Nurses Turn Focus on Patient Safety into Fulfilling Careers
March 18, 2010 - “Safety is every patient’s right and everyone’s responsibility,” began Kathleen Nelson, RN, MPH, CPHRM, national leader of patient safety and risk management for Kaiser Permanente. “Nurses have a preoccupation with patient safety and they try to provide the most compassionate and safest care for every patient every time.”
Where Patient Safety Really Counts – at the Bedside
March 18, 2010 - Patient safety is not a new topic. It has been making headlines and driving practice reviews and changes for nurses for years. It has also been the object of intense research and study by organizations like the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
Natalie Nicholson Balances Nursing, Family and Olympic Competition
March 15, 2010 - Natalie Nicholson, MSN, FNP, RN, admits that she loves a challenge. Whether she is confronted by a challenge in her job as a nurse practitioner in a fast track emergency room or while balancing her roles as wife, mother, nurse and elite athlete, she meets it head on.
Celebrating Nightingale's Legacy and the International Year of the Nurse 2010
March 4, 2010 - Wrapped around the centennial celebration of Florence Nightingale’s death, International Year of the Nurse 2010 was created to honor Nightingale’s legacy and to celebrate the more than 15 million nurses working around the world to improve their community’s health.
Chicago Hospital Continues Proud Legacy of African-American Doctor and Nursing Advocate
Feb. 26, 2010 - Back in 1889, with her heart set on becoming a nurse, a young woman by the name of Emma Reynolds applied to each of Chicago's nursing schools in the hopes of pursuing her dream. Her hopes were soon dashed, however, when she was denied admission to every nursing program in the city on the grounds that she was black.
While Health Reform Waits, Frontline Nurses Can Make an Impact
Feb. 26, 2010 - While health care reform remains in limbo, the work of nurses delivering care at the front lines marches on. And as Republicans and Democrats debate policy, the expertise and experience of these working nurses is mostly left out of the conversation. Perhaps the most important thing nurses can do in this waiting period is to find a way to be heard.