The Relentless School Nurse: Protecting Children Has Never Been Optional. Ask a Grandparent.
The Winter 2026 edition of the Grandparents for Vaccines newsletter arrives at a moment when the ground beneath childhood immunizations continues to crumble. Federal rollbacks of long-standing vaccine recommendations have landed alongside falling vaccination rates and a resurgence of measles in communities across the country. For families, this has created uncertainty and confusion, layered onto…
Meet the Real ER Nurse Bringing Authenticity to HBO’s ‘The Pitt’
Image sources: Ned Brower, IMDB When The Pitt debuted on HBO Max, one of the most talked-about characters wasn’t the world-weary attending physician or the bright-eyed intern — it was…
Blood on Your Scrubs? Nurses Swear These Tips Actually Work
One of the less glamorous parts about being a nurse or PA (we know, there’s more than one) is the lovely body fluids you’re sprayed with occasionally. Vomit, urine, saliva,…
Three Women Reunite After Off-Duty Nurse Saves Fan’s Life at Vegas Hockey Game
What started as a fun night between girlfriends at a Golden Knights game quickly turned into a life or death emergency when one of them suddenly collapsed in the stands.…
Meet The 5 Female Nurses Who Refused To Stay In Their Lane
Pessimistic. Bossy. Feisty. Not a team player. As members of a female-dominated profession, nurses are often branded as the above rather than the innovators and critical stakeholders they are in…
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing In patients with hemodynamic compromise from a suspected tension pneumothorax, treatment with immediate needle thoracostomy, followed by tube thoracostomy, should not be delayed while waiting for a chest x-ray.
Improved maternity services at Morecambe Bay rated ‘good’ by CQC
Maternity services at Morecambe Bay have been rated as “good” by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), which found “widespread improvements in maternity care” at the foundation trust. The post Improved maternity services at Morecambe Bay rated ‘good’ by CQC appeared first on Nursing Times.
Staff shortages continue to ‘negatively effect’ mental health act detainees
Shortages of mental healthcare staff are continuing to leave patients “feeling unsafe” on mental health wards, a new report from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has warned. The post Staff shortages continue to ‘negatively effect’ mental health act detainees appeared first on Nursing Times.
AI-assisted screening for breast cancer shows promise
An artificial intelligence-supported screening tool is better at identifying breast cancer at an early stage than conventional screening, according to the largest trial to date looking at AI-use in cancer screening. The post AI-assisted screening for breast cancer shows promise appeared first on Nursing Times.
The Relentless School Nurse: When the Gunshot Isn’t Heard – How Parental Firearm Injury Shapes Children’s Mental Health
When a firearm injury happens, our systems know exactly what to do with the person who was shot. Stabilize.Operate.Admit.Discharge. What they are far less prepared to do is notice the children who go home afterward — the ones whose sense of safety has been quietly, sometimes permanently, disrupted. A new open-access study in the New…