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Night Shift Nursing: A Policy Proposal
Skip Morelock PhD, RN, NEA-BC
Night shift nurses face many obstacles in achieving adequate work-life balance. Additionally, there are ramifications for night shift nurses in that health problems may appear after extended time working the night shift. This research puts forth some possibilities for changing this culture and making nursing and nursing care safer for patients and caregivers. -
Building Trusting Work Relationships in Healthcare and Beyond
Pablo Velez, PhD, RN, Sherry Nooravi PsyD.
In an effort to help leaders in various types of healthcare organizations learn how to build trust and strong work relationships within their organizations, eight chief nursing officers (CNOs) from healthcare organizations throughout California were interviewed. All the CNOs were asked the same structured questions. A review and analysis of those interviews revealed the following five dimensions as key ingredients: authenticity, work ethics, communicating and sharing news, history and reputation, and creating a supportive and empowering environment. Our results include the definitions of trust by the eight CNOs, the Four R’s of building trustworthy relationships and an acronym of SHARE. We discuss what CNOs describe as “trust blockers,” actions a CNO can take that would break the employee’s trust. The results of this research can be used in a variety of ways including incorporating them into leadership development training aiming at strengthening their personal leadership styles and improving workplace environments by creating and role modeling a more open communication culture. -
A Purpose
Brianna Ensor
In 1st grade I lost my best friend to Leukemia, which made me realize I wanted to be a nurse. I want to specialize in pediatric oncology because my cousin touched my life even at a young age. -
Attitude Matters
Kenechi Onwumelu BSN Student Nyack College, Nyack NY Maureen Kroning, RN EdD
Even with a shared set of values and behaviors, we cannot underestimate the nurse’s attitude towards: others, their patients, their co-workers, and the organization they work for and towards the profession of nursing. -
Health and Wellbeing: A Student Nurse's Perspective
Jordan Louise Balfour
This essay discusses health and well-being as multifaceted concepts and explores how my health and wellbeing has been affected since becoming a student nurse. This essay also discusses the importance of maintaining good health and wellbeing in relation to self-care and patient care. -
Young and Healthy in the PACU
Joanna Pompei Suhanovsky
Some patients in the post anesthesia care unit (PACU) are young and or very healthy. These qualities sometimes give the impression that there will not be complications from surgery or anesthesia. This is not always the case. These patients may be overlooked for experiencing complications because they are healthy. I have seen a number of patients who have no health problems experience side effects from anesthesia and surgery. -
"Just a nurse"
Erin Pettengill
Being a nurse is sufficient...think outside of the box -
Preparation of Faculty in the Era of Educational Technology
Josephine Kamera, MSN, RN
While online nursing education programs are on the increase, faculty is constantly challenged to teach effectively in online environment. Preparation of nursing faculty in educational technology provides avenues for successful online teaching. -
Respect: A Duty One to Another
Monique White, JD, BSN, Esquire, RN, CCRN, CEN
In a time of nursing strikes, it is imperative that we respect each other as a profession. This articles explores the roles of staff and strike nurses. -
Bearers of Light
Deborah Kelley
A poem about nurses. The bearers of light in the darkness of patients' lives. -
Six Sigma and Healthcare Finances
Skip Morelock PhD, RN, NEA-BC
This article is a brief primer on Six Sigma methodology and its impact on healthcare finance and nursing. -
My Teaching Learning Philosophy
Hina Nizar Karim
My philosophy of teaching learning revolves around the profound belief of Peter (1965). I strongly believe there are certain responsibilities of teachers to make teaching learning effective. First of all, educators must create a difference between education and teaching. Secondly, teaching learning process must be student centered. It must provide opportunity to students to learn according to their interest and needs. Further, students are also responsible for their own learning. Based on my teaching learning philosophy, I can recommend to bring immediate change in our teaching learning environment we need power and authority which now I can bring as a nurse educator. -
9 Steps to an Exceptionally Happy Day at Work
Cynthia Howard RN, CNC, PhD
Nurses are practical and purposeful. When your job is managing the well-being of other people it can be tough to put yourself in the schedule. Most nurses I know find caring for everyone else easy and the very thought of taking care of themselves may seem selfish. Yet, to achieve true balance one must learn to receive in the cycle of giving. -
When "Old Dogs" go Back to School
Mary Ellen Buechel Holbrook
I went back to college at the age of 62. Being an "old dog", I was not computer savvy, so taking classes mostly on-line was quite challenging. I believe that my trials and triumphs evidenced in this article, will encourage nurses, especially older nurses, to go back to school for their BSN. -
Are Canadian Nurse Practitioners here to stay?
Yureve Govind, MD, MBA
This paper outlines articles that take a closer look into the role of NPs in the Canadian health care system, and how their roles have evolved in response to an ever-changing health care environment. -
Do Nurses Need Biology?
Rosemary Oh-McGinnis, PhD and Lynette Sigola, MBChB (Hons), PhD
As Biology instructors for nursing students, it is an honour to contribute to laying down a foundation in Biology for future nurses. One common question that has emerged among nursing students is “Why do I need to know Biology if I’m going to become a nurse?” We have wrestled with this question for some time. How does one generate an appropriate response to this question? How does one instill within a student the passion for learning Biology? How can one emphasize how valuable understanding Biology will become in the workplace? We hope to raise some interesting discussion and awareness about a topic that we have spent countless hours deliberating amongst ourselves and our colleagues. -
Is Nursing a Profession
Laura Steadman, Ed.D, CRNP, MSN, RN Gary Milligan, DNP, MSHA, APHN-BC
Professions require that educational preparedness must be within institutions of higher learning. In order to be held out as a profession, an individual must be able to practice autonomously within their scope of practice. Nurses have an identified scope of practice mandated by a particular state board of nursing. A profession has a code of ethics which is recognized across numerous levels of practice within the profession. The culture and norms of a profession are easily recognized by the professionals who make-up the body. -
Bedside Reporting: Embracing the Need for Clinical Change
Dr. Kelly Duffy, EdD, MSN, RN
Communication is an integral part of nursing care. The implementation of bedside reporting practices provides an avenue for best practices and improved outcomes. -
Interactive Technology is Shaping Patient Education and Experience
Cristina Cassano MSN, RN
This article describes the Nurse Informatics participation in adopting technology in patient care and nursing workflow. Healthcare settings now integrate electronic medication prescribing, tele-health, online appointment scheduling and mobile laboratories where informatics nurses are essential in guaranteeing that the computerized solutions interface with each other. In order to accomplish information related activities, informatics nurses must synchronize and exchange significant clinical and technical information with the goal of supporting and coordinating safe, effective patient care and assuring an efficient workflow. A strong foundation for addressing the challenges of electronic documentation is the informatics nurses capability to understand and direct the balance of patient care with the technology systems and organizational structure that supports this balance. In order to guarantee a successful implementation of a computer system while managing patient care is to integrate nurses’ perceptions, beliefs, and knowledge in the use of new technology and how nurses implement this technology into their daily nursing practice. -
Yoga and the Benefits to Adults with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Mary Tencza MS RN
A leading cause of decreased quality of life and debility due to diminished gas exchange, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) progresses slowly with no known cure. The overall effect on other systems and the emotional toll placed on these patients makes activities of daily living exceedingly impossible to manage. The purpose of this article is to conduct a review of the literature to determine the benefits derived from practicing yoga on one’s quality of life and pulmonary functions for those diagnosed with COPD with a special focus on the author’s current practice in home health. In addition The Yoga Sutra and Bhagavad Gita will be reviewed to offer a holistic approach to care.
