Healthcare Leaders Choose Collaboration Over Competing During COVID-19

Rhonda Collins, DNP, RN, FAAN, June 8, 2020

As long as COVID-19 remains a public health risk, PPE is a must-have for healthcare workers. By making hands-free communication devices worn under PPE a standard, hospitals can better safeguard their frontlines from infection.

Nursing: A Heroic Profession of Purpose, Service and Advocacy

Rhonda Collins, DNP, RN, FAAN, May 26, 2020

In light of recent events, and the toll that COVID-19 has taken on healthcare workers, we have never had more reason to honor nurses and other frontline heroes.

As part of the worldwide 2020 "...

A 3-Point Strategy to Help Strengthen Nurses' Resiliency

Rhonda Collins, DNP, RN, FAAN, May 18, 2020

In watching the toll COVID-19 has taken on healthcare workers, I realize that cognitive burden is even more of an issue now than it was before the pandemic. The mental and physical burden nurses must carry in this time of need is life altering for them.

Cognitive Overload Among Nurses: Exploring Causes, Risks and Solutions

Rhonda Collins, DNP, RN, FAAN, May 11, 2020

Before COVID-19, nurses had to manage cognitive overload. During both routine days and stressful times, healthcare workers experience cognitive burden. Identifying ways to lessen that burden by simplifying workflows with assistive technologies can reduce the mental and...