Whether you’re a staff nurse or a nurse manager, giving and receiving feedback is essential to your professional journey. Feedback is direct communication that emphasizes your strengths or identifies ...

The nursing profession today is faced with a rising demand for care for an aging Baby Boomer population while simultaneously experiencing shortages related to a lack of educators, workforce geographic ...

A technique used in comedy clubs is helping nurses develop vital communication skills—but without the laughs. In the emerging practice of medical improv, humor isn't the end goal. When people hear the ...

Healthcare workers in the United States continue to experience high levels of job-related stress and burnout, particularly among nurses in the frontlines of healthcare delivery. Burnout is an ...

Daniele Fenn said she always had it in her heart to one day work in the medical field, but it was taking care of her grandmother, who was in hospice care at home, that made her choose nursing. “I ...

The "silo effect" can be very damaging to a hospital system. It occurs when hospital staff members strictly focus on their function (e.g., social work, discharge planning, utilization management) and ...

The American Journal of Nursing (AJN) is the oldest and largest circulating nursing journal in the world. The Journal's mission is to promote excellence in professional nursing, with a global ...

MOUNT VERNON — Deaconess Illinois Crossroads has been recognized by Becker’s Healthcare as one of 17 Illinois hospitals, and one of 529 nationwide, for excellence in nursing communication.

Research nurses play a pivotal role in bridging clinical care with scientific discovery, offering registered nurses (RNs) a ...