Sarah Handzel, BSN, RN

No longer simply accepted as part of the culture of nursing, bullying must be acknowledged and addressed. It starts with education and a commitment to a healthy work environment.

Nurses should be aware of how to identify sepsis in patients with cancer to facilitate early diagnosis and immediately treatment.

As nurses, we’re skilled at innovating. We have to be. The nature of our work means we often have to find new ways to help our patients. From new teach­ing methods to time-saving wound care tech­niques, every nurse has, at some point in his or her career, needed to think up something on the fly for the benefit of a patient.