On any given day, the average nurse uses his or her knowledge, training and ethical standards to make countless moral decisions regarding patient health. Both minor issues and complex emergencies must ...

Nurses interact with people during some of their most vulnerable moments and in highly personal ways. It’s why they often find themselves confronted with challenging ethical dilemmas that require ...

Quality communication about end-of-life care ensures that medical treatments or interventions align with patients’ values and ...

A look at tough moral questions as the NYC strike persists ...

Hospital leaders already know nurses are leaving the bedside — and countless more are turning away from the profession — for myriad reasons. But do they really understand why? Cynda Hylton Rushton, ...

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The oncology nursing staff faced a critical dilemma. A 70-year-old woman with advanced cancer was declining rapidly and unable to communicate. Her nurses strongly believed that her care should shift ...

Working in healthcare can be equal parts rewarding and exhausting. Sometimes, when nurses are questioning their career, they need help rediscovering their purpose in nursing. A popular anonymous quote ...