Tips to Keep You Healthy: Coughs and sneezes spread diseases—especially when it comes to common colds and flu! But getting sick is not inevitable; here's how you can reduce your risk of getting sick this winter.

The Center for School, College, and Career Resources (CSCCR) has launched a new campaign on the importance of vaccinations in college. You received all your vaccines as a young child, so you’re set for life, right? No so. They say students in dorm-like conditions are particularly at risk of contracting meningitis, hepatitis B, and the flu.

Global physician ethics pledge gets biggest makeover in decades - Physician leaders have given the international modern-day Hippocratic Oath the most substantial update that it has seen in nearly 70 years...

(From AMA Wire) A recent article in The Journal of Clinical Hypertension provides a framework to optimize accurate blood-pressure readings and boost patient adherence to treatment. The article outlines the “measure accurately, act rapidly and partner with patients” (M.A.P.) approach to hypertension management.

On a typical day, the first thing I do is touch base with night-shift and day-shift nursing staff members to see whether they have any concerns or questions, especially any concerns about the patients.

In a recent opinion piece published in The Hill, AAACN member Rachel Start advocates that nurses are key to connecting the dots in health care and notes how important it is to engage and empower nurses in the community and ambulatory settings to meet patients where they are. She highlights AAACN's work...

Nursing on Thanksgiving: a Different Kind of Blessing - Disease does not take a holiday off – not even Thanksgiving. Few people choose to work on Thanksgiving Day. But remember, even fewer people would actually choose to be a patient on a holiday.

The quality and safety of patient care depends not only on what happens in clinical settings, but also on what happens in academic settings. How and what students learn—and how nursing faculty and their clinician partners approach teaching—matters.

#fitnursefriday5K is a nationwide event designed to encourage nurses to run in local 5Ks. With the help of social media, you can connect with nurses around the country and inspire each other to get healthy and stay fit. Learn more at FitNurseFriday 5K and Take on a 5K Challenge!

Rediscover the essence of nursing - A myth exists in today's healthcare landscape that all forms of caring are equal. But authentic caring provides deeper meaning for both patients and nurses. It has a reciprocal nature; both the patient and nurse benefit. Authentic caring moments can significantly impact patients' lives and renew nurses' commitment to their work...