American Nurse Journal

Course Objectives/Takeaways:   Review pathophysiology, diagnosis, management and incidence of prevalent malignancy. Describe how the nurse, pharmacist collaboration can ensure  patient-centered care planning  within the oncology setting. Examine the patient’s oncology experience and how the nurse-pharmacist team can help to navigate the patient and family journey. Gain a great...

Part 2: Challenging and Inspiring:  Beyond  Common Fall Prevention Practices American Nurse Journal  is thrilled to announce the second part of our two-part webinar series focused on enhancing nurses’ knowledge in patient fall prevention and the application of new best practices. This session will feature prominent patient safety experts Lillee Smith Gelinas, DNP, RN, CPPS, FN...

American Nurse Journal  is excited to announce a two-part webinar series focused on enhancing nurses’ knowledge related to patient fall prevention and application of new best practices, featuring prominent patient safety experts Lillee Smith Gelinas, DNP, RN, CPPS, FNAP, FAAN, and Patricia A. Quigley, PhD, APRN, CRRN, FAAN, FAANP, FARN. This webinar and others can be watched at: https://www.myamer...

Foot health is tied to our overall health in many ways. The foot’s complex structure, with 26 bones and 33 joints, works to properly carry you an average of 115,000 miles in your lifetime! Given this complexity, it will come as no surprise that 75% of Americans will experience foot problems such as plantar fasciitis, hammer toes, hyperhidrosis/odor, bunions, and toenail disorders (the most common...

Zac Shepherd, RN shares an impactful and emotional story experience.  Learn more about what to expect if you are considering travel nursing as a career option. Get tips on getting started, interviews and contracts, assignments and living arrangements, and working with a new team. Learn More… This webinar and others can be watched at: https://www.myamericannurse.com/webinars This webinar is sponsor...

With the new AHA Guidelines looming, there are questions around how and when to use temperature management protocols and devices. This is occurring in all clinical settings, including the ICU, ED and OR. Join us in this educational webinar as we share the latest information on temperature management guidelines as it pertains to the AHA and normothermia. Additionally, we will share best practices f...

There can be constant questions and confusion from patients and clients about low- and no-calorie sweeteners (LNCS). How do I use them? Are they all the same? How do I know they are safe? How do LNCS impact my health? LNCS are being used more widely as new food, beverage, and supplement products are innovated. Consumers are seeking the help of healthcare professionals to determine the difference b...

Nurses always have been…and will continue to be…at the forefront of healthcare. Pandemics, increased healthcare needs, and lack of resources have resulted in serious consequences for the nursing workforce, including staff shortages, compensation inequities, unrelieved moral suffering, burnout, and collective grief. The public, and by extension healthcare leaders and organizations, may assume that...

As more and more patients enter the hospital through the ED, emergency nurses are not only tasked with saving lives in emergencies – but they’re also responsible for keeping patients safe from adverse outcomes such as falls. In this informational webinar we will share eye-opening statistics, discuss human and financial costs of falls, identify risk factors and interventions, and focus on evidence-...

Nursing has a long history in America and is one of the hardest and most selfless careers a person can choose. American Nurse Heroes looks into the lives and careers of these health care professionals selflessly working during the pandemic. American Nurse Heroes was produced during the Covid-19 pandemic and is available to watch OnDemand at https://www.myamericannurse.com   and https://www.america...

Clinical practice is ever changing, especially related to medication safety and the prevention of adverse events. Are you using the latest evidence and best practices to protect your patients as well as your nursing practice? Learn about nurse accountability in today’s interdisciplinary, teamwork-based care systems. Panelists will also discuss risk, liability, and culture of safety strategies that...

Mindful communication between leadership and staff…Sharing perspectives from both roles Our words have power! As we all strive to optimize our workplaces on many levels – from keeping nurses and patients safe, optimizing patient outcomes, and creating a positive work environment to keeping our organizations profitable – effective communication between leadership and staff has become more important...

Due to cognitive overload, roughly 80% of medical-device user errors occur. In addition, persistent cognitive overload contributes to fatigue, burnout, and practice dissatisfaction among nurses and other clinical team members. Hospital systems and clinical leaders are challenged with creating environments and systems to help lift some of the burden placed on healthcare professionals. In this cours...

Work smarter with advances in smart pump technology which can improve patient safety and provide efficiencies in nursing care delivery. In this session learn more about advances in technology that can help you reduce errors and better protect your patients. Objectives Discuss current smart infusion pump capabilities. Discuss benefits and current challenges in the use of smart pumps. Describe innov...

Part 1 of a webinar series for nurses by nurses Objectives Define misinformation and disinformation in health care. Discuss the nurse’s role in stopping the spread of misinformation. Describe organizational roles and support systems essential to addressing misinformation. The spread of misinformation has a harmful health impact on personal and public health. The creation and spread of falsehoods i...

Registered Nurse Gabriela Bren joins Andrew Wheeler for a 1-on-1 on her double life as a registered nurse and NFL Cheerleader. Bren explains her daily life during an NFL season, how she manages her time, what the Philadelphia Eagles do to accommodate her, and many other stories about her life. #eagles #philadelphiaeagles #cheerleader #nurses #nursing #nurse #healthcare #ICU #TraumaNurse See omnyst...

The importance of a collaborative treatment strategy for adult patients living with schizophrenia, rooted in taking a holistic approach and establishing trusting relationships. For more conversations like this, please visit TalkingLAIs.com This recording was approved under cp-366290v1.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this podcast, Cheryl Mee MSN, MBA, RN, FAAN, Executive Editorial Director of the American Nurse Journal describes the value of peer in developing journal content, and how you can get started in becoming a peer reviewer for the journal. More resources can be found at: https://www.myamericannurse.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Identify roadblocks that stop potential nurse authors from submitting a manuscript for publication in a peer-reviewed nursing journal. Outline strategies to help nursing authors overcome their fears and improve their writing. Identify steps in the writing and editorial process—from ideation to publication. YOUR HOST: Cheryl L Mee, MSN, MBA, RN, FAAN Executive Editorial Director American Nurse Jour...

Clinical Nurse Consultant Carley Gardner shares research and evidence-based practices in patient mobility and pressure injury prevention. Participants will be introduced to early mobility concepts and rationale as well as the effects of early mobilization on improved skin outcomes, specifically focusing on bed and support surface technology integration. The webinar focuses on the adult critical ca...

The critical need for experienced nurses in the field of informatics—particularly in the growing age of AI and IT influence on medicine and patient care. The complex field of Nursing Informatics is defined as taking “the clinical and the technical languages of health and translating them into one.” Nursing Informaticists hold the power to: Utilize and expand nurses' influence and impact from floor...

Learn the history and details behind the critical surge in the need for Advanced Practice RNs (APRNs) and particularly Family Nurse Practitioners (FNPs). We will explore all of the “why’s:" The existing and projected needs gap How APRNs and FNPs became documented as the most needed of the advanced nursing degrees The fiscal potential and increased clinical and professional autonomy enjoyed by FNPs...

With the nurse shortage at crisis levels even before the pandemic hit, what are the flaws or shortcomings of conventional approaches to staffing that keep nurse leaders chronically in “firefighter mode”? While a great majority of healthcare organizations cite nurse retention as a key strategic imperative, only a little over a third of them have actually implemented a formal retention strategy. Why...

The nursing community was shocked and saddened with the conviction of former RN RaDonda Vaught for criminally negligent homicide and abuse of an impaired adult because she mistakenly administered vecuronium rather than Versed to a 75-year-old woman awaiting an imaging procedure. The patient died. Nurses are at the sharp end of errors, the point where the error reaches the patient, and are therefor...