Hand Hygiene, Nurse Manicures, and Infant Deaths
It’s Patient Safety Week – and if you’re a nurse, you’ve probably seen articles on the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) infant who passed away due to bacteria from a nurse’s long nails. It stirred up an upsetting – but valuable – Internet conversation on hand hygiene. In fact, Google searches around nurse nails and NICU […]
Beyond the Bedside: When a Nontraditional Nursing Voice Reaches the Capitol
by Zoe Sanabria, RN Last week, I walked the marble halls of Florida’s Capitol not as a politician or lobbyist, but as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) student, and as a voice for thousands of nursing students whose futures depend on decisions made far beyond the classroom. I had the opportunity to participate in […]
7 Steps Hospitals Can Take to Resolve Staff Conflicts
It happens all the time: conflict rises up on the hospital floor. A staff nurse resents a travel nurse’s higher hourly wage or signing bonus. Teams disagree on care plans and someone interprets disagreement as disrespect. A new physician thinks of herself as “direct;” her team says she’s brusque and unfriendly. These conflicts play out […]
What It’s Like to Provide Care on Indigenous Lands
Where are you taking your healthcare career in 2026? (Yes – it’s time to talk about 2026 already.) Lately we’ve noticed a sharp rise in interest from physicians and nurses curious about working with Native American communities. And there’s no doubt that working at an Indian Health Services (IHS) or Tribally operated hospital or clinic […]
Beyond the Bedside: Advice to The Next Generation of Nurses
By Whittney LaCroix, President and Chief Nursing Officer of Tribal Health This year brought one of those big life milestones: my oldest son started college to pursue a nursing degree. I am a nurse, my mother was a nurse, and seeing my son carry on the family tradition made me proud, hopeful, and a little […]
Beyond the Bedside: How certifications can boost your nursing career
Here’s how nursing careers used to go: after becoming a Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse, you embarked on a stable career and usually didn’t think much about continuing your education after that. But as healthcare’s grown more sophisticated, nurses have taken on more responsibility – and now many are earning nursing certifications to boost […]
