Patients admitted with changes in mental status often need a nurse advocate to speak for them—in this case, the patient's daughter, herself a nurse.

Mentorship is a critical part of a nurse's professional development at all stages of her or his career. Nurse mentorships contribute not only to the next generation of nurses, but to overall community health.

Donna Ojanen Thomas describes the nursing and life lessons she learned from Bob Marshall, a longtime marathon runner, as he developed Lou Gehrig disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS).

Complaining and the blame game waste time and energy—and drive us in the wrong direction.

The Joint Commission recently distributed a Sentinel Event Alert regarding behaviors that undermine the culture of safety. Included was the rise of "horizontal violence," physical and verbal attacks on fellow nurses in the care setting, that contributes to the nursing shortage and may cost patient lives.

To change your practice, you must enhance and expand your nursing knowledge.

Memories of the night a miracle baby arrived are with me to this day.

Nurses can improve the nation's health with each patient encounter

It's far scarier to think of what we would have to do to get rid of the angel image.