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— YouTuber Siobhan Deshauer, MD, on sleeping through a page, placing an IV, and dirty needle sticks

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Nurses Protest Colleague's Firing, Other Mistreatment

Nine nurses were suspended and one was fired after delivering a petition to their manager

May 17, 2023
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May 15, 2023
On the Night Shift With a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner

What it's like to care for victims in their darkest moments

May 14, 2023
New Georgia Law Reins in NP, PA Use of 'Doctor' in Clinical Settings

NPs, PAs with doctoral degrees must state they're not physicians during patient interactions

May 09, 2023
On the Night Shift With a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner

What it's like to care for victims in their darkest moments

New Georgia Law Reins in NP, PA Use of 'Doctor' in Clinical Settings

NPs, PAs with doctoral degrees must state they're not physicians during patient interactions

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Series Documents How Nurses Experience Racism

From education to patient care, nurses speak out about their encounters with racism

May 05, 2023
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Four Steps to Reduce Nurse Suicides

Judy Davidson, DNP, RN, on the American Academy of Nursing's new "seminal" consensus statement

May 03, 2023
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Bill to Cut Spending Would 'Gut' Healthcare Workforce, House Dems Argue

Bill threatens growth of nursing and behavioral health workforce, and community health centers

Apr 27, 2023
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Here Are This Year's Top Graduate Nursing Programs

U.S. News moves ahead with nursing rankings despite medical school drama

Apr 25, 2023
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Nurse in Anti-Vax Conspiracy Is Alive; Fat-Freezing Side Effect; Horizon's Strategy

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Apr 19, 2023
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One in Five Nurses Could Leave the Workforce by 2027

Study projects loss of 1 million nurses, including 800,000 RNs

Apr 17, 2023
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Facility Fees for Virtual Visits; Board Slow to Investigate Nurses; Eyeing Opioid $$

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Apr 05, 2023
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Healing the Damaged Nurse-Physician Dynamic

This relationship is critical during the current tumultuous landscape of medicine

Mar 25, 2023
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Revolving Door in OR Makes Surgeries Less Efficient

Intraoperative staff swaps tied to longer operative time for hip, knee replacements

Mar 22, 2023
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Pulse Oximeters Confirmed to Be Biased for Black Kids

These patients are prone to get false negatives in hypoxemia

Mar 20, 2023
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Temp Nurses Cost Hospitals Big During Pandemic. Lawmakers Are Now Mulling Limits.

States call for action on price gouging

Mar 19, 2023
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Now Hear This: The OR Is Incredibly, Dangerously Loud

Sound levels greater than construction sites, researchers say

Mar 10, 2023
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FDA Nabs More Viagra Than Opioids; Nurse Group Attacks; Doc Pushed Unneeded Surgery?

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Mar 08, 2023
INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.
'War Is a Trauma Epidemic,' Says Ukrainian Surgeon

Leading specialist reviews medical system's response to Russian invasion a year on

Mar 08, 2023
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