History in the making

Ernest Grant is a nurse's nurse. He's funny, insightful, inspirational, and dedicated to supporting nurses so they can provide the best patient care possible. He'll take the helm as president of the American Nurses Association in 2019, and his election is historic. He's the first man to be elected to the position in the organization's history. Learn more about him and how he hopes to influence the nursing profession.

Also in this issue: Find out how a "fall plan of care" can keep older adults safe, how an interdisciplinary team designed a clinical pathway to improve extubation outcomes, and what landed on the top health tech hazards list.

A Q&A With the First Man Elected as American Nurses Association President

Ernest Grant hopes to be a role model for a diverse group of future nurses. Read on to learn about his insights of and vision for the nursing profession.

Want to Decrease Falls? Here's how.

Find out how to lower older adults' fall risk with a combination of screening, modifying risk factors, and evidence-based interventions.

Clinical Pathway Improves Extubation Outcomes

A multidisciplinary team designed a clinical pathway that improved institutional practice and quality of care. Read on to learn more about this successful quality improvement project.

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Hackers, Mattresses, Sponges Top ECRI Health Tech Hazards List

Improper cleaning and disinfecting can expose patients to infectious materials on mattresses or mattress covers. Sponges retained inside patients after surgery can lead to infection. Other hazards abound.

A Surgeon So Bad It Was Criminal

Christopher Duntsch's surgical outcomes were so outlandishly poor that Texas prosecuted him for harming patients. Why did it take so long for the systems that are supposed to police problem doctors to stop him from operating?

Must Reads

Report: Mass. nurse question may cost $949M

The Lowell Sun

'Nurse educators' paid by drug companies facing scrutiny as lawsuits mount

Stat News

Lewiston hospital finds success recruiting nurses from the Philippines

Portland Press Herald

A Nobel Prize-winning physicist sold his medal for $765,000 to pay medical bills

Vox

The hospital says she's brain-dead. Her parents say she's alive. Who decides when to take her off the ventilator?

The Texas Tribune

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Jennifer Thew, RN
Senior Editor, Nursing