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Why I Practice Dying: A Nurse’s Perspective

Amercan Journal of Nursing

I’ve been fascinated by death as long as I remember. Just before I turned eight, my Grampa Lewis died. I remember that Dad parked the station wagon with faux wood paneling in the hospital lot and we all got out and stood there in cold December sunlight. At the funeral, I grappled with whether or not to look into the casket.

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Broken trust

American Nurse

Build a bridge to heal the healthcare workforce Takeaways: The crisis of trust that existed between frontline nurses and leadership before the pandemic continues to worsen with evidence of physical, emotional, and moral suffering./li> Why trust matters Trust is reciprocal and built step-by-step over time.

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Self-care within hospice and palliative care nursing

American Nurse

A literature review identifies opportunities to support nurses working in these care settings. Takeaways: Resilience helps prevent nurse burnout. Continuing education and professional development aid burnout reduction and improve nurse retention. I found eight articles that fit the inclusion criteria.

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The Exec: Fostering a Culture of Nurse Innovation Requires Intentionality

Health Leaders | Nursing

Nurses who question the status quo or seek better solutions should be celebrated, Yale New Haven Hospital's CNO says. Yale New Haven Hospital ’s strong culture of nurse innovation isn’t by accident—it’s been cultivated carefully and intentionally. For example, if I'm an ICU nurse, I was a red nurse.

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Reflecting on Life as an ICU Nurse During COVID-19: Mental Health

The Gypsy Nurse

Public Perception Nursing – a job once derived from compassion, caring, and respect quickly turned into a political narrative with false accusations of deceit at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. With so many false truths and accusations across social media, and the world, nurses took the brunt of the emotional attacks.

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Understanding and honoring the needs of Native American elders

American Nurse

According to the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (the Coalition), the schools deliberately severed children from ancestral practices and their Tribal communities. Native American elders deserve the same accessible resources and culturally sensitive care other American seniors take for granted.

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How The Nursing Profession Has Changed Over The Years

The Nurse Break

Emeritus Professor Rhonda Nay has agreed to write for The Nurse Break about how the nursing profession has changed over the years, answer tough questions about the state of nursing education and give us down-to-earth perspectives on how to improve! I was always a protagonist. Well, that depends on who you ask!