Violence in health care facilities is increasing at an alarming rate. While hospitals and health systems have protocols to detect and deter violence, the toll of workplace violence on hospital employees can be immense, ranging from physical and psychological harm…
Nursing Indiana Back to Health
As the COVID-19 pandemic has stretched on, one thing has become apparent: Indiana’s health care providers are under a tremendous amount of pressure to provide services that Hoosiers desperately need. The nursing shortage and resulting strain on the workforce have been primary…
Building Resiliency Through REST
The COVID-19 virus entered the United States in early 2020 causing over 600,000 deaths nationwide in just over a year. While the virus itself took its toll on those who contracted it, front-line workers and hospital leaders struggled with mental…
Hoosier Health Care Heroes Honored
The tale of the COVID-19 pandemic is undoubtedly one of the great tragedies that have taken the lives of more than 20,000 Hoosiers and have strained Indiana’s frontline health care workforce for two years and counting. In December 2021, The Indiana…
We Are Healthcare: Jennifer Chiusano, MA, BSN, RN, NE-BC
Wise words from Deaconess Chief Nurse Executive Jennifer Chiusano: Nurses rise to meet the needs of their patients, colleagues, and communities. Nurses week is a time of reflection on where nurses have been and what they’ve experienced and accomplished. It’s…
We Are Healthcare: Kayla Sims, RN
Working in healthcare is a rewarding yet challenging career. Kayla Sims, RN at Margaret Mary Health, shares a touching story about spending time with a patient while they were alone and dying from COVID-19. Although heartbreaking and difficult, she felt…
We Are Healthcare: Franciscan Nurses
Nurses Kaitlyn, Amanda, Kristen, and Mary from the Cardiac Care Unit at Franciscan Health Lafayette share why they love working as nurses and providing care for others.
We Are Healthcare: Brandi Allen, RN
There are many reasons nurses choose their career path, most often it is to care for others. Brandi Allen, RN, BSN, at Methodist Hospitals discovered she wanted to be a nurse when she was very young. After watching ICU nurses…
We Are Healthcare: Carie Mossman, RN
Carie Mossman, RN at Ascension St. Vincent Resource Nurse, ECMO Team Leader, talks about how her job working with babies and kids brings her a lot of joy.
We Are Healthcare: Pamela Morrison, RN
Pamela Morrison, BSN, RN, from Memorial Hospital of South Bend, defines being a nurse by words like “compassion,” “dignity,” and “support.” She speaks proudly of being a nurse and offers welcoming words for those thinking about joining the profession. Pamela…
