Daily Nurse

DECEMBER 20, 2023

ER nurse Melanie Park has seen an increase in the number of visits to hospital emergency rooms by people experiencing homelessness. Daily Nurse is proud to name Melanie Park our Nurse of the Week for her humanitarian work to aid Plant City’s homeless. Park, a Plant City native, has been working as an ER nurse for 40 years.

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Daily Nurse

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Kimberly McClintick, MSN, RN, the children’s school health coordinator at Children’s Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, embarked on a mission in 2018 to elevate the experience of school nurses across the state. The lack of support and guidance can leave these nurses feeling overwhelmed. Nominate a Nurse of the Week!

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Holloway and Stemple, both cardiac nurses, rushed over instinctively, performing CPR. Holloway and Stemple, both cardiac nurses, rushed over instinctively, performing CPR. Daily Nurse proudly names Ariana Stemple and Cori Holloway the Nurses of the Week. Nominate a Nurse of the Week!

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MARCH 6, 2024

Gabrielle “Gibby” Ryan, RN, BSN, CCRN, has worked as a staff nurse in the Cardiac Care Unit at Children’s Nebraska Criss Heart Center for nearly five years. Daily Nurse proudly honors Gibby Ryan as the Nurse of the Week. Nominate a Nurse of the Week! They both still serve in the same unit together. .

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NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Shawntay Harris is a nurse from Killeen, Texas, and founder of Eminent CPR , who recently became the first Black woman inducted into the Academy of Emergency Nurses. Harris started her nursing career 23 years ago because she wanted to help people. Nominate a Nurse of the Week!

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Daily Nurse

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Two IU Health nurses, Jennifer Burchett and Holly Weaver, were recently recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for their compassionate, innovative spirits. Today, Daily Nurse proudly names nursing leaders Burchett and Weaver as our Nurses of the Week and celebrates their unwavering commitment to nursing.

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The Relentless School Nurse

MARCH 17, 2023

This week’s newsletter is celebrating Women’s History Month and features women who have spent their careers advancing health equity. Robin Cogan has been caring for other people’s children and advancing health equity as a school nurse, nurse educator, and nurse leader for more than two decades.

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Daily Nurse

MARCH 13, 2024

Nurse practitioner Judy Vire has dedicated her life to establishing care for patients in rural parts of Central Texas. Vire has a master’s degree in nursing, was a nursing educator, and worked in many nursing roles, but she said her love of small-town America and the people there inspires her life’s work. It’s critical.

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Daily Nurse

JANUARY 24, 2024

Oncology nurses at the John Theurer Cancer Center (JTCC) in Hackensack, NJ, are making a difference in the lives of cancer patients. Margaret Hopkins, RN, is one of those nurses, and she feels blessed every day to be a part of such a fantastic team. In her decades of nursing, she’s never felt more appreciated for her work.

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Daily Nurse

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The care he received inspired Cazenave to become a Cardiac ICU nurse at the same hospital. Daily Nurse proudly honors Sarah Cazenave as the Nurse of the Week. Cazenave says Brooks and the care he received inspired her to become a Cardiac ICU nurse at the same hospital that cared for her cousin. “I

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NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Joyce Park, an ICU nurse at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey, was on her way home from a family dinner at a restaurant in Closter when a vehicle two cars ahead of hers began zigzagging across the road. The 35-year-old nurse’s training kicked in. Nominate a Nurse of the Week!

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American Nurse

JUNE 9, 2023

A collaboration between nurses at a hospital in New Jersey and nurses at a hospital in Germany worked to establish a Magnet council, develop a professional practice model, and create other strategies for improvement. hospital, Hackensack Meridian-Jersey Shore University Medical Center (HM-JSUMC) located in Neptune, New Jersey.

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Daily Nurse

JUNE 7, 2023

Julie Thompson, a nurse at Van Diest Medical Center (VDMC) in Webster City, Iowa, helped a little boy overcome his fear and anxiety before surgery and was named the 2023 recipient of the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses. But that all changed when Keaton met his nurse. Nominate a Nurse of the Week!

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OCTOBER 25, 2023

AdventHealth oncology nurse Margaret Potter has shaved her head during Breast Cancer Awareness Month for the past twelve years to support her patients experiencing hair loss, a common side effect of chemotherapy. Nominate a Nurse of the Week! Will you shave my head for me before you leave today?”

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APRIL 3, 2024

Wendy Woodall, Walter Reed’s director of nursing, emphasized that “This role is typically for an O-3 or higher and GS-12,” acknowledging the significance of Bender’s assignment. Daily Nurse named U.S. In a significant development for mental health services in the military, U.S. Navy Lieutenant j.g. Navy Lieutenant j.g.

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Daily Nurse

JANUARY 10, 2024

During the most challenging time of year for patients and their families in the University of Iowa Hospital’s Pediatric Emergency Department , ED nurse Joe Schmuecker, RN, has gone above and beyond to spread a little holiday cheer over the last five years. Nominate a Nurse of the Week! Those messages stay with you.”

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OCTOBER 18, 2023

Mattoon, Illinois-based flight nurses Kelly Hamill and Dakota Shadwell of the Air Evac Lifeteam are receiving nationwide recognition for using the new Bubble CPAP non-invasive ventilation equipment to save the life of a preterm baby born at about six months gestation, who weighed only two pounds. 5-8 in Washington. 5-8 in Washington.

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Nurse Practitioners in Business

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Recently, I posted a poll in the “Nurse Practitioners in Business” Facebook Group, asking, “How long have you been in business?” Explore new marketing channels, update your website, start a newsletter, publish content relevant to your patients, and give public talks, all to increase the number of patients coming to your practice.

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Daily Nurse

DECEMBER 6, 2023

UT Physicians HIV medicine expert Robin Hardwicke, PhD, FNP-C, was recently honored for the second time by the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC), receiving the Joanne Ruiz Achievement for Excellence in Clinical Practice in HIV Award, honoring an outstanding nurse clinician who brings knowledge and care to people infected with the disease.

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Daily Nurse

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Christina Flint-Lowe, a nurse practitioner at Bay Pines VA , works continuously to ensure Veterans and their loved ones know they are safe at the VA. In addition to her role as a nurse practitioner, Flint-Lowe also serves as Bay Pines VA’s American Indian/Alaska Native Special Emphasis program manager. Nominate a Nurse of the Week!

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Daily Nurse

JANUARY 31, 2024

Communities across the midwest feel the impact of recent snowfall and below-zero temperatures, but that weather didn’t stop Iowa hospice nurse Tiffany McArdle. McArdle, a hospice nurse for St. Daily Nurse proudly names hospice nurse Tiffany McArdle as the Nurse of the Week. Nominate a Nurse of the Week!

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Daily Nurse honors Jean Andres as the Nurse of the Week for providing exceptional care and exemplifying the hospital’s #RISE values of Respect, Inclusion, Service, and Excellence to Artunez and the newborn. Nominate a Nurse of the Week! Cooper with the delivery that she had performed.”

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The Baltimore area nurse remembers being in the middle of a presentation to Maryland hospital executives when she suddenly couldn’t think straight and could tell the hot flash was coming. Watkins, 53, is a nurse and menopause wellness practitioner. Nominate a Nurse of the Week! Louis certified menopause practitioner.

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Daily Nurse

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Michael Allen is a registered nurse case manager at BAYADA Hospice, Salisbury, North Carolina. He was inspired by their dedication to preserving the dignity and comfort of his father during his final days, igniting a fire within him to give back to his community in a similar way, leading him to become a BAYADA hospice nurse.

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Daily Nurse

AUGUST 9, 2023

Sparrow Hospital in Michigan, is a fantastic nurse who goes above and beyond to provide compassionate care to her patients. The five-year-old boy needed to be sedated for several MRIs, and Thelen, a pediatric ICU nurse , made him feel safe and comfortable before his procedure. Nominate a Nurse of the Week!

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Betsy Peyton is a community health nurse in Virginia who founded WellAWARE , a program that connects high-tech medicine with clients’ low-tech, high-touch needs—the grassroots, person-to-person program zeroes in on those who might fall through the cracks. Peyton says she respects the dignity of people when they’re struggling.

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Daily Nurse

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Mikaela Thepvongsa, 26, is an ICU nurse in Seattle pushing for inclusivity with educational TikTok videos going viral. “I wanted to show people it was possible for deaf people to travel, go to nursing school, learn to drive, even the little things,” says Thepvongsa. Nominate a Nurse of the Week!

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Daily Nurse

JULY 12, 2023

Helping others is what nurse navigator Megan Trewhitt does for a living at the CHI MaryEllen Locher Breast Center in Chattanooga, Tennesse. After Trewhitt and her husband moved to Chattanooga in 2017, she was a nurse, and something happened along the way that gave her a new perspective. Her nurse navigator is still at CHI.

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AUGUST 30, 2023

Daily Nurse honors Charmaine Branchaud as the Nurse of the Week for her work helping to make a difference in the community’s health and making it convenient for parents to get their kids immunized at school. A public health nurse, Hannah Tolman, says the clinics greatly impacted community health. Nominate a Nurse of the Week!

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Daily Nurse

AUGUST 16, 2023

Stanley, a registered nurse and a disaster health services volunteer for the American Red Cross, flew to Hawaii to aid the residents affected by one of the worst wildfires in Hawaii’s history. Every Wednesday, DailyNurse.com features a nurse making a difference in the lives of their patients, students, and colleagues.

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The Relentless School Nurse

AUGUST 18, 2023

I am including Chip’s email because it illustrates how an article in NASN School Nurse can reach a much wider audience than I ever imagined. In addition to covering federal firearms policy, I write The Trajectory , a newsletter about gun violence solutions. Can School Nurses Prevent Shootings? These Nurses Think So.

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American Nurse

DECEMBER 18, 2023

KSNA President’s Message DEAR KSNA MEMBERS, Linda Adams-Wendling It is hard to believe we are already publishing another issue of the Kansas Nurse. We have collaborated with the publisher to ensure the sequencing (volume and issue) of the Kansas Nurse is congruent with the last issue of the electronic versions. All were amazing!

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The Relentless School Nurse

APRIL 3, 2024

It is hard to believe that the #Nursing profession is not officially recognized as a STEM field. Nursing is a field that is deeply rooted in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), yet it has historically been overlooked as a STEM profession. This could lead to better recognition, respect, and compensation for nurses.

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Daily Nurse

MARCH 22, 2023

Daily Nurse proudly honors Scott Stewart as our Nurse of the Week. Nominate a Nurse of the Week! Every Wednesday, DailyNurse.com features a nurse making a difference in the lives of their patients, students, and colleagues. Chairman of the Department of Cardiac Surgery at Hackensack University Medical Center.

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Daily Nurse

AUGUST 23, 2023

Buffalo, NY, nurse Trinetta Alston has made it her mission in life to help others, and in the past year, she has opened her heart to help as many Tops supermarket associates as possible. Nursing is the only field where you can genuinely show you care for somebody, and they don’t think you want anything in return, and I don’t,” says Alston.

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JUNE 28, 2023

Nurse Mary Ann West didn’t know it then, but in June 2001, she would help deliver her future daughter-in-law. West, a labor and delivery nurse at Lakeview Hospital in Bountiful, Utah , was the first to welcome Kelsey into the world, weighing in at 6 lbs. Nominate a Nurse of the Week! You’ve got this, girl,’ I told her.

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APRIL 12, 2023

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa student Yasmeen LaTore is leading the ʻImi Ola Piha Homeless Triage Center as program manager, helping Oʻahu homeless patients to ‘seek one’s fullest life’ while completing her doctor of nursing practice (DNP) at the Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing (NAWSON).

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