HEALTH BYTES: Cooking for One
From ChooseMyPlate.gov - MyPlate, MyWins Tips: Meal Planning for One - Cooking for one can be challenging—most recipes and sales are meant for more than one person. Use these tips to help when you’re cooking for one.
New Director on the Board of Directors Announced
Christine Ruygrok, MBA RN-BC, has been appointed as a Director on the Board of Directors effective at the close of the AAACN 2018 Annual Conference!
HEALTH BYTES: NCC Sends Appropriations Request for FY 2019
Fifty six organizations signed on to a letter to the House and Senate Appropriations committees outlining the Nursing Community Coalition's Fiscal Year 2019 funding requests of $244 million for the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs...
HEALTH BYTES: Focus On: Influenza
Every flu season is different, and infection can affect people differently. Take advantage of this collection of articles to learn more about influenza and keep yourself, and those around you, healthy this season.
HEALTH BYTES: Electronic Health Records
The widespread implementation of electronic health records has caused a sea change in health care and in medical practice. The digitization of health care data has had some positive effects on patient safety, but it has also created new patient safety concerns.
HEALTH BYTES: "What Matters to You?
Through health coaching, a team-based approach, physicians and their teams can help patients become active participants in their care. One health care collaborative has incorporated health coaching that goes beyond just asking “what’s the matter?”
HEALTH BYTES: HHS Secretary Azar Holds Flu Briefing with Key HHS Leaders
On Wednesday, February 7, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar received a briefing on preparedness and response efforts for seasonal and pandemic influenza from Acting CDC Director Anne Schuchat, NIH National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci, and Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Robert Kadlec.
AAACN Shatters Record: More Members Than Ever
AAACN is booming! We now have a record-breaking 4,297 members, climbing over 4,000 for the first time. We hope to grow even more in 2018 and look forward to helping you make the most of your membership benefits in 2018.
HEALTH BYTES: Nurses - Get To Sleep!
Want to know what tips and tricks your fellow nurses use to get and stay asleep? New to the night shift or facing a small bout of insomnia? There are lots of ideas in the Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation community! Get ideas and get to sleep!
HEALTH BYTES: Preventing the Flu from the CDC
Take Action to Prevent the Flu: Everything you need to know about the flu illness, including symptoms, treatment and prevention. (From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases [NCIRD]).