Linda Aiken: Improving health care outcomes through research (Part Two)

Linda Aiken: Improving health care outcomes through research (Part Two)

She realized that, through research, she could impact the care of millions.

Linda Aiken: Improving health care outcomes through research (Part One)

Linda Aiken: Improving health care outcomes through research (Part One)

Linda Aiken talks about her research and its implications for nursing and health care.

Editor’s blog: Back to 'The Future of Nursing'

Editor’s blog: Back to 'The Future of Nursing'

The mission: To boldly go where nursing has never gone before. (open access)

Blog post: The road less taken

Blog post: The road less taken

She was a CNA with a PhD. One charge nurse told her, “I will never call you “Doctor.’”...

Who will YOU remember?

Who will YOU remember?

You never know which patients will stay in your mind forever. (open access)

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Additional features and highlights

RNews Digest: 27 January 2012
27 January 2012
News and perspectives important to RNs and the profession of nursing, gathered from sources around the world. (open access)
Emory transplant nurse donates kidney to her patient
24 January 2012
Allison Battson gave of herself—literally—by becoming an organ donor. (open access)

Editor’s blog: Am I sick or what?
By James E. Mattson, 15 December 2011
A call for reader feedback. (open access)
Editor’s blog: Coming soon, the Aiken Interview
By James E. Mattson, 16 November 2011
When Aiken speaks, health care listens. (open access)
Bernadette Melnyk: Coal miner’s daughter (Part Two)
By James E. Mattson, 04 November 2011
She’s passionate about EBP and promoting mental health for children and teens.
Suzanne Prevost: Passionate about family, nursing and research-based practice
By Jane Marie Kirschling, 04 November 2011
Her presidential call to action? “Give back to move forward.”
Bernadette Melnyk: Coal miner’s daughter (Part One)
By James E. Mattson, 03 November 2011
Living proof that what doesn’t break you makes you stronger.
Wisdom dressed in scrubs: A non-nurse offers insights to the caring profession
By Elle Allison, 01 November 2011
What nurse leaders can do to foster and support wisdom in health care organizations. (open access)

Observations from the exam room
- Rethinking retail
  21 December 2011
  Think retail health care is impersonal health care? It doesn’t have to be.
Reflections on practice
- Don’t underestimate the value of a coach!
  20 December 2011
  A nurse performs many important roles. Coaching peers is one of them.
Point of care
- The nurse’s role in risk-benefit analysis
  19 December 2011
  Inform, explain and listen, but don’t give advice.
From the CEO
- Creating a legacy
  13 December 2011
  Everyone leaves a legacy. The challenge is to do it intentionally.

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