ADVANCE Perspective: Nurses : nurse

Benefits of Low Nurse-to-Patient Ratios

Guest Blogger — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:25:00 GMT

(Editor's note: This guest blog was written by Suzanne LeBeau, BSN, RN, CLNC.) We all know the scenario. You're getting report on your sixth patient and the nurse who is giving report is spent, burnt out and just wants to go home to her cozy bed. As you...(read more)

A Nurse Becomes a Daughter

Guest Blogger — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:02:00 GMT

By Diane M. Goodman, APRN, BC, CCRN, CNRN It usually began with one of the dreaded phone calls initiated by my siblings. My mother, who had survived more crises than the proverbial cat, was declining rapidly again, losing weight and experiencing increased...(read more)

Is My Passion for My Job Killing Me?

Chuck Holt — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:44:00 GMT

I thoroughly enjoy editing articles. Whether written by a trio of PhDs, a CNO, a staff nurse writing for her first time, a freelance journalist or another ADVANCE editor, I just can't let a sentence be until it sounds right in my head. A long-time telecommuter,...(read more)

Every Step of the Way: A Nurse's Cancer Diary - Entry 8

Guest Blogger — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:24:00 GMT

Nancy Cohen, BSN, RN, has graciously shared her personal journal, in which she writes about doing battle with cancer for the second time in her life. This is the eighth installment of a weekly blog that will enable readers to join her on the journey....(read more)

Introducing CE Live

Mike Bederka — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:07:00 GMT

ADVANCE for Nurses is excited to present CE Live , a brand new educational series. In these webinars, experts will share their knowledge in topics across the continuum of healthcare. These nursing continuing education online courses are a convenient way...(read more)

Every Step of the Way: A Nurse's Cancer Diary - Entry 3

Guest Blogger — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:58:00 GMT

Nancy Cohen, BSN, RN, has graciously shared her personal journal, in which she writes about doing battle with cancer for the second time in her life. This is the third installment of a weekly blog that will enable readers to join her on the journey. Entry...(read more)

Every Step of the Way: A Nurse's Cancer Diary

Guest Blogger — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:16:00 GMT

Nancy Cohen, BSN, RN, has graciously shared her personal journal, in which she writes about doing battle with cancer for the second time in her life. This is the second installment of a weekly blog that will enable readers to join her on the journey....(read more)

Guide to Professional Health in an Otherwise Unhealthy Environment

Guest Blogger — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:54:00 GMT

Colleen Claffey RN-BC,MSN,CEN,CPEN, is nurse educator in the emergency department/critical care at Jackson North Medical Center in North Miami Beach, FL. Never had I imagined that hospital workers, including nurses, would be mandated to take leave without...(read more)

Paid to Get Dressed?

Lisa Brzezicki — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:44:00 GMT

Early last month two nurses at Aurora Medical Center filed a class action lawsuit against the Colorado facility's parent company, HealthOne of Denver, over the time it takes them to put on and take off their scrubs. They want to get paid to dress. The...(read more)

Win Dansko’s 20th Anniversary Professional Clog!

ADVANCE Staff — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:25:00 GMT

Dansko is celebrating its 20 th anniversary! As part of the festivities, the comfort shoemaker wants to hear about when you bought your first pair of Dansko shoes. Maybe you were fresh out of nursing school or you decided to give Dansko a whirl based...(read more)

Validating Professional Nursing

Candy Goulette — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 03:29:00 GMT

It’s about time. A guilty plea by Dr. Rolando Arafiles in a West Texas courtroom last week closed a painful chapter in the long career of Texas nurses Anne Mitchell, RN, and Vicki Galle, BSN, RN. As part of a plea bargain, Arafiles admitted guilt to retaliation...(read more)

Under the Radar

Robin Hocevar — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:30:00 GMT

Those of you who’ve had long careers in acute care were probably the only members of the reading public who weren’t surprised by the Chicago Tribune’s report that 85 percent of hospital complaints were ignored by the state of Illinois last year. Grievances...(read more)

What's Your Story?

Chuck Holt — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:15:00 GMT

Great ideas come in many forms. And sometimes great ideas are forms. Take for example, the idea for a "Stages of Surgery" form brought to our attention by its creator, Kevin Visitacion, BSN, RN, an OR nurse in Chicago. The aim of the form is to keep patients...(read more)

Bias in Healthcare

Joe Darrah — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:14:00 GMT

The New York Times recently wrote about a male patient at an HIV clinic in the city who was under the impression that he had been living with the disease that causes AIDS for nearly 20 years. Today, thanks to a hunch one of his providers, a nurse practitioner,...(read more)

‘Happy Nurse' Game Launches for Nurses Week

Chuck Holt — Mon, 09 May 2011 17:42:00 GMT

It's official. Nursing, the Internet and wireless technology are now inextricably intertwined - even when it comes to de-stressing, as evidenced by the new mobile app from the Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future called the "Happy Nurse"...(read more)