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Cause of Death? Lack of InsuranceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Nov. 20, 2009 - The lack of health insurance is associated with nearly 45,000 deaths annually in the United States, the only industrialized nation without universal health care, according to a new study from researchers at Harvard University in Boston. Other studies have found increased mortality rates among the uninsured, as well, even in trauma situations. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - November 21, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

How Nurses Can Impact the Diabetes EpidemicEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Nov. 20, 2009 - What if nurses could help curb an epidemic that experts predict might eventually affect up to a third of the country’s population? (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - November 21, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Nurses Making Life and Death DeterminationsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Nov. 20, 2009 - How much authority should nurses have when it comes to life and death? (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - November 21, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Do Nurses Need Their Own Professional Liability Insurance?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Nov. 6, 2009 - Mistakes happen, even to the best clinicians, but a large number of nurses do not carry professional liability insurance. Forgoing the relatively inexpensive coverage may not be a wise decision. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - November 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Speaking of Women’s Health Honors Nurses, Empowers WomenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Nov. 6, 2009 - Women need special care and attention when it comes to learning more about their own health, and when making medical choices for other family members. That’s why a number of organizations, including one affiliated with The Cleveland Clinic, concentrate their efforts on this important patient population. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - November 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Headlines in Health – Just for NursesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Having a hard time staying up on the latest nursing news? Whether it’s the newest H1N1 protocols, Joint Commission sentinel alerts, nursing initiatives or important career information, there is an easy way to get the news and features you need most. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - November 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Nurse-Artists: Melding Creative Arts, Medicine and CompassionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Nov. 2, 2009 - Patty Magee, RN, BA, believes that colored pencils can help heal, and combining art and nursing has been a lifelong goal. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - November 3, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

New Education and Residency Programs Target Rural NursesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Oct. 16, 2009 - Among the many priorities in modern health care, a movement is underway to boost the number of rural nurses and enhance health outcomes in underserved communities. Some universities are offering special online degree programs or nurse residency training to accomplish these goals. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - October 17, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Terrorism? Hurricane? H1N1? IOM Urges Crisis Standards of CareEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Oct. 16, 2009 - What changes need to be enacted in your community, and your health care facility, if faced with a public health crisis? It will take more than just an individual disaster response plan. Top health officials are urging local governments to work with the medical community to create standard protocols that can coordinate efforts and ensure the best outcomes for everyone involved. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - October 17, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

School Nurses Juggling More Responsibilities with Fewer ResourcesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Oct. 16, 2009 - School nurses have a myriad of responsibilities: providing direct health care and emergency services, administering vision, hearing and scoliosis screenings, keeping the school free of allergens, teaching health education, encouraging families to enroll children in their state’s insurance program, providing leadership for health policies and programs within the district, serving as a bridge between the health and education communities, and the list goes on. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - October 17, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Restorative Nursing Shown to Help Patients Maintain Optimal FunctioningEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Oct. 8, 2009 - As the number of elderly patients and others with deteriorating conditions continues to grow, nurses are discovering that they can do a lot to keep them on their toes. By following the principles of “restorative nursing,” they can encourage these patients to do more on their own, and help prevent progressive functional decline. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - October 9, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Chronic Conditions and More: The New Role for Palliative Care NursesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Beverly Siebert Bridges, RN, could have used the help of a palliative care team when her husband was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in April 2007. Although he lived another 16 months and didn’t want counseling, she could have used it. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - September 25, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Tips for Moving Up to Nurse ManagerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Do you aspire to move into a management position, but are a bit baffled about what you need to do to get there? There is more to consider than you might think. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - September 25, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Sharing a Laugh: Nurses Dedicated to Humor that Heals Patients and RNsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Patient care is serious business, yet several nurses have found humor benefits both patients and peers. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - September 25, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

What is the Emotional Cost of Nursing?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
There are days when Carol Bemis, APN, RN, arrives home so exhausted she can hardly talk to her husband. Her job as a nurse practitioner with the palliative care program at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix is supposed to be an 8-to-5 job, but she often doesn’t leave the hospital until 9 p.m. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - September 3, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Joint Initiative Aims to Shape the Future of NursingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Institute of Medicine and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation launched an initiative to identify and find innovative solutions to issues facing the nursing profession as the country looks to reform the health care system. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - September 3, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Harnessing Technology to Better Care for Older PatientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Technological advances and new devices are helping nurses to better care for older patients and allowing those elders to potentially live independently longer. And from noninvasive scanning devices to smarter homes, the field is growing rapidly ― impacting nurses specializing in geriatrics, rehabilitation, home health and many other areas. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - August 22, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Clinical Nurse Leaders: Filling a Need with RNs and PatientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Newspaper articles and medical reports remind Sally Gerard, DNP, RN, CNL, that patients can incur harm in hospitals, and that nurses have a lot of responsibility riding on their shoulders. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - August 14, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Get Smart: Increase Your Emotional IntelligenceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Did you ever wonder why some nurses come to work happy and optimistic despite persistent problems, such as staffing shortages and difficult patients? The usual explanation is personality: Some people are simply positive and optimistic; others are negative and pessimistic. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - August 14, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Grassroots Efforts Aim to Control America’s Obesity EpidemicEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Obesity in the United States has reached epidemic proportions according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The rate of obesity has shown a dramatic increase in the past 30 years in both the adult and child/teen population. Recent data indicates that approximately two-thirds of adults and one-fifth of children are obese or overweight, based on Body Mass Index (BMI) figures. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - August 14, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Get Smart: Increase Your Emotional IintelligenceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Did you ever wonder why some nurses come to work happy and optimistic despite persistent problems, such as staffing shortages and difficult patients? The usual explanation is personality: Some people are simply positive and optimistic; others are negative and pessimistic. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - August 13, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

ANCC’s Pathway to Excellence: Commitment to Good Nursing EnvironmentsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Health care facilities that want to demonstrate their excellent nursing environments have a new option — the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Pathway to Excellence® designation. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - August 13, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Project RED: Nurse Discharge Advocates Reduce ReadmissionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Nearly one in five patients admitted to the hospital experience complications from a post-discharge adverse event, oftentimes leading to a readmission. Boston University’s Project Re-Engineered Discharge (RED), in which nurse discharge advocates develop a discharge plan and review it with patients, decreased the rate of readmissions by 30 percent and costs by 34 percent. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - August 5, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Nurses House Provides Funds for Nurses in NeedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
What started nearly 90 years ago as a place of refuge for nurses in need has turned into a charitable organization that provides short-term financial assistance to registered nurses facing a hardship, illness or other financial adversity. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - August 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Self-directed Work Team Succeeds for York Surgical Care UnitEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Business and industry discovered self-directed work teams years ago and have successfully employed them in a number of work environments. So has the surgical transitional care unit at York Hospital in York, Pennsylvania, which has found that nurses have a knack for managing themselves. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - July 25, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Tele-nursing Streamlines Handling of 911 Emergency CallsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Managing the escalating cost of health care has inspired creative thinking from the nation’s health care providers, be they hospitals, physicians’ offices, long-term care facilities or emergency services. Everyone is looking at how to help patients in the most cost-efficient way. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - July 25, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Nurse’s Educational Module Advances Cancer Screening in Spanish-speaking CountriesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Seeking to improve women’s health around the world, a graduate student from Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing has developed a Spanish-language educational module about a low-cost, low-tech cervical cancer screening technique, and has been made available free of charge to health care providers in other countries through the Global Alliance for Nursing and Midwifery (GANM) Communities of Practice. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - July 17, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Nurses Help Patients Take Advantage of Home HemodialysisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Evidence suggests home hemodialysis offers select renal-failure patients improved quality of life. Nurses play a key role in evaluating appropriate candidates, teaching them and their caregivers to proficiently deliver the treatments, and monitoring their progress. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - July 15, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Mobile Asthma Treatment Program Keeps Kids in SchoolEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Asthma is the number one reason for school days missed due to chronic illness in the United States. While 9 percent of the nation’s school-age children suffer from asthma, in St. Louis, Missouri, that number soars to 20 percent. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - July 9, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Penn Nurses Head to India to Improve Rural Health OutcomesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing has embarked on an international initiative to improve health outcomes in rural India by sending nurses to Tamil Nadu to pilot the functionality and viability of nurse-managed Rural Micro Health Centres. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - July 8, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Vaccine Refusal Blamed for Resurgence of Whooping CoughEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Rumors over the potential side effects of childhood vaccinations have caused many parents to think twice about inoculating their children in recent years. Although trying to protect their children, infectious disease experts point out that those who have chosen to forego vaccines may be putting their children, and the children around them, at far greater risk. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - July 5, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Nurse Brings Health Care to the HomelessEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In a world full of strife and unmet needs, it’s hard to visualize how one person can change the status quo. Yet many individuals stand out, including Cindy Underwood, RN, who every month proves that one nurse can make a difference. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - July 5, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Nurses Find TeamSTEPPS Improves Communication and OutcomesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
“To err is human” may be a true statement, but studies have shown that humans err less frequently when they learn to communicate clearly and work well with their colleagues. This concept is especially important in health care, where patients’ health and providers’ reputations are on the line. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - July 5, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Nursing Research Conference Shows What All Nurses Can AchieveEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In an effort to increase nurses’ ability to provide evidence-based research and ultimately provide better care in their area of specialty, The Cleveland Clinic hosted its fifth annual “Nursing Research Conference: Growing in Research and Evidence-Based Practice” on May 7, 2009. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - June 30, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Disposable, Eco-Friendly Bedpans Improve Nurse MoraleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
No one enjoys cleaning bedpans, emesis basins and other plastic containers used to collect human excrement and body fluids, but it’s been part of a nurse’s job for as long as we can remember. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - June 26, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

High School Health Academies Promote Nursing as Career OptionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Talithia Henderson is only 18 years old but she knows exactly what kind of career she wants to have. Henderson, who will graduate this month from Hillwood High School in Nashville, Tennessee, wants to be a nurse. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - June 25, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Care on Wheels: Mobile Carts Streamline OperationsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Although they may never completely replace the traditional nursing station, mobile carts can save nurses steps and streamline operations for hospitals. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - June 25, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Baby-Friendly Hospitals Support Best Practice for Mothers and BabiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Creating hospital environments that promote, protect and support breastfeeding is the main goal of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI), which is co-sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland, Washington, was the first U.S. hospital to receive its Baby-Friendly certification back in 1996. Today Evergreen enjoys a 96 percent breastfeeding initiation rate among its mother-baby pairs. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - June 17, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Un Poco Español es Muy Bien: Every Bit of Spanish Helpful in NursingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A little knowledge of Spanish can go a long way, especially when it comes to caring for the country’s growing number of Hispanic patients. Nurses are finding it more and more important to learn the second most-common language spoken in the United States. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - June 17, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Nursing Shows Take Over Prime TimeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Throughout most of television history, nurses have been relegated to the background of programming. They’ve served as extras and ancillary characters, but rarely has the profession taken center stage. Things are changing in prime time, however, as two new shows airing this summer bring nursing into the limelight. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - June 17, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Overcoming Physician and Nurse ConflictsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Nurses and physicians share similar goals that focus on providing the best care possible to their patients, yet their poor communication and disruptive behaviors toward each other often prevent delivery of safe, quality care and adversely affect outcomes. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - June 11, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Student Nurses Learn Lessons in Community Health on Tribal ReservationsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
University of Washington School of Nursing students have the unique opportunity to complete a community health rotation on one of two Native American reservations on Washington’s Kitsap Peninsula—the only rural public health clinical offered by the school of nursing. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - June 9, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

First Nurse Scholar-in-Residence to Address Patient SafetyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Pressure ulcers affect as many as 2.5 million patients in acute care facilities each year in the United States. This year, however, Irene Jankowski, APRN, MSN, is going to do something about it. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - June 9, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

How Nurses Can Help with Breastfeeding SuccessEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Most experts agree that the benefits of breastfeeding far surpass what formula offers a baby in terms of nutrition, long term health and bonding with its mother. Many new mothers plan to breastfeed, and assume that it will come easily and naturally, yet breastfeeding often proves more challenging than they ever anticipated. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - May 27, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Recession Crimps Job Availability for New Nursing GraduatesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
As recently as the summer of 2008 new nursing graduates were reveling in the perks of a hot job market, easily finding work in a favorite specialty on a preferred shift rotation. In a matter of months, due to the country’s dramatic economic downturn, the job climate has cooled considerably. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - May 23, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

How Do Second-degree Nurses Differ?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Traditional students who pursue a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) degree can dive into the working world following a strenuous four-year schedule of classes. But some BSN candidates take a different path; they start out with a different degree, perhaps gain some work experience, and then gravitate toward a nursing career via an accelerated degree program. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - May 23, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Peer Review Offers Opportunities to Improve Nursing CareEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Physicians have long critiqued each other’s care, and now nurses have begun to support peer review as a way to improve outcomes, shape their units and grow as professionals. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - May 23, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Army Reserve Nurse Teaches Soldiers to Tend to InjuriesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
When Ruth Ravenell was finishing high school in the Bronx section of New York City, she wanted to join the military. But her parents were adamantly against it. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - May 23, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Nurses Help Develop the NCLEXEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Arguably, the most important test of a nursing career, the NCLEX exam measures new graduates’ competencies and determines if they can practice as entry-level nurses. (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - May 21, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

American Hospital Association Celebrates National Hospital WeekEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
NurseZone.com, in conjunction with the AHA, recognizes nurses and all other healthcare professionals in honor of National Hospital Week! (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - May 15, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info