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Racism: Beginning the Conversation
Black Lives Matter. These three words have been used countless times in protests and in the media. As a result of the protests, more people are talking about racism and how it affects people who are BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color). Many nurses have...
The Health of a Nation
The first quarter of 2020 has revealed, to many, the depth of the racial problem in American society. First, COVID-19, which has disproportionately impacted communities of color, revealed the inequities in the American health care and economic system. Then, the...
A Career of Choices: Where Will You Live?
It’s a great time to be a nurse. Especially with the COVID-19 pandemic and as the global population continues to swell, improving public health is paramount. Health care professionals, especially nurses, are essential to helping people establish and maintain healthy...
Boost Your Summer Energy Level with Food
Summer is here and the living is supposed to be easy. But for nurses, especially in 2020, the summertime looks like it’s going to be pretty busy. Are you looking for an energy boost? Even as cases of the coronavirus taper off in some of the spring hotspots, it’s...
June 19 Recognizes World Sickle Cell Day
Today is World Sickle Cell Day—a day designed to spread awareness and understanding of sickle cell disease--an often painful inherited blood disorder. The Sickle Cell Disease Association of America (SCDAA) is marking the 10th year of this recognition. There is no cure...
A Plea to All Organizations, Colleges, Universities, and Schools of Nursing
I woke up this morning thinking about how some organizations who employ nurses, universities, and schools in general are making statements about diversity and inclusion. Some are including George Floyd’s name in these statements. I also thought about how there are...
Nursing Assistants Provide Care and Comfort
Nursing assistants (NA) have been essential members on healthcare teams throughout the COVID-19 crisis. And while the pandemic continues to spread around the world, National Nursing Assistants Day on June 18 is timed to thank nursing assistants for the care they...
Protecting Brain Health
June is recognized as Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness month and during this month nurses act as excellent resources for their patients. Whether your primary patient population is young or old, education about taking care of this essential organ is important. And while...
The Economic Impact of COVID-19 On Nursing Staff
In the last two months, the world has begun to recognize and acknowledge what anyone in the health care field has always known: that nurses are society’s real superheroes. And yet for all the praise and adulation being heaped on our health care providers, for...
Everything You Need to Know About Telehealth
If you hadn’t heard of telehealth before the coronavirus pandemic, you probably know about it now. Medical providers are trying to move as many of their appointments to virtual means as they can. While telehealth options have been around for years, this is the first...
