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Ethical Dimensions in Nursing Care for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities

Nurses frequently express ethical uncertainty and emotional burden when institutional constraints or unclear policies interfere with the delivery of person-centered care.

Nursing February 26th 2026

Tags: HEALTH EQUITY INFORMED CONSENT INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES MEDICAL ETHICS MENTAL HEALTH PATIENT-CENTERED CARE

American Nurse Journal (ANJ)

Dress for Success: Wound Dressing Basics

Gauze dressings are no longer the standard of care in modern wound healing.

Emergency/Trauma Nursing February 26th 2026

Tags: CRITICAL CARE HOME HEALTHCARE LONG-TERM CARE (LTC) PROCEDURAL SKILLS WOUND CARE

OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing

Overview & Summary: Advance Care Planning: Strategies for Nurses

Nurses have cited numerous challenges to facilitating ACP such as a perceived lack of education, training, and/or mentorship as well as a lack of high-quality research to support an evidence-based, nurse-led ACP training model.

Nursing February 26th 2026

Tags: ADVANCE CARE PLANNING (ACP) CRITICAL CARE END-OF-LIFE CARE HEALTH EQUITY NURSING LEADERSHIP/MANAGEMENT PALLIATIVE CARE TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICE

The American Journal of Nursing (AJN)

Ketamine as a Mental Health Treatment

Patients seeking ketamine treatment have often spent years seeking to treat their mental health symptoms, and out of that desperation, seek out care without thoroughly vetting their options or practitioners.

Community/Public Health Nursing February 26th 2026

Tags: DEPRESSION DRUG SAFETY & INTERACTIONS MENTAL HEALTH OFF-LABEL USE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER

MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

New Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: Cervical Ripening in Pregnancy

A trauma-informed approach should guide the decision about oral misoprostol versus vaginal pharmacologic or mechanical methods because more vaginal exams may cause distress in some patients.

Maternal-Child Health Nursing February 26th 2026

Tags: GUIDELINES/RECOMMENDATIONS LABOR & DELIVERY MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE POSTPARTUM COMPLICATIONS WOMEN'S HEALTH

Medical Professionals Reference (MPR)

Study Reaffirms Health Benefits of Universal Hepatitis B Birth Dose

“The CDC’s vaccine advisory committee failed to account for the risks associated with delaying vaccination, particularly regarding the impact on health equity.” — Vaccine Integrity Project researchers

Family Medicine/General Practice February 25th 2026

Tags: BUSINESS & POLICY GUIDELINES/RECOMMENDATIONS HEALTH EQUITY HEPATITIS NEWBORN CARE VACCINES/IMMUNIZATION

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