Nurse Jane Hopkins Appointed on Biden’s COVID-19 Advisory Board
A nurse was one of three additional members appointed to Joe Biden’s COVID-19 advisory board on November 29. This followed widespread calls and petitions for nurse representation on the expert task...
View ArticleNursing Rewind 2020: A Year in Review
2020 was designated as the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. It definitely has been – although in a way no one could have foreseen. The goal of the campaign was to raise awareness of...
View ArticleNurses Up 4% in Annual Honesty and Ethics Poll
Nurses remained the undisputed leader in the 2020 annual most Gallup Poll in which the public is asked to rate the honesty and ethics of members of various occupations. This is not surprising at the...
View ArticleNew US Nurse Licensure Guidance Tool
A comprehensive online Nurse Licensure Guidance tool has been launched by the US National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN).
View ArticleNew York State Lawmakers Pass Nurse Safe Staffing Bill
The passing of legislation for safe nurse staffing for New York State hospitals and nursing homes was a historical moment on May 4, 2021.
View ArticleReport Calls for Countrywide Full Practice Authority for Nurse Practitioners
Restrictions that hold nurses at all levels back from practicing to the full scope of their education and training should be removed in all US states. This was one of the most significant...
View ArticleNurses Need More Self-Compassion
Compassion towards others draws us to nursing, but we seldom practice self-compassion. However, studies have shown that when nurses have higher self-compassion scores, they are more resilient and less...
View ArticleWatch the TV special ‘American Nurse Heroes’ Later This Month
Nurse Heroes, a multichannel TV special celebrating the work of nurses, will premiere worldwide on June 24 on Discovery Life. After that, the program will be broadcasted on various other television...
View ArticleOSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19
The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for COVID-19, covering health care workers.
View ArticleNurse Understaffing a Threat to Public Health Even Before COVID-19
An extensive survey showed that many hospitals in New York and Illinois were understaffed before the first surge of COVID-19 patients. Furthermore, over half of the nurses were already burnt out due to...
View ArticleSingapore Nurse Joan Poh Beats Obstacles to Achieve Olympic Dream
Joan Poh reached her dream of qualifying for and competing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as only the second rower to represent her country.
View ArticleGolden Buzzer Nurse’s Choir Voted Into AGT Semifinals
Northwell Health Nurse Choir, a choir of 18 frontline nurses working at different hospitals in Long Island’s Northwell Health system, earned the Golden Buzzer for their America’s Got Talent, season 16,...
View ArticleANA Calls For The Nurse Staffing Crisis To Be Declared A National Emergency
The American Nurses Association (ANA) has urged the Department of Health and Human Resources (HHS) to address the critical shortage of nurses across the US urgently. They asked the Administration to...
View ArticleWHO Assembly Adopts Global Strategy To Strengthen Nursing and Midwifery
The final report, “Global Strategic Directions for Nursing and Midwifery (SDNM) 2021-2025,” is now available. This report and an accompanying resolution were adopted unanimously by the World Health...
View ArticleUS Nurse Leader Pamela Cipriano Elected ICN President
Dr. Pamela Cipriano, internationally recognized nurse leader and Dean of the University of Virginia School of Nursing, was recently elected President of the International Council of Nursing (ICN).
View ArticleICN Launches Revised Code of Ethics for Nurses
A revised Code of Ethics for Nurses was launched by the International Council of Nurses on International Ethics Day on October 20. The extensively revised Code addresses many of the challenges and...
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