Love For Nurses Pours In After Photo of Exhausted L&D Nurse Goes Viral
Laura McIntyre posted a photo on Facebook of her identical twin sister, Caty Nixon, breaking down over dinner after having gone through a particularly rough shift.
View ArticleICN Report Aims to Improve Nurses’ Disaster Preparedness
Nurses are most often at the forefront of the natural and other disasters which seem to be happening with rising frequency across the globe. Are you adequately prepared to respond quickly, effectively...
View ArticleHouse Passes Bill to Prevent Workplace Violence Against Health Care and...
H.R.1309 was passed by the House of Representatives to address violence against health care staff.
View ArticleANA Publishes Policy Statements on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care
The American Nurses Association (ANA) released a Position Statement with 13 updated policies on prevention and care for HIV and related conditions.
View ArticleNurses Support ‘Medicare for All’ As Fix For US Healthcare System
Nurses, who face the issues within the current healthcare system in the US daily, are rallying behind the proposed Medicare for All Act.
View ArticleNursing Rewind 2019: Year in Review
For this Nursing Rewind, let's take a look and review the biggest stories in nursing for 2019.
View ArticleUrgent Investment in Nursing to Reach 2030 World Health Goals
Decisions taken at two high-level meetings over the past few months have emphasized the need for governments to give urgent attention to investing in the nursing workforce. The shortage of nurses...
View ArticleReducing Risk of Central Line-Associated Blood Infection
Central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) is an insidious and ubiquitous issue in healthcare settings.
View ArticleThousands of Northern Ireland Nurses Strike Over Pay and Safe Staffing
Thousands of nurses in Northern Ireland staged a 12-hour walk-out on January 8 in a longstanding dispute over pay and safe staffing. This was after a similar strike by 9,000 nurses on December 19 had...
View ArticleNurses Rate Highest in Honesty, Ethics for 18th Time
The nursing profession came out on top for the 18th time in the annual Gallup poll in which the American public is asked to rate the honesty and ethics of various professions.
View Article2020 Year of the Nurse and the Midwife: Everything You Need to Know
Take a look at what 2020 Year of the Nurse and the Midwife means, its importance, and how you can become involved in getting your profession the recognition and support it deserves.
View ArticlePope Francis Supports Year of Nurse and Midwife
At a public gathering, the leader of the Catholic Church called attention to 2020 as the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife.
View ArticleWhat You Need to Know About Kate Middleton’s Nursing Now 2020 Campaign
Find out everything you need to know about the Nursing Now 2020 campaign below.
View ArticleWuhan Nurse ‘Whistleblower’ Says There Are 90,000 Cases of Coronavirus
An unidentified Chinese nurse posted a video about the coronavirus outbreak on social media. She claims that the number of infected people was far higher than claimed by official sources.
View Article6 Reasons Why 2020 Is the Year of the Nurse
Here are six reasons why 2020 is the perfect time for the Year of the Nurse!
View ArticleThe Decade Ahead: 9 Trends That Will Shape Nursing in the 2020s
Here are nine things that will shape the world of nursing in the 2020s!
View ArticleHealth Care Staff Go on Strike at Providence-Swedish Hospitals
Nearly 8,000 nurses and other healthcare workers at seven campuses of Swedish Healthcare in Seattle went on strike from January 28 - 30. Their main concerns centered on staffing levels and patient...
View ArticleNurses on TikTok: Yay or Nay?
Unfortunately, some nurses have recently sparked considerable outrage with their TikTok videos. This emphasizes that health care providers should always use social media thoughtfully and professionally.
View ArticleNurse Practitioner Workforce Doubles in the US
The number of advanced nurse practitioners (NPs) working in the US more than doubled over the past decade.
View ArticleICN’s Response to Support Nurses in COVID-19 Pandemic
Globally there are disturbing reports of nurses at the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic not having enough personal protective equipment (PPE).
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