The term defense mechanism refers to a predominantly unconscious self-protective process that seeks to shield the ego from intense feelings or affect and impulses.

The nursing profession came out on top for the 18th time in the annual Gallup poll in which the American public is asked to rate the honesty and ethics of various professions.

Learn more about substance use disorders, its nursing care management, interventions, and assessment in this study guide.

Thousands of nurses in Northern Ireland staged a 12-hour walk-out on January 8 in a longstanding dispute over pay and safe staffing. This was after a similar strike by 9,000 nurses on December 19 had brought no resolution.

Central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) is an insidious and ubiquitous issue in healthcare settings.