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FeatureWhen a Special Patient DiesA routine of self-care helps to cope with lossClocking in for my night shift, I was filled with dread. A longtime patient of mine had been moved to the PICU at the end of my last shift because her septic body was beginning to shut down. She had been ravaged by leukemia. She was 15 years old....
Healthy WorkforceThe Case of the Abrasive PerfectionistIs that nurse difficult and demanding because she's a perfectionist with high standards — or is she a bully?Liz was thrilled when she accepted a job in the medical ICU (MICU) at a large Level I trauma center. However, it wasn’t long before she wondered if she had made the right decision. Liz’s preceptor, Clare, a 30-year MICU veteran, was not what you would...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsNurses and SuicideStudy points to elevated riskStress and burnout can cause nurses to leave the profession for good, but a new study suggests that they can also put nurses at elevated risk of suicide.Stress and burnout can cause nurses to leave the profession for good, but a new study suggests that...

Nursing Education

FeatureCaring for the Caregivers10 ways to support your patients' family and friends at bedsideOften, we are so busy taking care of our patients that we scarcely have time to notice, let alone nurture, the friend or family caregiver at the bedside. Yet, doing so only takes a few minutes and benefits everyone involved. Here are some quick, yet...
Nursing & Healthcare News10,000 Steps?Sorting out the headlines about walking and fitness goalsBy now, you’ve probably heard about a new study supposedly debunking the popular fitness goal of walking 10,000 steps a day. However, the clickbait headlines may be missing the study’s point. 7,500 = 10,000 The study, published in JAMA Internal...
Healthy WorkforceThe Case of the Bitter BackbitersReduce professional jealousy by creating a culture where accomplishments are celebratedRosa is a BSN-prepared nurse who has worked for several years on a med/surg unit. She has always had a dream of becoming a nurse practitioner and recently decided to make that dream a reality by pursuing an online master’s degree program. She continues...

RN Career Events

Nursing Book ClubThe Elephant in the Room by Tommy TomlinsonA memoir of obesity and transformationFat people in the U.S. — even those who are only moderately overweight — face considerable scorn and shame, from strangers staring judgmentally if an overweight person dares to eat in public to the doctors whose answer to every health concern is,...
Healthy WorkforceA Clear Case of HazingWhile bullying is about exclusion, hazing is a form of group initiationTina and Jack are both new graduate nurses in their first nursing job on the med-surg unit. Tina’s preceptor, Della, is consistently hard on Tina, often ordering her to perform tasks that make her uncomfortable and castigating her for any mistake. If...
FeatureHazardous HabitsHow shortcuts and workarounds become the dangerous new normalI was standing at the med cart, measuring an insulin injection, when I saw the nurse supervisor heading my way. I froze. The top drawer of the med cart was open. A quick glance would be all she needed to see that I had pre-poured several meds to...

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