2000 Articles
Breathing
Easier
Mobile asthma clinic helps inner-city students miss less school
By Cathryn Domrose
December 18, 2000
Tangled
Up in the Blues
How nurses cope with the pressure of the holiday season
By José Alaniz
December 18, 2000
Training
for Tomorrow
Continuing education legislation aims to maintain competence
among nurses
By Jennifer Birch
December 11, 2000
Holiday
Wish List
How to find the perfect gift for the nurse in your life
By Diane Sussman
December 11, 2000
A
Nod to Tradition
American Museum of Nursing was a long time coming – and collecting
By Diane Sussman
December 4, 2000
A
Long and Winding Road
Organizers of Million Nurse March press on, despite obstacles
By Barbara Tone, RN
December 4, 2000
Quiet
Epidemic
With Type 2 diabetes on the rise, nurses encourage patients
to adopt – and maintain – healthy habits
By Cathryn Domrose
November 27, 2000
Breaking
Point
Faced with burnout in the workplace, nurses take care of each
other
By Melissa Gaskill
November 27, 2000
No
Place Like Home
Visiting nurses talk about challenges, rewards of bringing
care to patients
By Rachael Kagan
November 27, 2000
Unraveling
Autism
Health experts tackle escalating incidents of developmental
disorders
By Nancy Devine
November 20, 2000
Turf
War
Clash over AMA petition to tighten regulations for advanced
practice nurses
By Jennifer Birch
November 20, 2000
Damage
Control
Nurses respond to newspaper series that examined on-the-job
errors, assessing the harm and the benefits of bringing the
problem to light
By Anne Federwisch, OTR
November 13, 2000
On
Their Own
Nurse-managed clinics come of age, move into the mainstream
By Megan Malugani
November 13, 2000
Flex
Appeal
Distinguished NP juggles multifaceted career, community work
and family
By Mary Elizabeth Hopkins
November 13, 2000
Better
Late Than Never
Facing flu vaccine delays, health care workers hatch a plan
to reach at-risk patients
By Carol Lindsay, RN
November 6, 2000
Cycle
of Caring
Lance Armstrong’s nurse talks about treating the athlete and
her patient care philosophy
By Melissa Gaskill
November 6, 2000
Relief
Efforts
Hospice, palliative nurses ease pain at the end of life
By Mary Elizabeth Hopkins & Joanne Bowlby
November 6, 2000
No
Mountain Too High
Sports center’s tailor-made programs serve aspiring athletes
with disabilities
By Connie Goldsmith, MPA, RN
November 6, 2000
Breast
Cancer: finding answers
This five-part series explores some of the major breakthroughs
and techniques in successful treatment of breast cancer
By Leslie O'Connor
Special to Health24News
October 30, 2000
Back-breaking
Drug Costs
Rising prices of prescriptions force older patients to make
trade-offs
By Cathryn Domrose
October 30, 2000
Nursing
for Dummies
Lifelike mannequins help students sharpen their patient care
skills
By José Alaniz
October 30, 2000
Tell
and Show
Mock hospitals allow health students to put theory into practice
By Tonie Auer
October 30, 2000
In
Need of Protection
Needlestick injury prompts nurse to help keep others safe
Interview by Mary Elizabeth Hopkins
October 30, 2000
Interventional
Radiology vs. Surgery
This three-part series takes an in-depth look at the benefits
of interventional radiology
By Patti Ward
Special to Health24News
October 25, 2000
Image
Overhaul
Media still are off-target portraying nurses
By Diane Sussman
October 23, 2000
Against
the Odds
For preemies, smaller size means bigger risk for lifelong
problems
By Scott Williams
October 23, 2000
Tip
of the Iceberg
Amid a sea of hot-button issues, staffing ratios rise to the
surface
By Mary Elizabeth Hopkins
October 23, 2000
Anxiety
Disorder: When Fear Rules Your Life
This five-part series takes an in-depth look at the different
types of anxiety disorder
By Grace Tsai, Ph.D.
Health24News
October 16, 2000
Reign
of Fire
Health care community battles one of the most devastating
fire seasons on record
By Diane Sussman
October 16, 2000
Space
and Beyond
Pioneering nurses prepare for a giant leap into the final
frontier
By José Alaniz
October 16, 2000
Kid-Proof
Solution
Nurse adapts adult device to monitor children's heartbeats
By Janet Kilgore
October 16, 2000
Sex
and the 'Net: Safe vs. Unhealthy
Options
A two-part series
By Tim Bergling
Health24News
October 11, 2000
Medi-cuts
Hit Home
Nursing homes struggle to stay afloat with shrinking Medicare
payments and understaffed facilities
By Cathryn Domrose
October 2, 2000
Difference
of Opinion
Judge rules Texas Medicaid program failing children; state
disagrees
By Melissa Gaskill
October 2, 2000
Death
and Dying
Nurses recognize need for better training to deal with end-of-life
issues
By José Alaniz
October 2, 2000
Drug
Approval Process Responds to Urgency – Part I of a Five-Part
Series
This week's five-part series takes an in-depth look at the
benefits and dangers of the FDA's fast-track drug approval
process
By Amy Levey
Special to Health24News
October 2, 2000
Fantastic
voyage for technology, medicine
This two-part series explores the ethical and technical challenges
surrounding micro-size medical devices.
By Candace Dean
Special to Health24News
September 25, 2000
Nurses
in Love
Couples find shared career strengthens their relationship
By Michelle Paolucci
September 25, 2000
Tough
Lessons
Alcohol treatment programs debate abstinence vs. moderation
By Connie Goldsmith, MPA, RN
September 25, 2000
Alzheimer's
disease
This
five-part series will explore possible risk factors surrounding
Alzheimer's disease and discuss symptoms, diagnosis, prevention,
treatments and the hope for the future.
By Leslie
O'Connor
Special to Health24News
September 18-22, 2000
Global
Swarming
Migration of birds, insects and other species triggers rise
in infectious diseases – and places new demands on health
care
By Diane Sussman
September 18, 2000
Follow
Your Heart
Researchers explore the connection between cardiac rhythms,
stress
By José Alaniz
September 18, 2000
Prescription
for Success
Pharmacist, nurse unite in life and in extended health care
business
By Melissa Gaskill
September 18, 2000
And
Access for All
A decade of rights for people with disabilities
By Chris Schreiber
September 18, 2000
Lifesaving
Immunizations Draw Critics
This three-part series on immunizations explores the issues
parents face when it’s time to vaccinate their children.
By Heidi
Renner
Special to Health24News
September 7, 2000
Three
for the Show
Health care issues separate the major
presidential candidates
By Diane Sussman
September 4, 2000
In
Your Corner
Nurse congressional candidates discuss
why they became involved in politics
By Melissa Gaskill
September 4, 2000
Feel
the Power
Nurses encourage peers to take a stand and vote
By Jennifer Birch
September 4, 2000
Rx
for Reform
Congress gears up to wrestle
with health care issues
By Scott Williams
September 4, 2000
For
the Record
How the prospective vice presidents
stack up on health care
By Megan Malugani
September 4, 2000
Gore's
Prescription
Campaign adviser discusses candidate's
stance on nursing, health care
By Megan Malugani
September 4, 2000
A
Spirited Approach
Nurses and chaplains team up to provide pastoral care for
patients’ needs
By Diane Sussman
August 28, 2000
Body
and Soul
Volunteer patients submit to clinical experiments, for health’s
sake
By José Alaniz
August 28, 2000
First
Impressions
Partnership program offers students an eye-opening look at
health care professions
By José Alaniz
August 28, 2000
Nurse,
Interrupted
A portrait of how disciplinary action can tie you up in knots
By Megan Malugani
August 21, 2000
Great
Expectations
Today's nursing students, programs prepare for tomorrow's
challenges
By José Alaniz
August 21, 2000
Mission:
Possible
College team trains South African nurses on AIDS prevention,
treatment
By Mary Elizabeth Hopkins
August 21, 2000
The
Net Result
A decade later, the Web connects us worldwide
Includes
Interactive Timeline
By Curtis Pond
August 14, 2000
On
the Horizon
Future nurses will have broader skills
Interview by Melissa Gaskill
August 14, 2000
The
Buzz
Health care workers step up training to prepare for killer
bee attacks
By José Alaniz
August 7, 2000
Fashion
Forward
Get ready for a bright new world of hospital attire
By Diane Sussman
August 7, 2000
Brave
New World
In the future, nurses will need a 'very large tool belt'
By Cathryn Domrose
August 7, 2000
Generation
Rx
As demographics change, the patient of 2010 will pose new
challenges
By Diane Sussman
August 7, 2000
High
on the Hog
Nurse researcher uses pigs to try to unlock common ICU problem
By José Alaniz
August 7, 2000
Mothers
of Invention
To improve patient care, nurses devise innovative products
By Michelle Paolucci
August 2, 2000
Is
Laughter the Best Medicine?
Texas nurse travels to China with Patch Adams
Interview by Tonie Auer
July 31, 2000
Roads
Less Traveled
A tour of some of the uncommon
career paths in nursing
By Diane Sussman
July 24, 2000
Staying
Power
Keeping nurses isn’t about showing them the money
By Cathryn Domrose
July 24, 2000
Return
Engagement
For nurses who would like to re-enter clinical practice, you
can go home again
By Connie Goldsmith, MPA, RN
July 24, 2000
A
Graceful Exit
When leaving a job, nurses advise not to burn bridges
By Chris Schreiber
July 24, 2000
Off
the Welfare Track
Single mother juggles nursing school and raising a daughter
By José Alaniz
July 24, 2000
Taking
Care of Congress
Nurse turned politician battles for better health care
Interview by Valerie Harris, MS, OTR
July 17, 2000
Dot-com
Recovery
Consolidation becomes an elixir for the e-health flu
By Curtis Pond
July 11, 2000
Northern
Exposure
U.S. hospitals become a magnet for Canadian nurses
By Curtis Pond
July 10, 2000
A
New Partnership
Civil unions allow gay, lesbian couples more say in each other’s
care
By Diane Sussman
July 10, 2000
Under
Siege
Drill simulates bioterrorist attack’s effects on health care
workers
By José Alaniz
July 10, 2000
Slow
Lane to Safety
A year later, success of needlestick legislation still unclear
By Chris Schreiber
July 10, 2000
Run
for the Borders
High prices for prescriptions send patients scurrying to Canada,
Mexico
By Sara Solovitch
July 10, 2000
The
Waiting Game
Nurses strive to educate families about new organ allocation
policies
By Cathryn Domrose
July 3, 2000
Safe
and Sane
Forensic nurses gather evidence to aid sexual assault survivors
By Mary Elizabeth Hopkins
June 26, 2000
Pest
Control
The creatures of summer bring exotic and scary diseases
By Diane Sussman
June 26, 2000
A
Dose of Reality
Health
education program introduces students to the rigors of patient
care
By José Alaniz
June 26, 2000
Bitin'
the Bullet No More
Injured
rodeo cowboys
cozy up
to on-site health care
By Diane Sussman
June 26, 2000
Crossing
the Line
When
nurses walk, more hospitals hire strikebreakers
By Todd Stein
June 24, 2000
Arctic
Commute
Public health nurse navigates Alaska’s skies to bring health
care to villages
By Nancy Devine
June 22, 2000
Left
in the Dust
Aetna leads HMOs in exodus from Medicare markets
By Susan Mitchell
June 19, 2000
Age
of Lost Innocence
Nurses find sexually active teens getting younger
By Sara Solovitch
June 15, 2000
The
New Face of Heroin
Nurses increasingly seeing younger users
By Connie Goldsmith, MPA, RN
June 15, 2000
Let's
Make a Deal
Health care facilities offer creative perks to offset shortage
of nurses
By Diane Sussman
June 12, 2000
Hope
on the Horizon
Researchers test a new approach to treating schizophrenia
By Mary Elizabeth Hopkins
June 8, 2000
Healing
Hands
Hospital staff receive a special blessing for their role in
caregiving
By Chris Schreiber
June 8, 2000
Double
Dose
Integrated treatments for co-occurring mental and addictive
disorders
By Nancy Devine
June 5, 2000
Mind
over Matter
Patients learn to change abnormal brain wave patterns
By Cathryn Domrose
June 1, 2000
Mission
Accomplished
Nurse writes about captured nurses saving lives in WWII
Interview by Michelle Paolucci
June 1, 2000
Out
of the Darkness
System for treating psychiatric disabilities in dire need
of overhaul
By Diane Sussman
May 29, 2000
Emergency
Shutdown
ER closures place patient care in jeopardy
By Diane Sussman
May 25, 2000
Boon
or Bust?
Nurse practitioners work as part of on-site hospitalist team
By Chris Schreiber
May 25, 2000
Higher
Calling
Nurse trades secular retirement for godly occupation
Interview by Curtis Pond
May 25, 2000
Dialed
In
Nurses prepare for the future of telephone triage
By Mary Ann Hellinghausen
May 22, 2000
Blowing
the Whistle
Laws protect nurses who report healthcare fraud
By Connie Goldsmith, MPA, RN
May 18, 2000
Unhealthy
Mismatch
Major gaps in Americans’ understanding of medical concepts
By Todd Stein
May 18, 2000
On
the Defensive
More patients are naming nurses in malpractice suits
By Todd Stein
May 15, 2000
Fine
Dining
Hospital food is improving. Really
By Diane Sussman
May 15, 2000
Respect
Breeds Contentment
Magnet hospitals tend to attract and retain nurses
By Todd Stein
May 11, 2000
Raising
the Bar
Green light for accreditation agencies signals better nursing
education
By Susan Mitchell
May 8, 2000
Volunteers
for Care
Nurse practitioner leads mission to help displaced Angolans
Interview by Michelle Paolucci
May 4, 2000
Voices
What "Keeping the Care in Health Care" means to you
Interviews by Michelle Paolucci
May 4, 2000
National
Nurses Week
Agitate, Educate, Celebrate
By Diane Sussman
May 1, 2000
The
Center of the Storm
Fort Worth still picking up the pieces from March’s tornado
By Diane Sussman
May 1, 2000
Feeling
the Pressure
Nursing Professor Studies Hypertension in Youths
Interview by Mary Ann Hellinghausen
April 27, 2000
From
Wheelchairs to Walkers
Innovative therapy helps patients get back on their feet
By Diane Sussman
April 24, 2000
Treatment
Beyond the Now
Alcohol screening for trauma patients could save millions
of lives and dollars
By Diane Sussman
April 24, 2000
The
Medicine Show
Video treatments offer more opportunities to nurses, inmates
By Todd Stein
April 20, 2000
Going
the Distance
Nurses reach more patients with telehealth technology
By Curtis Pond
April 17, 2000
Freedom
of Choice
Consumer demand pushes coverage for alternative therapies
By Cathryn Domrose
April 13, 2000
Complementary
Healing
NP program first to include alternative therapies in nursing
curriculum
By Diane
Sussman
April 13, 2000
Dangerous
Combinations
Understanding the risks of mixing herbal products and drugs
By Nancy Devine
April 10, 2000
Laugh
and Be Well
Tapping the therapeutic power of humor
By Anne Federwisch, OTR
April 10, 2000
Reversing
the Trend
Use of psychiatric drugs to treat preschoolers on rise across
U.S.
By Sara Solovitch
April 6, 2000
A
sense of community
Cancer patients find answers at spiritual retreat
Interview
by Mary Ann Hellinghausen
April
6, 2000
Nurses
Online
The Internet is changing the profession
By Curtis Pond
April 3, 2000
For
Your Eyes Only
HHS aims to protect patient confidentiality
By Chris Schreiber
April 3, 2000
The
Door’s Ajar
Nurses work to let patients’ loved ones in the ER
By Sara Solovitch
March 30, 2000
Regulating
Ephedrine
Herbal supplement risks provoke government action
By Todd Stein
March 27, 2000
Sound
Health
Health professionals tuning in to music therapy
By Michelle Lau
March 23, 2000
Environmental checkup
Treating patients includes proper disposal of waste
Interview by
Curtis Pond
March
23, 2000
Breaking
with Tradition
Research institutions putting alternative medicine to the
test
By Megan
Malugani
March 20, 2000
Abandoned
Babies
Legislators, health officials unite to curb recent trend
By Diane Sussman
March 16, 2000
On
Shaky Ground
Hospitals brace themselves for retrofitting costs
By Diane Sussman
March 16, 2000
Healthy
People 2010
Vision
of Health
A new prescription for the nation’s well-being
By Connie Goldsmith, MPA, RN
March 13, 2000
Healthy
People 2010
Against
the Odds
American natives endure increased health risks and diminished
care
By Nancy Devine
March 13, 2000
Healthy
People 2010
Closing
the Gap
Program aims to add more minorities to healthcare professions
By Mary Ann Hellinghausen
March 13, 2000
Power
Play
Weightlifting nurse fueled by Olympic dreams
Interview by
Curtis Pond
March 9, 2000
Follow
the Leaders
What nurses need to know about political change
By Barbara Tone, RN
March 9, 2000
Site
Specific
Diseases of southern Texas are found nowhere else in U.S.
By Barbara Tone, RN
March 6, 2000
The
12th Hour
Nurses and hospitals form unlikely alliance on controversial
shift law
By Todd Stein
March 2, 2000
Demographic
Shift
HIV/AIDS infection rates surge among gay minority men
By Chris Schreiber
March 2, 2000
Coming
to Our Census
Nurses join effort to make this year’s count more accurate
By Anne Federwisch, OTR
February 28, 2000
A
More Humane Home
Nursing homes tune in to resident-directed care
By Cathryn Domrose
February 24, 2000
A
New Quietude
Backed by research, meditation is merging into the mainstream
By Cathryn Domrose
February 21, 2000
Struggling
for Autonomy
Dispute between CRNAs and anesthesiologists continues
By Todd Stein
February 17, 2000
The
Party's Never Over
While the days of THC are past, the days of ecstasy and GHB
are peaking
By Kim Vo
February 14, 2000
Designing
Nurses
Collaborative efforts improve facilities and patient satisfaction
By Anne Federwisch, OTR
February 10, 2000
Mistakes
Happen
A systematic approach might help turn the tide
By Anne
Federwisch, OTR
February 7, 2000
A
Quandary in a Test Tube
Death and other problems cloud the great expectations of gene
therapy
By Todd Stein
February 3, 2000
Into
Africa
California medical team aids Liberian refugees in Ghana
By Nancy Devine
January 31, 2000
Failing
the Elderly
Tomorrow’s nurses may not have what it takes to care for a
graying population
By Megan Malugani
January 27, 2000
Good
Question
NP Practice Concerns, Defibrillator Training
By Ericka Waidley, MSN, RN
January 27, 2000
Second-Hand
Medicine
Examining the practice of reusing single-use devices
By Chris Schreiber
January 24, 2000
Virtual
Nursing
The Internet is bringing new jobs – and issues – to nursing
By Cathryn Domrose
January 24, 2000
E-care
for diabetes
Web site achieves personal touch over great distances
By Anne Federwisch, OTR
January 20, 2000
Redefining
Pain
New guidelines challenge misconceptions about sickle cell
disease
By Chris Schreiber
January 20, 2000
Separate,
But Not Equal
Surgeon general’s spotlight on mental health a step toward
parity
By Anne Federwisch, OTR
Posted Date: January 17, 2000
Nurse
Appeal
Profession tries new tactics to woo next generation of nurses
By Toni Fitzgerald
January 13, 2000
The
Language Barrier
Texas nurses design program to help Hispanic nurses get their
licenses
By Mary Ann Hellinghausen
January 13, 2000
Face
the Facts
Take our quiz to determine just how much you know about health
By Barbara Tone, RN
January 10, 2000
Making
Motion Less Random
Buddies and scheduling help aspiring exercisers stay on track
By Nancy Devine
January 6, 2000
Chaos
Control
Trying to create order in our hectic lives
By Anne Federwisch, OTR
January 3, 2000
A
Good Day’s Sleep
Even night-shift workers can get their needed sleep
By Cathryn Domrose
January 3, 2000
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