It can be the irate, highly credentialed surgeon who throws an instrument tray at a questioning nurse; it can be the staff nurse who bullies a new grad; or it could be the lab tech who berates a member of the housekeeping staff. These types of disruptive and intimidating behaviors affect everyone, at all levels of a healthcare organization, and ...

A task force of representatives from medical groups, universities, the military and government agencies is basically recommending who lives and who dies after a major disaster like pandemic flu or terrorist attack. In essence, the group recommends the very elderly, severely injured trauma patients, severely burned older patients and people with ...

In November and December, I had the pleasure of orienting new graduate nurses to the Pediatric Emergency Department. They are bright, hard working, and driven individuals. All three have different skill sets, personalities, and approaches to nursing. I do have to admit, it was challenging to complete this task, but also very rewarding. The ...