An army of traveling nursesBlog
https://blog.truthaboutnursing.org/2020/12/an-army-of-traveling-nurses/
As 2020 ends, coverage of nursing in Covid care still depends on who is involved. A recent NBC News piece offered a good quick look at the travel nurses who are trying to cope with the current U.S. surge. In a BBC Newshour report, an NYU ph …
Burn the witchBlog
https://blog.truthaboutnursing.org/2025/02/burn-the-witch/
… tributed to flaws in a health system beset by understaffing, resource shortages, poor training, and low morale. For nursing, that basic picture is familiar. In recent years, some U.S. nurses have been criminally charged for errors, in a see …
We belong togetherBlog
https://blog.truthaboutnursing.org/2021/09/2019-march-of-nurses/
… conditions. (The “white” element evidently refers to the traditional nursing uniform color, not to race–although nursing does need greater diversity, a concern that is at least starting to be addressed.) As the article explained, the nurse …
Saving us from ourselvesBlog
https://blog.truthaboutnursing.org/2020/06/laurie-combe-rocks/
Washington Post report on nursing in Covid era offers unusually deep look at profession A long April 2020 piece in the Post had information from a diverse group of nurses. Of course,… Washington Post report on nursing in Covid era offers un …
It’s all about the beds-and-ventsBlog
https://blog.truthaboutnursing.org/2020/03/beds-and-vents/
… it is also a striking example of what has become a mini-stereotype of nursing: the misconception that such mass casualty events require surge capacity in I.C.U. beds and ventilators, but that those items just manage themselves, or perhaps a …