Nurse understaffing on surgical wards results in higher mortality, longer hospital stays, and more adverse patient outcomes, according to a study led by the University of Southampton. The researchers ...

I felt like I was being swallowed up by an ocean of tears I’d been holding back. I felt helpless as I lay in the bed that was not my own, waiting for someone to arrive to cart me away to a fate I ...

How did you decide to become a nurse? I have some family members in the nursing field and watching them and talking with them really interested me in nursing. Also, watching the nurses who cared for ...

Helping to ease the minds of patients who are undergoing surgery, perioperative nurses play a key role in advocating for patients, ensuring their safety, and anticipating their needs during surgery.

As Drs. Jorge Lagares-Garcia and Anna Matrachisia bent over the open abdomen of the patient on the operating table, the tone of the electrical cauterizing device sounded and the room filled with an ...