn many workplaces, they’re spoken of only in whispered breakroom gossip and terse, cryptic warnings from management — staff nurses who’ve been accused of drug diversion, been caught stealing narcotics or who showed up to a 7 a.m. shift with alcohol...
FeatureCombatting Workplace ViolenceAttacks against nurses are not just part of the jobEven before the outbreak of COVID-19, some nurses felt that walking into work every day posed a threat to their health and safety. More Dangerous Than Policing Statistics from the federal Department of Labor reveal that nurses are at greater risk of...

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Nursing Book ClubClean: the New Science of Skin by James HamblinPutting soap under the microscopeThis is a book you must read if you’ve ever wondered about the difference between the affordable shower gel you buy at the grocery store and the wish-list expensive skincare products you find in the high-end shops. Author James Hamblin has the...
FeatureCalifornia 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 orders have shifted repeatedly, which can make it hard to keep...
FeatureKeep 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 feelings more acute than ever. Nurses may find themselves the...

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