Hammond, Lori; Pullen, Richard L. Jr.

A longer lifespan does not necessarily equate with a high quality of life. In this article, learn about strategies to help older adults cope with loneliness, social isolation, and chronic illness and improve their physical and emotional health.

Hills, Teresa E.

The physical, emotional, and financial impact of a traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) can be devastating. In this comprehensive article, the author reviews the pathophysiology of TSCI and discusses medical, surgical, and nursing management during the acute and subacute phases of injury.

Roberts, Deborah C.

Nurses of color refrain from speaking up about racism they experience from patients, White peers, coworkers, and higher-ups. Racism is the elephant in the room that no one wants to talk about. This article examines the barriers that may prevent nurses of color from speaking openly about racism and encourages all nurses to speak up and out against racism in nursing.

Ruth-Sahd, Lisa A.

A nurse educator argues that the COVID-19 pandemic provides educators with an opportunity to refocus on some essential nursing concepts and incorporate hard lessons learned from the pandemic into their teaching plan.

Jones, Michael

Responding to our nationwide survey, nurses provide insights into the use of empowering language in healthcare: a person-first, strengths-based approach to talking with patients that includes a commitment to bias-free and destigmatizing language.

Steers, Mai-Ly N.; Gallups, Sarah F.

The authors discuss ethical concerns surrounding social media content posted by nurses—specifically, how these posts may violate public trust—-and urge nurses to think before they post.

Barnett, Taylor; Denke, Linda

As part of a multimodal approach to postoperative analgesia, review the roles of select nonopioid adjuvant and adjunctive medications, as well as select nonpharmacologic therapies.