As long term care facilities and hospitals fight COVID-19 and care for patients, there is another group of frontline workers providing essential care–home health care workers. Every day, hundreds of thousands of home health care (HHC) workers go into homes to provide vital services for our seniors, homebound, and disabled neighbors. Home health nurses provide … Keep Reading
Registered nurse, Karen Garcia, finds herself at the intersection of a global pandemic and a hot button U.S. political issue. As an RN at a Central Phoenix hospital, Karen has been on the frontlines treating patients suspected of having COVID-19 in isolated holding areas. At the same time, she continues to face uncertainty concerning her … Keep Reading
Many healthcare workers (and others) are feeling increased levels of stress amid the COVID-19 global pandemic. During this challenging time, it is more important than ever to support nurses however we can. Fortunately, with all the destruction that COVID-19 has left in its wake, the virus is also showing us how supportive our communities can … Keep Reading
Aspen University Dean of Nursing on climate change, penguins, and how nurses can help save our environment. Whether in person, online, or over the phone, Dr. Nina Beaman has always registered as passionate, nurturing, knowledgeable, and, most importantly, hopeful. She truly believes in the power of positive change. Thanks for speaking with me today, Dr. … Keep Reading
Please enjoy this inspiring essay from Heather Watts, who earned her BSN — and just recently her MSN in Forensic Nursing — from Aspen University. Graduation…the moment we get to walk across the stage, shake hands with some of our mentors and professors, be handed our diplomas and proclaim to the world, our family … Keep Reading
Please enjoy this guest post from Sarah Jividen of Mother Nurse Love: Are you almost done with nursing school? Your first year out of nursing school will be an exciting one! You will finally be in charge of your own patient assignments, with exciting opportunities to utilize your clinical and hands-on nursing skillset. But there … Keep Reading
Please enjoy this guest post from Jerome Stone, RN, of Minding the Bedside: STRESS(ORS) IN NURSING When it comes to stress, nurses know what it feels like to not only have too many things to do and too many tasks to accomplish but also to have peoples’ lives and well-being depend upon us. Considering … Keep Reading
This past holiday season, a Nashville nurse sang bedside Christmas carols with a patient undergoing chemotherapy. Similarly, a patient in an Atlanta hospital was given a flash-mob style “Backstreet Boys” concert by a team of nurses who knew that the patient had planned to see the actual BSB, but due to her diagnosis was no … Keep Reading
What is nurse bullying? How is that different from incivility? Aspen University’s Sam Boone sat down with Dr. Renee Thompson, founder of the Healthy Workforce Institute, an organization that works to “eradicate workplace bullying and incivility.” We cover various ways to recognize and remediate nurse bullying, the differences between bullying and incivility, and how leaders … Keep Reading
Please enjoy this guest post from Keith Carlson, BSN, RN, NC-BC of Nurse Keith: Communication in nursing, medicine, and healthcare aren’t necessarily rocket science. Still, based on the roadblocks and speed bumps that lack of communication skills can cause, you would not be remiss in thinking that landing a rocket on Mars may seem like … Keep Reading