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The essence of nursing

American Nurse

 How do we advance the art and science of patient care? Lillee Gelinas Technological advances and artificial intelligence continue to grab headlines while clinicians’ documentation burdens mount almost daily. Is basic nursing care receding into the background? The American Nurse Journal’s editorial board considered this question during spirited discussions on the current state of nursing and patient-care delivery.

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FNU 2025 Diversity Impact Conference

Diversity Nursing

2025 Diversity Impact Conference Rising Strong: Better Together to Advance Wellness Initiatives for All Join Frontier Nursing University for their 15th annual healthcare workforce conference! This conference brings together renowned thought leaders and speakers to increase awareness of the importance of achieving health equity and reducing health disparities in patient care delivery across healthcare settings.

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From ICU to Innovation: How Kim Gadiwalla is Rewiring Nursing Education—One Microlesson at a Time

Minority Nurse

When the COVID-19 pandemic upended healthcare, many nurses found themselves treading water. Kim Gadiwalla dove headfirst into change. A critical care nurse turned clinical educator, Gadiwalla now leads content strategy at Elemeno Health , a public benefit corporation that’s transforming how nurses learn—by delivering microlearning in real time, right at the bedside.

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Will AI Take Over My Business? A Message to Nurse Coaches and Legal Nurse Consultants

Empowered Nurses

The headlines are everywhere. “AI can write your reports.” “AI will replace knowledge workers.” “Even healthcare professionals aren’t safe from automation.” As nurse coaches and legal nurse consultants, it’s natural to wonder: Will AI take over my business? Will there still be room for me in the future? Let’s take a deep breath and answer that with honesty and clarity: No—AI won’t take over your business.

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Fertility Benefits for Every Age: A HR Roadmap from Gen Z to Baby Boomers

Speaker: Lauri Armstrong, SHRM-SCP - Sr. Director, People Operations at Carrot Fertility

Today’s workforce includes multiple generations of employees all looking for something different from their benefits package. While meeting these disparate needs can be challenging, a comprehensive fertility benefit can support everyone from junior staffers learning about their fertility health to senior leadership managing menopause and low testosterone symptoms.

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Medicaid matters

American Nurse

Act now to preserve this essential public good. Jennifer-Mensik-Kennedy One of our nation’s most effective health programs faces potentially devastating funding cuts, and I urge all nurses to join me in calling on Congress to protect this vital resource. This essential public good I’m referring to is Medicaid. The Congressional budget process seeks to reduce programmatic spending by $880 billion over 10 years.

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A Call to Action: Please Read and Share

Nurses Advocates

I received an email from my professional Organization, the Case Management Society of America, asking all of us to take action and call our US Senators to ask them to vote NO as they review the Big Beautiful Bill. As you might be aware, the U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a ‘budget reconciliation’ bill extending expiring tax cuts and providing hundreds of billions of dollars in additional funding for the military, border security, and deportations.

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Investing in innovation

American Nurse

When nurses get support for their ideas, creativity thrives It all starts with a problem to solve. Nurses design workarounds, rethink processes, and imagine helpful tools every day. The hard part is moving those ideas out into the world. Marguerite Rowell “What’s needed is an investment in educating nurses about innovation and entrepreneurship,” said Marguerite Rowell, MSN, MBA, MSM/HM, ONC, SCRN, NEA-BC, founder and CEO of Nurse Math LLC and former assistant vice president of nursing at the Mia

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HL Shorts: How Does Nurse Wellbeing Contribute to Organizational Growth?

Health Leaders | Nursing

Happy nurse, happy patient - that's why wellbeing is important, says this CNO. On this episode of HL Shorts, we hear from Dr. Brad Goettl , chief nursing officer at the American Nurses Enterprise , about how nurse wellbeing contributes to the growth and sustainability of healthcare organizations. Tune in to hear his insights.

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Everyday ethics: Informed consent

American Nurse

American Nurse Journal, the official, clinically and career-focused journal of the American Nurses Association (ANA).

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Boosting Quality Ratings Through Better Service Plan Training

American Medical Compliance

Your quality ratings speak volumes. They influence everything from your facility’s reputation and referrals to compliance status and reimbursement rates. In fact, studies show that the CMS 5-Star Rating system directly influences consumer choice , with many families relying on it to select a nursing home for their loved ones. Whether you’re running an assisted living facility, managing a long-term care home, or supporting a residential care center, your quality ratings say a lot about th

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Why Menopause Should Matter to Today’s Employers

Speaker: Julie B. Chavez - VP, Strategy & Alliances at Carrot

An estimated 1.1 billion women worldwide will have experienced menopause by 2025. Symptoms like hot flashes, fatigue, and anxiety can be incredibly disruptive — and last for years. But despite its massive impact, little is being done to support those going through menopause in the workplace. In a recent survey, 70% of respondents said they have considered changing their employment to better manage symptoms — perhaps because only 8% received significant support from their employer related to meno

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Caring for Veterans: Strategies to Understand and Support Health Goals – Reader Response

American Nurse

In response to: Caring for Veterans I am writing in response to the article “Caring for veterans” by Emily Bell (May, 2025). As a retired Army nurse and veteran of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, I appreciate the recognition that veterans have unique healthcare needs. In addition to the strategies provided in the article, I’d like to share a resource that may be helpful to nurses caring for this population.

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Engage, Educate, Empower: Tips for Building Better Online Courses

Daily Nurse

In recent years, particularly following the COVID-19 pandemic, the landscape of education has undergone significant shifts, with online learning becoming a more prominent component of education. As virtual classrooms replace traditional in-person settings, educators are challenged to create meaningful, engaging, and effective learning experiences for their students.

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Interview: disabled nurse’s return to work hindered by NHS

Nursing Times

Read an interview with Milda Ambra, who has shared her journey as a newly qualified nurse navigating work with a disability.

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The Relentless School Nurse: NASN2025 and the Power of Our Collective Voice

The Relentless School Nurse

Attending NASN2025 in Austin was a reunion of the heart. Imagine over 1000 school nurses gathered in one space, each carrying stories of the deep knowing that what we do matters. It’s powerful to be surrounded by people who get it —who understand the load we carry and the joy that keeps us coming back. I was immediately struck by the energy and optimism that filled every corner of the conference center.

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Maximizing Your Benefits Strategy: Reframing the Way We View Fertility

Speaker: Lizzie Wright - Director of Customer Success at Carrot Fertility

Employee expectations around benefits and workplace support have evolved in step with the growing need for fertility and family-forming care. As HR professionals, it is our job to ensure employees have a comprehensive understanding of the benefits our organizations offer and how they can utilize them. Before educating employees, we first need to understand the rising healthcare costs and the financial burden of fertility care.

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Hair For You

American Nurse

American Nurse Journal, the official, clinically and career-focused journal of the American Nurses Association (ANA).

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Nurse Reveals What Really Happened on 2013 Carnival Triumph Disaster

The Nurse Break

Exclusive to The Nurse Break and Nurses Collective , this article is written by Sarah Doran , a Tasmanian-based Registered Nurse who brings years of experience from Australia’s emergency departments and international public health work. In 2013, she found herself as a crew member aboard the Carnival Triumph during what would become one of the most infamous maritime disasters in cruise history — now the focus of Netflix’s soon-to-be-released documentary, Trainwreck: Poop Cruise.

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STIs: Antibiotic resistance and treatment challenges

American Nurse

Future considerations and practice implications Takeaways: Antibiotic resistance complicates effective treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Although not all STIs have documented antibiotic resistance to current recommended treatments, some are at risk of developing resistance to the only available treatments. Treatment and prevention beyond antibiotics remain limited in research and development, necessitating prudent and effective use of antibiotics.