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Healthy WorkforceThe Social Media TrapDon’t let the temptation of likes and clicks sink your careerYou’re the manager on a 22-bed urology unit. As soon as you arrive, one of your employees rushes into your office and exclaims, “Did you see what Pam posted on Facebook?” With a sinking feeling, you investigate and find that Pam, another of your...
FeatureWhatever Became of Nursing Caps?Frilly or starched, they were once icons of the professionAsk a working nurse today about nursing caps and she will probably tell you about the oversized paper bonnet that covers the hair during surgical procedures and is tossed out after a single use. Ask a retired nurse, however, and it’s likely her eyes...
My SpecialtyAcute Rehabilitation, Shannon Bocalbos, PIH Health Good Samaritan HospitalHelping patients regain independence after serious illness or strokeShannon Bocalbos, RN, BSN, CRRN Department Supervisor Inpatient Acute Rehabilitation PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles Tell us about the arc of your nursing career. I’ve been a rehab nurse for 21 years. I became a nurse back in March...

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Profiles In NursingAnn Bradford Stokes (1830–1903), From Civil War “Contraband” to U.S. Navy PensionerAfter escaping the plantation where she was enslaved, Stokes boarded a Union hospital ship and volunteered to become a Navy nurse.After escaping the plantation where she was enslaved, Ann Bradford Stokes boarded a Union hospital ship and volunteered to become a Navy nurse. Later, she became the first woman in U.S. Navy history to be granted a military pension for her own service....
Nursing Book ClubInferno: A Memoir of Motherhood and Madness by Catherine ChoA troubling account of postpartum psychosisWho we are is not only a product of our DNA, as we all know. Our culture and the sum of our individual experiences also help to make us into the adults we become. We ignore this at our own peril, as author Catherine Cho reveals in her postpartum memoir,...
Healthy WorkforceBullying and RetaliationTaking action when you’re scared to speak upNo matter how hard she tries, new nurse Tameka can’t do anything right for Becky, one of the older, more experienced nurses. Becky constantly picks on Tameka during report and always gives her the worst assignments when in charge. Twice, Becky has told...

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Nursing & Healthcare NewsNurses and Medical MarijuanaA new book may be useful in understanding California's cannabis lawsAlthough a recently enacted California law now allows some patients to use medical marijuana in hospitals, many nurses are still unfamiliar with its use. A new book may help to bridge the gap. Medical Marijuana Use in the Hospital? Back in 1996,...
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...
My SpecialtyIntensive Care Unit, Ana Campos, Redlands Community HospitalCaring for critically ill patients from birth through end of life Ana Campos, RN, BSN, CCRN ICU Manager Redlands Community Hospital Please share the arc of your nursing career with us. I have been a nurse for 45 years. I studied nursing in Peru and worked there for 10 years in academia as a clinical instructor. I...

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