Turning research into results
How nurses at a Colorado hospital use evidence to guide practice
When staff nurse Ruthie Weyant, MSN, RN, CCRN-CMC, began exploring the use of restraints on ventilator-dependent patients in the cardiac ICU, she found some surprising results that ultimately led to a change in the critical care unit’s protocol. Now restraints are used less frequently, and instead nurses focus on improving pain management in patients who are intubated and mechanically ventilated.
The ability of Weyant and her co-workers to question why things are done a certain way, as well as to conduct and participate in research and protocol-making, is imbedded into the culture of the Medical Center of the Rockies (MCR), a Magnet®-designated facility. (more…)
In the spotlight
ANA releases updated edition of anti-bullying booklet, CE
The American Nurses Association (ANA) has developed an informative, practical booklet, Bullying in the Workplace: [Read More]
Kate Judge named executive director of ANF
Kate Judge has been named as the new executive director of the American Nurses Foundation (ANF) to broaden the [Read More]
ANA awards six hospitals for outstanding nursing quality
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital decreased its rates of patient falls by 33 percent and pressure ulcers [Read More]
Featured Articles
Targeting the big questions
Academy nurses zero in on issues to advance policy and practice Promoting the use of advance directives, measuring nurses’ impact on patient outcomes, and providing needed care to women with unintended pregnancies are some ways to improve health care in this country, according to nurse experts. [Read More]
ANA brings nursing data to the bedside
Nurses can share ideas, discuss issues, and learn on the Nursing Quality Network RNs have an effective way to reach into cyberspace to share their best practices, puzzle out a problem, and learn about quality issues and activities: the Nursing Quality Network™, a program of the American Nurses [Read More]
Putting the brakes on drowsy driving
Shift work and long hours are associated with reduced time for sleep and can have a negative impact on the health and safety of nurses. Effects may include fatigue, increased stress, depression, and physiological dysfunction that can lead to injuries and illnesses. Automobile crashes are one [Read More]
Supporting research with patient-centered outcomes
American Nurses Association (ANA) President Karen A. Daley, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, and ANA staff joined some 350 stakeholders from nursing and other health care organizations, consumer groups, individuals, and government and non-profit agencies who attended a meeting held by the Patient-Centered [Read More]
President’s Perspective
ANA’s race for relevance
In my position, I have an opportunity to meet with nurses around the country. I have been inspired by the innovative things nurses are doing in their hospitals, schools of nursing, clinics, and private practices. Recently, I had the privilege of spending the day at my alma mater, the Catherine Labouré School of Nursing [Read More]
What’s in OJIN?
Articles on previously published OJIN topics
A new informatics column is posted and several new articles are on the way this spring in OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing. Informatics. Where Is It? By Linda Thede, RhD, RN-BC. This column reviews the progress made related to [Read More]
APRN Focus
Finding the path to success in state-level APRN advocacy
Advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) issues are a priority for many constituent and state nurses associations (C/SNAs), and they expend significant resources to launch advocacy efforts. So [Read More]