This is part ten of the Nursing Research Challenge. The Article: Tanga, H. (2011). Nurse drug diversion and nursing leaders’ responsibilities: Legal, regulatory, ethical, humanistic, and practical considerations. JONA’s Healthcare Law, Ethics, and Regulation, 13(1): 13-16. Big Idea: As with... Read More
Skip the surprise party and the Cheese of the Month Club, the World Health Organization (WHO) only wants one thing for it’s 63rd year of impacting global health – action against the spread of antimicrobial resistance. Antibiotics were heralded as... Read More
Heart disease, cancer, asthma – they all impact people worldwide. Yet, when thinking about global health, we often think of communicable diseases – AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. Paul Farmer, MD, PhD, co-founder of Partners in Health talks more about reframing... Read More
Brother, aunt, father, niece, son, friend. Eighteen people will die today waiting for an organ or tissue match. According to Donate Life America, more than 100,000 people are currently waiting for an organ, eye, or tissue match which may mean... Read More
Today marks the beginning of National Young Adult Cancer Awareness Week. Young adults? Cancer? Absolutely. It happens all the time, and we’re not doing enough to help the nearly 70,000 adolescents and young adults (AYA), those ages 15 to 39,... Read More
Art therapy is routinely used to help patients cope with illness. Jeff Nachtigall shares thoughts about “template creativity” and his experiences empowering artists in long-term healthcare.... Read More
This is part eight of the Nursing Research Challenge. (C’mon, join in the nursing research reading and sharing!) This is the “Nursing” Research Challenge, so I am keen on using articles from only nurse scientists, but I couldn’t resist this... Read More
Acquired by US Oncology last year, NexCura is an excellent resource for both healthcare professionals and patients alike. You can view numerous profiles on both cardiovascular disease topics and select cancers, allowing you to see all the evidence for standards... Read More
You wouldn’t think wealthy women ages 15 to 39 bear a greater burden of malignant melanoma, the most aggressive and deadliest of skin cancers. But they do. The culprit? Ultraviolet (UV) light exposure, most of which is attributable to tanning.... Read More
This is part seven of the Nursing Research Challenge. The Article: Donaldson, N. & Shapiro, S. (2010). Impact of California mandated acute care hospital nurse staffing ratios: A literature synthesis. Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, 11(3): 184-201. Big Idea: “California... Read More