Natalie Nicholson Balances Nursing, Family and Olympic Competition
March 15, 2010 - Natalie Nicholson, MSN, FNP, RN, admits that she loves a challenge. Whether she is confronted by a challenge in her job as a nurse practitioner in a fast track emergency room or while balancing her roles as wife, mother, nurse and elite athlete, she meets it head on.
Celebrating Nightingale's Legacy and the International Year of the Nurse 2010
March 4, 2010 - Wrapped around the centennial celebration of Florence Nightingale’s death, International Year of the Nurse 2010 was created to honor Nightingale’s legacy and to celebrate the more than 15 million nurses working around the world to improve their community’s health.
Chicago Hospital Continues Proud Legacy of African-American Doctor and Nursing Advocate
Feb. 26, 2010 - Back in 1889, with her heart set on becoming a nurse, a young woman by the name of Emma Reynolds applied to each of Chicago's nursing schools in the hopes of pursuing her dream. Her hopes were soon dashed, however, when she was denied admission to every nursing program in the city on the grounds that she was black.
While Health Reform Waits, Frontline Nurses Can Make an Impact
Feb. 26, 2010 - While health care reform remains in limbo, the work of nurses delivering care at the front lines marches on. And as Republicans and Democrats debate policy, the expertise and experience of these working nurses is mostly left out of the conversation. Perhaps the most important thing nurses can do in this waiting period is to find a way to be heard.
Nursing Education Forum Looks to the Future
Feb. 26, 2010 - Holding out hope for health care reform, several of the nation’s nursing leaders convened at their own national forum in Houston on Monday, February 22, to discuss new solutions in education, training and recruitment. Their challenge is designing a blueprint to reform the profession, equipping nurses with the tools to implement a more effective and efficient health care system.
We Were There: Nurses Changed by Haiti Experiences
Feb. 19, 2010 - Televised scenes of earthquake victims suffering moved nurses and other health professionals to pack a bag and head to Haiti within days of the January 12 earthquake that struck the nation. Most found the aftermath of the 7.0 quake heartbreaking, and their patients’ resilience remarkable.