Nursing

Information nurse specialists, who combine healthcare expertise with information science skills, will help enact Obama's goal of making all healthcare records electronic.

RN's State of the Industry series continues with a look at the unconventional steps healthcare organizations take to attract and retain RNs.

Article provides guidance for emergency department nurses on how to implement best practices to manage increasing patient flow safely. Examples include nurse administration of procedural sedation, nurse authority to carry out standing orders, use of retail health clinics to relieve pressure on EDs, and individual nurse initiative to enact best practices.

With rates of physical and verbal violence against nurses high, this article describes the healthcare worker's options when confronting violence from patients or coworkers, including strategies for dealing with agitated patients, reporting verbal abuse or belittlement, and legislative or administrative responses.

Since December, nurses in the Memorial Healthcare System in and around Hollywood, FL, have been participating in a voluntary Forensics in Nursing course offered through the Broward County Medical Examiner's Office. Their experiences are helping families gain closure, assisting law enforcement in evidence preservation, enhancing their own professional development, and aiding hospital risk management efforts.

Four well-known members of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)--Judith Goldberg, BSN, RN, CNOR; Victoria Steelman, RN, PhD, CNOR, FAAN; Cecil A. King, RN, MS, CNOR; and Charlotte Guglielmi, RN, BSN, MA, CNOR, share their thoughts on the impact the organization's Recommended Practices have made in the workplace.

When it comes to benefits, the news from RN's biennial earnings survey is mixed. How do your current perks add up?

This year's salary profile provides a mixture of results, influenced by specialty, setting, and experience. Read on to see how your pay rates.