Working Nurse

3 weeks ago | workingnurse.com | Keith Carlson |Catherine Rhodes

My SpecialtyProviding a bridge to the healthcare system for the unhousedCandice Grey, RN, BSN, PCCN, CN IIHomeless Healthcare CollaborativeUCLA HealthAfter working in the corporate world, I wanted a career where I could connect with people more deeply. I transitioned to nursing as a second career. I gained clinical experience in solid organ transplant, head and neck surgery, and the MICU before joining the Homeless Healthcare Collaborative in May 2023.

3 weeks ago | workingnurse.com | Aaron Severson |Catherine Rhodes

Nursing & Healthcare NewsInternational Council of Nurses president warns of global USAID crisisWe talked to Pamela Cipriano, RN, Ph.D., NEA-BC, FAAN, president of the International Council of Nursing, about one of the biggest challenges now facing global nursing: the recent, sudden dismantling of USAID funding. Although the U.S. spends only around 1 percent of the federal budget on foreign aid, this represents more than 40 percent of all humanitarian aid worldwide.

3 weeks ago | workingnurse.com | Renee Thompson |Catherine Rhodes

Healthy WorkforceCreating a paper trail is your best defense against toxic behaviorUnit manager Jordan struggled with recurring issues involving his charge nurse Alex, whose aggressive language had led to the departure of several staff members. Finally, Jordan scheduled a meeting with his HR rep to discuss firing Alex. However, after reviewing Jordan’s scant doc-umentation, the HR rep warned him that there wasn’t enough evidence to justify termination. Jordan left the meeting frustrated.

3 weeks ago | workingnurse.com | Christine Contillo |Catherine Rhodes

Nurses OnscreenAn inspiring documentary about life before and after his disabling accidentWhen I was a student at Cornell University in the early ‘70s, my roommate asked if I minded if she invited a friend of hers from high school over for dinner. That evening, in walked the most handsome man I’ve ever met: His name was Christopher Reeve.

3 weeks ago | workingnurse.com | Christine Contillo |Aaron Severson |Catherine Rhodes

FeatureOn hospital ships, cargo planes, and in jungle tents behind combat lines, tens of thousands of brave nurses risked their lives in U.S. military service. ON THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 7, 1941, First Lieutenant Annie G. Fox was making her rounds at the modest 30-bed Station Hospital in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. A dedicated member of the Army Nurse Corps since 1918, she had risen to the position of chief nurse at age 47, and had just arrived at the sleepy Pacific outpost the month before.