Identifying Factors Inhibiting or Enhancing Family Presence During Resuscitation in the Emergency Department
The Article: Davidson, J., Buenavista, R., Hobbs, K., & Kracht, K. (2011). Factors inhibiting or enhancing family presence during resuscitation in the emergency department. Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal, 33(4): 336-343. Big Idea: This grounded theory qualitative study was conducted in... Read More
Nursing’s Coming Up Roses
The Tournament of Roses Parade is a U.S. New Year’s Day tradition. For the first time, a nurse – Sally Bixby, RN, MS, CNOR, Director of Surgical Services at City of Hope in California, will preside over the 124th Tournament... Read More
Nursetopia on Strike: Stop SOPA and PIPA
I am joining millions of other individuals and thousands of websites worldwide, such as Wikipedia and Google, to speak out against American censorship, which is currently proposed by two Federal bills – the House’s Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and... Read More
Rock the Day Your Own Way
However you do it, rock the day.... Read More
And the Nursing 2012 Drug Handbook Goes To…
Throw the confetti!! Caitlin M. is the winner of the Nursing 2012 Drug Handbook! She is about to enter her very first round of clinical rotations. Oh my, I am so excited for her. I completely remember that scary thrill.... Read More
Review of Research Findings Suggesting Nurses Overreport Their Use of Research
The Article: Roberts, S., Jackson, C., & Dewing, J. (2012). Review of research findings suggesting nurses overreport their use of research. Evidence-Based Nursing, 15(1): 6-7. Big Idea: This article suggests frontline nurses overreport their use of nursing research, which may... Read More
High-Five Your Pharmacist Today
It’s National Pharmacist Appreciation Day. No, really; it is. There’s no better day than today to thank the pharmacist in your facility. You know, the one who catches a ton of errors before you even lay eyes on the medications?... Read More
Reflect on Your Practice Much? Submit Your Reflections for Publication.
I’m a big fan of the American Journal of Nursing and the corresponding blog, Off the Charts, which is mostly written by the AJN Editor-in-Chief, Maureen Shawn Kennedy, MA, RN. Few – if any – nursing publications boast that level... Read More
KNALIJ is Power
A friend turned me on to KNALIJ (pronounced “knowledge”). You know I love a good infographic or interactive data site, and of course I am becoming increasingly enamored by research, but the three together – interactive infographics of research? Be... Read More