Nursing

Nurse manager offers praise for August 2009 RN bullying feature; retired nursing instructor links nursing shortage with lack of preventive care in the U.S. healthcare system; our August 2009 Reflections piece reminds a nurse of her own training in keeping patient care her primary focus.

Among respondents to RN Magazine's latest nurses' poll, nearly three-quarters (73%) reported that the recession has had a direct impact on their salary.

Wound-care nurse highlights contamination risks of irrigating MRSA lesions with whirlpool therapy; RN refutes advice on Groshong PICC catheter usage; June 2009 article on "No Patient Dies Alone" programs resonates with reader whose hospital duties kept him from tending to critically ill father; praise for June 2009 article on disabled-nurse career paths.

RN Magazine reader survey indicates the vast majority (84%) of poll respondents has seen more cases of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus infection in their hospitals or healthcare facilities.

RN Magazine reader survey reveals that only 15% of participants work in a healthcare facility that allows nurses to choose where to float between assignments.

Nurses report the most unique and unusual gifts they've been given by potential hiring managers.

Praise for RN's articles on atrial fibrillation (May 2009) and stroke treatment (March 2009); nurse explains reasons for suing the Federal Government (as noted in the May 2009 RN); nurse suggests that quantity of childhood vaccinations bears scrutiny in light of rising rates of pediatric autoimmune disease.

Survey of RN Magazine readers shows that 75% of respondents have had a nursing colleague who abused drugs or alcohol.

New nurses welcome message in "Growing New Graduates" article (Jan. 2009); reader urges colleagues to use nursing shortage to win solid gains in wages and benefits; Yakima, WA nurse suggests nurses unable to find work contact her hospital.