Supporting the Ebola Nurses

Supporting Nurses in the Critical Care Environment.

W in a critical care setting is challenging even on the best of days— critical care providers routinely encounter situations that can create moral distress and provoke instances of incivility among colleagues. This type of constant stress ultimately can lead to nurse burnout and compassion fatigue. Creating and sustaining healthy work environments is imperative to prevent disrespectful interact...

Supporting Those Who Go to Fight Ebola

1 Stanford Law School, Stanford, California, United States of America, 2 Department of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America, 3 Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, 4 Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Ma...

Supporting Recognition of Clinical Nurses With the DAISY Award.

What is meaningful recognition? As a nurse leader, are you prepared to answer that question? Understanding the implications and impact of recognition for nursing staff is a powerful tool for nursing leaders. The DAISY Award is used in more than 2,100 organizations around the globe to give meaning to recognition. Here is a glimpse of the power that recognition can bring to an organization, to it...

Using the Untested Ebola Drug in Ebola Affected Patients: An Ethical Dilemma

Ebola Treatment and Prevention are not the only Battles: Understanding Ebola-related Fear and Stigma