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The Role of the Nurse in Preventing Opioid Abuse
Nurses can play an important role in reducing opioid deaths through their assessments and monitoring of patients.
Depression Among Nurses: It’s Real
Nurses are twice at risk for depression than the general population.
What Happens to Patient Care When There Are Not Enough Nurses?
The U.S. does not have enough RNs. What does that mean for the nation’s sick and elderly?
Immigrant Nurses: Filling the Next U.S. Shortage
As the health care workforce ages, foreign nurses will step up once again.
14 Things Veteran Nurses Should Tell New Grads
Small pearls of wisdom to encourage future generations of nurses.
Substance Abuse in Nursing: What Are the Signs and What to Do About It?
Do you suspect that a co-worker is abusing drugs or alcohol and impaired while at work? What are the signs? What should you do about it?
7 Ways to Love Your Nurse Self
Because nurses are focused on the welfare of others, we often forget to take care of ourselves. Here are 7 ways to practice better self-care.
The Rapidly Evolving Role of Nurse Executives
Embracing innovation and becoming pivotal players on the leadership team are just two ways nurse executives are helping to guide hospitals into the future.
The Fundamentals: What Is Holistic Nursing?
Patients are more than just their illnesses or debilities. Holistic nursing focuses on the patient as a whole person.
The Opioid Epidemic and Untreated Pain: Ethical Tensions
Research shows that since 1999, consumption of hydrocodone has more than doubled and consumption of oxycodone increased by nearly 500%.