Renay wins a pair of Dansko shoes for being one of the many who answered the question: How did you celebrate Nurses Week?

Renay has an associate's degree from Greenfield Community College and is attending Elms College RN-to-BSN program (class of 2014). She ...

I grew up in Kansas City, on both the Kansas and Missouri sides of the state line and smack dab in the middle of Tornado Alley.

One ...

A new set of consensus guidelines produced by The Hastings Center can help healthcare professionals improve care near the end of life. The guidelines clarify what is ethically and legally permissible in the U.S. regarding the use life-sustaining technologies, provide in-depth guidance on talking with patients and surrogates, and offer ...

Currently, there are more ...

I've worked at three different hospitals over the past five years. Each one has had a different process of dealing with Medication Reconciliation, but I believe my current facility has created the best idea of all: A Medication Reconciliation Technician role.  Her primary responsibility is to interview patients to obtain the most accurate medication history possible. They are expected to contact families, ...

The social networks among nurse are all abuzz about the new staffing ratio bill being introduced to congress by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.). Like the cicadas, this attempt rolls around every few years when someone in power like the good senator tries to get this done.

Odds are she was recently exposed to a hospitalization situation and saw some things ...

I learned a valuable lesson at work last week.  

As an orthopedic operating room (OR) nurse, my manager constantly has to remind me that we have ...

I am posting this blog from Michigan where I celebrating my grandmother's 90th birthday. She's had a rough couple of months, experiencing the first real medical problems of her life. But true to her ways, she triumphed. We sprung her from rehab just in time to have a family gathering in her honor. But her precarious state leaves the nurse in me wondering exactly how the  rest of her life might play out.

I ...

After decades of lingering in the shadows of legal society, cannabis is experiencing an eruption in public support. A Pew Research Center poll released in April shows a 52% majority of Americans now favor legalization of marijuana, with 45% opposed. Support for legalization is up 11% since 2010, according to Pew. It's ...

Growing numbers of nurses now pursue the BSN, MSN and doctoral ...

What is meant by good clinical business intelligence? The answer is found ...

Retirement has been interesting. I've slept mostly. (Don't let anyone tell you that you can't catch up on sleep.) I've also been working on the yard, playing with the boat, and oh ...

HIMSS celebrates National Nurses Week with the following activities:

• May 6-10:  Read inspiring nursing stories on the HIMSS Blog
• Tuesday, May 7: Participate in a HIMSS LinkedIn discussion
• Thursday, ...

By Diane M. Goodman, APRN, BC, MSN-C, CCRN, CNRN

In a world where Nurses' Week has become a big deal, with contests, gifts, and a celebration of all things "nursing," I would like to send a great big shout out to one of the hardest working and most valuable group of players in the healthcare profession, our unlicensed assistive personnel!

Whether we call them PCTs, UAPs or any of the alphabet ...

When I was asked to write Nurse on the Run, I was thrilled to do it even before I saw the blog would be sponsored by Dansko. Writing, to me, is a privilege, much like nursing. And because I love them both, the combination is sheer magic in my world.Throw in the fact that I can also talk about my other love, running, and I am complete.

So, when my editor, Linda, approached me about holding a contest on this ...

Almost halfway through my new graduate RN program now and I am getting more and more comfortable with the routine of an RN at my hospital. I am enjoying the culture of the ICU and the independence it brings. I have enjoyed the constant assessment of critically ill patients and the ...

The following is a post from our blog sponsor, Dansko

The contest to win a pair of Dansko Professionals has ended. Dansko will be selecting a winner soon! Thanks ...

Researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., identified independent ...

I attended another Emergency Nurse's Association conference last week. This one was the smaller, more intimate New England Regional Symposium held in Pymouth, Ma.

One of the speakers was Maureen McMahon, interviewed in an Advance Spotlight Article (http://nursing.advanceweb.com/Features/Articles/Coming-Together-in-Boston.aspx) on the disaster. Even though she could have stolen the show with stories from the ...

As hospitals gear up to celebrate Nurses' Week, I would like to give a shout out to my fellow Nurse Case Managers. These Case Managers are often overlooked during the Nurses' Week celebration, as in most hospitals, ...

Effective clinician and patient relationships include warmth, familiarity and a personal touch. These are important functions that allow a nurse to properly ...