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Profiles In NursingNursing in the Wild WestThe true tales of Calamity Jane and Nellie CashmanIt may be difficult to believe today, but there was a time when nurses suffered a dubious reputation. While the nuns who founded nursing orders and hospitals were seen as ministering angels, lay nursing was seldom considered a respectable profession, and...
My SpecialtyHematology/Oncology, Devon Ballentine, UCLA Santa MonicaUsing new therapies and clinical collaboration to help patients fight cancerDevon Ballentine, RN, BSN Clinical Nurse II, Charge Nurse AMN Hematology/Oncology Unit UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center Please share with us a little about your career. I joined UCLA Health as a new grad. I’ve been with this great organization...
Healthy WorkforceSlaying the Workplace Energy VampiresDon’t let them drain your enthusiasm and productivitySarah is an experienced staff nurse who never has anything nice to say. The other nurses hate giving her report because Sarah sighs and rolls her eyes any time they make a positive comment about patients, families, the unit, the weather or anything else....

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Nursing & Healthcare NewsFewer Opioid Prescriptions, More Fentanyl DeathsAre prescribing restrictions now aiming at the wrong target?As the CDC prepares new opioid prescribing guidelines, the growing prevalence of fentanyl-related deaths raises questions about the effectiveness of continuing to crack down on prescription opioids. CDC Guideline Revision In February, the CDC released a...
FeatureOnscreen Moments That Get Nursing Right (and Some That Still Don’t)Movie and tv moments that got nursing right and times they didn'tMovies and TV shows aren’t known for accurately portraying the multifaceted roles of nurses. “Chicago Hope” seems to have only one nurse who works on a different unit each episode. “ER” shows doctors doing the nurses’ jobs, while Grey Sloan...
My SpecialtyOutpatient Case Management, Sabrina Keys, Regal Medical GroupHelping patients stay healthy and on track by building trusting relationshipsSabrina Keys RN, BSN Outpatient Nurse Case Manager Regal Medical Group, Northridge Please share with us the trajectory of your nursing career. I’ve been a nurse since 2014. I started out in med-surg/telemetry and then moved to ICU. I’ve been in...

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Profiles In NursingRose Hawthorne Lathrop (1851–1926), Cancer Nurse and Candidate for SainthoodOncology nurse and candidate for sainthoodThe youngest child of famed novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne, Rose Hawthorne Lathrop was born into a wealthy New England family with literary and political connections. A series of tragedies led her to relinquish the comforts of privilege to become an...
Healthy WorkforceWhat If the Bully Is You?Looking in the mirror and taking responsibilityA few years ago, I did a workshop for nurse leaders on the topic of bullying and incivility. About halfway through, a woman in the back of the room — let’s call her Martha — stood up and proclaimed, “I’m the bully.” Although her assistant...
Nursing & Healthcare News“Nurses Don’t Like to Work Short-Staffed”AACN study highlights the need for healthy work environmentsAs healthcare organizations around the country grapple with mounting nursing shortages, a new study from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) emphasizes the importance of providing healthier work environments in order to attract and...

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