Mindfulness Program Aims to Help Nurses Better Manage Stress

Mindfulness Program Aims to Help Nurses Better Manage Stress

Creating a nursing workforce that is resilient to occupational stress and burnout is critical for engagement, job satisfaction and retention, as well as the overall success of any healthcare organization. The overall goal... read more

Nursing Informatics Continues To Grow, Survey Finds

Nursing Informatics Continues To Grow, Survey Finds

As healthcare adopts technology at all levels of care, the industry has been turning to nursing informatics specialists to help improve efficiency, boost patient outcomes, and reduce errors. As Health IT Outcomes reported,... read more

Top 5 Skills Every Nurse Should Develop Quickly

Top 5 Skills Every Nurse Should Develop Quickly

What are the top five skills that every nurse should develop? Nope! Not those. I imagine many of you reading automatically think about the clinical skills it takes to become a professional nurse. While clinical skills are... read more

Improving the quality of nurse‐influenced patient care in the ICU

Improving the quality of nurse‐influenced patient care in the ICU

Quality of care is a major focus in the intensive care unit (ICU). The nursing-initiated QI project demonstrated improved ICU patient care in relation to early enteral nutrition commencement, DSIs and early and daily mobilizing.... read more

The Worst Trauma Experienced as a Nurse

As a relatively new nurse, I never experienced the terror that normal people experience when someone starts to die. For me, I knew how to handle it.... read more