National Nurses Week

Nurses Make the Difference

Happy National Nurses Week 2024! We are proud of your work and proud to support you as you care for patients and demonstrate to the world the power of nurses.

Nursing is a caring profession, and this is evident everyday by the care we deliver to our patients. For National Nurses Week, let's also show gratitude and kindness by caring for ourselves and our colleagues.

From the Desk of the Chief Nurse

Thank you for Making a Difference!

As many of you know, I still practice as an acute care/critical care nurse practitioner. Where I practice, we routinely have nursing students doing their clinical rotation on all our floors and in our critical care units. In my hospital, the critical care NPs respond to and lead all cardiac arrest, rapid response, and stroke codes that are called. We always give students the opportunity to participate in learning to come along to emergency calls. This past weekend was no different; we had several really sick patients in our ICU and some patients waiting for downgraded beds, and there were several of those “calls.”  Keep reading...

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A special thank you from Wolters Kluwer nurses!

Special CE Offers

CE Substance Use & Withdrawal

In this collection, learn about:

• xylazine - a veterinary anesthetic gaining a foothold as an adulterant with heroin, speedball (cocaine and heroin mixture), and fentanyl use
• a quality improvement project to increase access to treatment for pregnant women with opioid use disorder in an underserved community Florida
• the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, and management of patients with alcohol withdrawal syndrome
• the issues and treatment obstacles affecting alcohol use disorder among nurses
• the management of severe cancer-related pain in a patient with co-occurring opioid use disorder

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CE Critical Care/Progressive Care Training Videos

In these 4 NEW videos, learn step-by-step instructions for abg interpretation; brush up on normal cardiac anatomy and physiology, indications and nursing considerations for hemodynamic monitoring, and additional perfusion indicators; review respiratory physiology, oxygen delivery, noninvasive and mechanical ventilation modes and patient care; and identify the pathophysiology of the 4 types of shock, along with clinical presentation, diagnostic studies, and short- and long-term plans for management.
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Nurses Making a Difference Differently

Enjoy these special interviews with nurses who are using their voices, skills, knowledge, and networks to make a difference for patients and our profession!
 

Lindsey Harris, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, FAAN Legislative Fellow in Representative Lauren Underwood’s office	Marion Leary, PhD, MPH, RN Director of Innovation at University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Sarah Delgado, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC Clinical Practice Specialist, Strategic Advocacy at AACN	Joni Watson, DNP, MBA, RN, OCN Co-Founder & Chief Vision Officer, The Creating Collective
Laurie Benson, BSN Executive Director, Nurses on Board Coalition

Explore these special collections from our Journals...

• American Journal of Nursing's Specialty Spotlight
• Home Healthcare Now's A day in the Life of...

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Self-Care for Nurses

Self-care for nurses is not something new. As nurses, we tend to put the needs of others before our own self-care. It’s part of who we are. However, we can’t continue to ask so much of ourselves and our colleagues, and it’s time to prioritize self-care and learn ways to prevent burnout in nursing. Time is running out; we need to protect and support one another. 
Find words of understanding and wisdom from other nurses, strategies to improve self-care and resilience, along with tools and methods to help prevent burnout.