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Read MoreEvery year in the U.S., approximately 2.5 million acute care patients develop a HAPI.1 Patients who are elderly, immobile, malnourished, have poor skin quality or have extended hospital stays are at particularly high risk. Learn how one hospital reduced pressure injuries and save costs.
Read MoreSchool administrators are all too aware of the threat of violence in our nation’s schools today. Post-incident reports from government agencies and commissions following tragic shootings are rife with recommendations intended to help schools prevent future acts of gun violence, and to help law enforcement respond more effectively.
Read MoreThe ANA Innovation Awards – sponsored by Stryker – highlight, recognize, and celebrate nurse-led innovation. Awards are presented to an individual nurse and a nurse-led team whose product, program, project, or practice best exemplifies nurse-led innovation in patient safety and/or health outcomes.
Read MoreLena Gould, EdD, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN, founder and CEO of The Diversity in Nurse Anesthesia Mentorship Program, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and advancing diversity within graduate nurse anesthesia programs, wins the 2024 ANA Nurse-Led Team Innovation Award sponsored by Stryker.
Read MoreThe ANA Innovation Awards – sponsored by Stryker – highlight, recognize and celebrate nurse-led innovation. Awards are presented to an individual nurse and a nurse-led team whose product, program, project or practice best exemplify nurse-led innovation in patient safety and/or health outcomes.
Read MoreWe know the last few years have challenged you in ways you never thought possible. The stakes are higher and the staff numbers lower. You got into this profession because you care about helping people, but lately it feels like all you can do is make it through a shift. It’s not easy, but you get up and do it anyway, and we hope you trust us when we say—healthcare wouldn’t be the same without you.
Read MoreDelivering quality care that helps Veterans achieve the best possible health outcomes, in a way that is safe and efficient for the nurses and staff who provide patient care, is vitally important. We are honored to work with many VA hospitals across the country as partners in prevention, together creating a better healthcare experience for care teams and patients.
Read MoreHospitalized patients who spend an extended period in bed can suffer a variety of unintended consequences, including loss of muscle strength at a rate of 20 percent per week of immobility. By advocating for physical activity, early mobility aids in preventing muscle wasting and maintaining joint range of motion while boosting cardiovascular function.
Read MoreIn today's unpredictable environment, the safety of students and staff has never been more critical. With increasing concerns about school shootings, natural disasters and other emergencies, the focus on school safety has intensified significantly. Proactive measures including reliable school crisis communications tools are needed to help safeguard and support the educational environment.
Read MoreThis clinical outcome story addresses the pressing concern of accidental falls in acute care settings, attributing them to multifaceted factors such as patient physiology, staff behavior and hospital environment. This piece discusses how regular safety audits were employed to bolster compliance with fall prevention strategies and foster a culture of safety.
Read MoreIn today's fast-paced medical environment, ensuring the reliability and performance of hospital equipment is paramount. One key decision facing many hospitals is choosing between original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and third-party Independent Service Organizations for their medical equipment maintenance needs.
Read MoreThe streets of north Philadelphia are no strangers to poverty and violence. Inside Temple University Hospital’s Level 1 Surgical ICU, a dedicated team of nurses see it all. Driven by empathy, compassion, grit and determination, these exceptional caregivers face trauma after trauma head on – advocating for their patients and strengthening their community, one patient at a time. Through their shared experiences of tremendous grief, miraculous recoveries, and everything in between, this unit has become a family and forged unbreakable bonds.
Read More“Klisa is love. She’s love wrapped up in one person.” That’s how AtlantiCare nurse Marisol Ramos describes her dear friend and colleague, Klisa Hargrove-Loper, DNP, CRNA, APN. As her family and friends can attest, caregiving is engrained into everything Klisa is and everything she does. She’s a CRNA in an out-patient surgery center and trauma unit – the “eyes and ears of the OR.” She’s a mom. A wife. A mentor. A friend. And when she lost her mother to breast cancer in the middle of the pandemic, she took her pain and channeled it into something truly inspiring.
Read MoreWhen Pam Mizerany, RN, learned that one of her best friends and fellow nurse at Tampa General Hospital, Debbie, was in dire need of a life-saving kidney, she immediately raised her hand to help. Fortunately for Debbie, the pair of friends were a perfect match. Hear more about Pam and her selfless act, and the deep bond that exists between them that allowed both to continue doing what they love: caring for their patients.
Read MoreIn March 2020, COVID-19 arrived in Baton Rouge, LA. Ochsner Medical Center ICU nurse James Bamber and his wife Katie Bamber – also a nurse and in her third trimester with the couple’s fourth child – knew they had to do something drastic to keep their patients and family safe from the virus. Together, they made a decision that would leave an indelible mark on their family: James would move in with his sister until their son was born, and – for the first time in their marriage – he wouldn’t be able to be present for the birth. As James told us, “It’s a small sacrifice to make compared to what our patients and their families are going through.” Thank you, James and Katie Bamber, for your selflessness and sacrifice, sense of purpose and your perspective. The world is a brighter place with caring and compassionate nurses like you in it.
Read MoreAlthough on paper Judy Gay, NP, retired from a decades-long career in nursing in 2019, she’s never stopped visiting and advocating for the chronically ill children who were under her care at Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital, Navicent Health in Macon, GA. Dr. Edward Clark, one of the doctors Judy worked closely with for many years, said it best: “Judy is the wonder woman of pediatrics.” We couldn’t agree more. Thank you, Judy, for all that you’ve done and all that you’ll continue to do for these children and their families.
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