Turn to ANA for CE on key nursing issues
Did you know that the ANA Center for Continuing Education and Professional Development offers a variety of programs to help you advance your career and earn CE? For online learning opportunities, ANA’s...
View ArticleNew guide complements ANA’s national standards on SPHM
Addressing a pressing need to improve health care worker safety, the American Nurses Association (ANA) released its groundbreaking Safe Patient Handling and Mobility: Interprofessional National...
View ArticleTexas hospital approaches technology with eye toward patient safety, nursing...
Technology — when done right — can help RNs deliver the quality and safe care they want and patients need, particularly given the complexities of health care today. With that in mind, Texas Children’s...
View ArticleOpenNotes initiative aims to improve patient-clinician communication, care
Communication should be a two-way street. But that is not always the case in health care — even when clinicians and patients have the best intentions. Enter OpenNotes — an emerging movement in which...
View ArticleSounding the alarm
Nurses, organizations work to address alarm fatigue Patients and their families often say they can’t wait to get home so they can finally get some rest — in part because of all the beeps and buzzes...
View ArticleNew articles focus on health care and quality
The five new articles for the Sept. 30, OJIN topic, Healthcare and Quality: Perspectives from Nursing discuss a variety of aspects related to quality in the health care environment. Quality and Safety...
View ArticleMeet Amanda Callahan
For PACU staff nurse Amanda Callahan, MBA, RN, it wasn’t a difficult decision, but an important one. She knew that her involvement could make a difference in her own career and practice, as well as...
View ArticleMarilyn Tavenner’s special message for nurses
As the Health Insurance Marketplace launches Oct. 1, Marilyn Tavenner, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and a registered nurse, recorded a special message for ANA...
View ArticleAt the push of a button
Patients, nurses use apps to augment health care Nurses around the country are successfully riding the current wave of technology — including smartphone and computer applications (apps) — while...
View ArticleAre you aware of changes to APRN certifications?
Important changes have occurred in advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) certification programs as implementation of the APRN Consensus Model progresses, establishing national standards for uniform...
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