The COVID-19 pandemic represents a truly unprecedented and challenging time for millions of us across the country.   Yet I’m so inspired by the leadership, dedication, and—perhaps most important—resilience of our nursing colleagues on the frontlines treating and caring for patients day after day.   I’ve been thinking a lot about resilience, what it means, and why it’s more important than ever for nurses.   Here are five of my recent resilience-related thoughts:   Endurance […]

The right to privacy has always been heavily debated, especially because the Constitution does not provide any definitive right of privacy. But the battle regarding privacy in healthcare seemed to have been resolved with the passing of the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in 1996. However, reacting to the COVID-19 pandemic the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and other agencies suspended important aspects of HIPAA and Congress passed the, ‘Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and […]

Recycling isn’t just for the environment anymore. It’s becoming an economic imperative, and you could even consider it your patriotic duty. So says the top environmental officer of the United States. who urged Americans to help fight a worldwide pandemic by recycling the packing materials from their delivery orders.   With so many people creating waste at home, recycling is “more essential than ever right now,’ said U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler in […]