Economic crisis eases nursing shortage–but relief seen as temporary
Apr 08, 2009
Recent reports indicate that the current economic crisis has temporarily alleviated the nationwide nursing shortage.
No nurse is an island
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Mar 20, 2018
Let’s face it, healthcare is siloed enough without nurses running around with an “I’ll do it all on my own” attitude. Pride is a toxic condition no nurse can afford to suffer from.
New nurses need help with QI, study says
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 02, 2013
Newly registered nurses should be encouraged to participate in online modules to learn about quality improvement protocols, and healthcare providers should make sure staffing levels are high enough for...
New Johns Hopkins process tackles dementia symptoms
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 01, 2013
A new six-step approach from Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing professors outlines management of behavioral symptoms in dementia.
Bed A and Bed B are people!
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Oct 28, 2014
As a Charlton Heston movie once illustrated in an indirect way, it’s important to know about the lives of who is living in our home. It’s about relationships, not about heads in the beds.
Ask the nursing expert: dealing with disorderly RNs
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Mar 01, 2009
Anne Marie Barnett, RN Former President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
Model can maximize RNs expertise, leadership in nursing homes, article contends
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 02, 2024
Registered nurses who work in nursing homes have specific practices and standards that differ from serving elsewhere. That’s why a new report in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society is pushing...
Don’t let them down
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Apr 17, 2018
The next time you feel like pulling out your hair if “just one more person puts on that call light,” remember that, as nurses, we’re No. 1 in the hearts and minds of the public out there.
Observation overload
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Sep 05, 2017
OK, so any nurse reading this will probably relate, but we are so used to observing our patients/residents that we tend to “over observe” when not at work.
Where did all the spoons go?
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Mar 06, 2018
As nurse leaders/managers, I believe we have to be smarter in what we decide to let go and shrug off, as we might wind up having to do those things ourselves too often.