Care Journal of Nursing
Immunizations Matter
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A transcribed oral history from Patricia Jeanne Warehime Thomas, as told to her daughter Carol Lindsay, recounting her childhood battle with polio in 1935 — a powerful reminder of why immunizations matter.
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Fall Risk Assessment in Nursing: Screening Tools, Protocols, and Evidence-Based Interventions
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A comprehensive guide to fall risk assessment in nursing, covering standardized screening tools, evidence-based intervention protocols, documentation standards, and the nurse's role in fall prevention across clinical settings.
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The Intersection of Immigration Enforcement, Trauma, and Mental Health: Implications for Nursing Practice
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Immigration enforcement activities such as raids, detention, and deportation can have profound psychological effects on immigrant communities, contributing to increased anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress symptoms. Nurses and healthcare providers play a critical role in addressing these challenges by implementing trauma-informed, culturally responsive care.
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GEMS Model of Classifying the Stages of Dementia
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Discusses Teepa Snow's GEMS Model and the beneficial impact it can have for caregivers in long-term care and at home. The model likens the stages of dementia to gemstones, highlighting each stage's unique qualities and needs.
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Individualized Risk Prediction of Hospital-Acquired Infections Following Median Sternotomy Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study and Nomogram Development
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This retrospective cohort study develops and validates a nomogram for individualized prediction of hospital-acquired infections following median sternotomy cardiac surgery, identifying key risk factors including surgery type, smoking, diabetes, NYHA class, and preoperative TSH levels.
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Transformational Leadership in Nursing Administration: A Single-Center Observational Study
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This narrative practicum study documents an individual experience in Nursing Administration conducted at Bicol Regional Hospital and Medical Center, examining organizational structure, staffing systems, infection prevention, and quality improvement processes through a transformational leadership lens.
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Using Electronic Hand Hygiene Monitoring System Data as Supplement to Accurately Report on Nursing Staff Hours per Resident Day
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Electronic hand hygiene monitoring systems offer an objective data source for measuring actual patient care presence, supplementing traditional payroll-based reporting for CMS and Leapfrog staffing metrics. By utilizing role-specific, time-in-room data, organizations can enhance the accuracy and transparency of reported nursing hours per resident day (HPRD) while validating staffing compliance.
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Why Nurses Are the Key to Solving Today’s Healthcare Challenges
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The healthcare industry faces many challenges, such as rising patient loads, staff shortages, and increasing chronic conditions. Nursing professionals stand at the forefront, offering the skills and compassion required to address these challenges and drive meaningful change
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Newborn Safe Sleep: An Evidence-Based Guide for Bedside Nurses
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Safe sleep is a 24/7 nursing priority because sudden unexpected infant death (SUID), including sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and accidental suffocation, remains a leading cause of infant mortality. This guide translates American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations into practical bedside actions for nurses in both general care and NICU settings.
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Sustained Breastfeeding, When Possible: Nursing-Driven, Team-Based Care and Maternal–Infant Outcomes
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Sustaining exclusive breastfeeding requires more than early initiation. Nurses can improve duration by using a consistent definition, assessing milk transfer at the bedside, framing supplementation with a plan to protect supply, offering nonjudgmental counseling, and arranging timely follow-up.
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Silenced and Overlooked: The Impact of Societal Norms on Women’s Mental Health Care
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This article examines the ongoing influence of societal norms and gender bias in the treatment of women’s mental health. Despite advances in medical understanding, many women continue to face dismissal, misdiagnosis, and emotional invalidation within clinical settings. Drawing on contemporary research and lived experiences, the paper sheds light on issues such as medical gaslighting and diagnostic overshadowing, emphasizing how these challenges impact trust, access, and outcomes. It calls for greater awareness among healthcare providers, particularly nurses, and advocates for a more compassionate, inclusive approach to mental health care that validates the experiences of all patients.
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In this study, the competency training module had an effect in the post-test in the aspects of cognitive and affective domains only; thereby, accepting H1 and H0 was rejected. The training module did not affect the psychomotor domain. Based on the results of the study, H2 was accepted, there was no significant difference between the staff nurse's profile with the results of the post-test; therefore, H3 was rejected. In this study, the competency training module had an effect in the post-test in the aspects of cognitive and affective domains only; thereby, accepting H1 and H0 was rejected. The training module did not affect the psychomotor domain.
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A Retrospective on Nursing During the 2014 - 2016 Ebola Outbreak
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The 2014-2016 Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic in West Africa was one of the most severe global health crises of the 21st century. Nurses, as the largest group of direct care providers, faced extraordinary risks and responsibilities during this outbreak. This document explores the multifaceted role of nurses in EVD management, emphasizing the dangers they faced, the leadership they provided, and the public’s shifting perception of their work. The document also addresses how Ebola’s transmission dynamics and containment measures affected nursing practice, and how the epidemic evolved into a complex humanitarian emergency (CHE). Through analysis of documented experiences, media coverage, and global responses. This document illustrates the essential contributions of nurses during the EVD crisis and underscores the need for better support and recognition of nursing roles in future epidemics.
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How Concept Maps Facilitate Learning in Nursing Education
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Concept maps are visual tools that help nursing students organize and connect complex information. They promote critical thinking by encouraging analysis and synthesis rather than rote memorization. In both classroom and clinical settings, concept maps support deeper understanding and better care planning. They also enhance collaboration and peer learning. Overall, concept maps strengthen cognitive skills essential for effective nursing practice.
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Enhancing Inpatient Care Through Interprofessional Collaboration: The Nurse's Impact
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This essay explores the pivotal role of nurses within the context of interprofessional education (IPE) and interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP) in hospital settings. It emphasizes the importance of effective teamwork in dynamic, high-pressure environments and highlights the Camden Coalition's healthcare hotspotting initiative, which provides comprehensive care to high-cost, high-needs patients through interprofessional teams. The identifies key vulnerable populations that “may fall through the cracks”, such as justice-involved or homeless individuals, and underscores the essential role of nurses in identifying and coordinating care for them. It also calls for more robust research to examine the links between nurse-driven IPE and patient-reported experience measures, focusing on patient safety indicators and team efficiency metrics.
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Maternal Mortality Among Black Mothers in Massachusetts
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This is an op-ed about the need for further attention and funding to combat the rising rates of maternal mortality of Black and Haitian mothers in Massachusetts.
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The Role of Technology in Modern Nursing: Transforming Patient Care
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This article explores the role of technology in modern nursing, highlighting the benefits, challenges, and future trends in this dynamic field.
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The Career Path of a Family Nurse Practitioner: A Journey of Care and Compassion
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The role of a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) is both dynamic and rewarding, offering a unique blend of expertise and care. As healthcare continues to evolve, FNPs play a crucial role in providing comprehensive primary care to individuals and families across the lifespan. This article explores the career path of a Family Nurse Practitioner, outlining the educational requirements, job responsibilities, and potential career opportunities.
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The Impact Of Implementing A Patient-Centered Medical Home Model In The Primary Care Setting
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Literature demonstrates a trend of shared decision-making models that are centered around the patient. By implementing the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model, patient encounters will encompass a patient-centered decision-making approach regardless of the reason for the visit. This model incorporates ongoing preventative screenings into routine visits to create a continuum of meeting wellness initiatives without relying on a routine wellness visit yearly. To implement this model, the clinician will thoroughly review the patient’s chart prior to the office visit. If any preventive screening is identified, then the primary care provider addresses the initiatives during the encounter. Post-implementation data showed a marked increase in ordered preventive screenings, wellness exams, and revenue to the clinic. There was also an increase in patient satisfaction perception among participating providers. The PCMH model allows the clinician avenues to address, create dialogue, and implement shared decision-making to incorporate preventative screenings and keep preventive care moving forward.
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Who Will Be Left to Care for You?
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It is sadly too late to help many our front line healthcare workers who have contracted the deadly COVID-19 virus. We need to find a way to help the rest NOW in order to save their lives and in turn they can save your life.
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Fighting the Good Fight: The Road to Full Practice Authority
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Catherine Bachtold, BSN explores the fight for Full Practice Authority for advanced practice nurses in Illinois, featuring an interview with ANA-IL executive director Susan Swart.
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Care of the Pediatric Patient
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Short exemplar about caring for a pediatric patient in Interventional Radiology
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Doing More with Less: Are We Compromising Patient Care?
I came bustling into the Medical-Surgical unit at the hospital where I work as scheduled. It was the third 12-hour shift I was working, so I was really looking forward to getting the shift over with and enjoying the upcoming four days off. I was expecting to come onto the floor to find the usual nurses on the unit.
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A Lesson Learned
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I wanted to say something brilliant. I wanted to make it better. I had nothing to say. Instead, I put my arms around this tiny woman and I held her close. Her head rested on my shoulder as she sobbed for her losses. In that moment in time, there were no call lights, no medications, and no other important matters. There was no longer any urgency as I held this woman.
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Managing Diabetic Patients on Dialysis: The Nurse and Practitioners Role in Multidisciplinary Team Essentials
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The chronic state of diabetes mellitus (DM) mainly type II, is an increasingly common cause of end stage renal disease (ESRD) in all countries, accounting for 51% of dialysis patients in the U.S. and 39% in Europe. Patient survival is much worse than for non-diabetic patients, with a large proportion of patients dying within the first 3 months of dialysis (excluded from USRDS data). In North America, chronic diabetes (e.g., poorly controlled), has shown as a major cause of death associated with cardiovascular diseases. Usually the outcome is better for transplanted patients.
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Maximizing Pain Relief in Pediatric Patients
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Pain management is a complex issue that has become increasingly significant in the nursing profession; so much so that the assessment of pain has become known as the fifth vital sign. This issue becomes even more crucial when attempting to manage pain in pediatric patients.
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Memories from a Haitian Cholera Treatment Center
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In January and February of this year I worked in Haiti with United States NDMS DMAT and ImSurt teams providing medical and surgical care to the victims of the January 12th earthquake. What I experienced during those weeks only partially prepared me for what I would experience upon my return to Haiti
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Missionary to Haiti
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On January 28th I started out on the treck to head to Haiti. Living in Honduras I found myself traveling through Miami, to get to Chicago, to head out to Haiti. But, as there were few choices of air transportation to Haiti, we took whatever we could get. Upon arrival into Haiti, the first thing that hit me was the sea of humanity.
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Nurse, please pray with me.
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Prayer may benefit both the nurse and the patient; both may find comfort in prayer. Prayer may also help patients and their families adjust emotionally to their illness or life events and support the patients’ spiritual health.
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Nursing Summer Camp: Recruiting the Next Generation of Nurses!
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This manuscript looks at providing a nursing summer camp to school aged children with the hopes of sparking interest in the profession at a young age, as well as fostering the nursing spirit in children who may be considering the profession.
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Nursing with a Movement Disorder... DYSTONIA
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Oddly enough, my professional journey through medicine intersected with a personal medical condition… one that would remain undiagnosed and untreated for five years. Some doctors said that my facial tics (hemifacial spasms) and strange pains with twisting of limbs were due to stress or some hysterical "woman's disease." Yes, we're talking this century.
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Providing Appropriate Nursing Care for the Developmentally Disabled Child
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Developmental disabilities are birth defects related to a problem with how body parts and/or body systems work. These defects may affect multiple body parts and/or systems. There are four types of disability discussed in this article including nervous system disability, sensory-related disability, metabolic disorders and degenerative disorders.
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Can I Depend On You?
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An LPN Instructor at East Central Technical College in Douglas, Georgia challenges her nursing students to experience what it feels like to wear a wet brief — building empathy for elderly patients in long-term care.
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End-Of-Life-Care: Are Nurses Educationally Prepared?
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End Of Life Care study in the RN Journal. Are nurses prepared to offer quality end-of-life care to patients and families?
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Nursing Students Readying to Save Lives
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Recognizing the findings in a patient with an impending myocardial infarction (MI) and intervening appropriately is essential for healthcare providers in improving patient outcomes.
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Caring and the Professional Practice of Nursing
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Leininger’s Theory of cultural care and Jean Watson’s Theory of human caring in the RN Journal.
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Help Me Get Better
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A Registered Nurse reflects on her experiences as an RN professional!
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