I’ve been privileged to work with many incredible nurses who continually go the extra mile to provide excellent care to the patients and families they serve. In doing so, they attend to many responsibilities that most people don’t know nurses have.

During the late 19th century, professional nursing and the first nursing uniform were established. Over the last 155 years, nurses’ place in society, their responsibilities and their uniforms have all evolved dramatically.

In an effort to continue this conversation, Nursing@Simmons created the following infographic to explore how nursing uniforms have evolved since the 19th century.

End-of-life care options fluctuate in cost, and research shows that understanding your options has a positive impact on time and care quality and decreases expenses.

Heroin use in the U.S. resurfaced in major way in 2014, reaching epidemic levels and leading to broad news coverage throughout the country. The following list highlights some 2015’s most noteworthy reports on this topic, as they decode the ways the public’s reaction to heroin use involves race, socioeconomic status, and shifting government and legal policies.

While many women are aware that they should get routine mammograms, they may not be aware of the full range of tests that can screen and diagnose potential breast cancer.

For nurses, self-care can seem like just another elusive responsibility in the long list of things they need to do. The demanding schedules that nurses are required to work can make a big dent in quality time with family and responsibilities at home.

Learn about teen smoking in America, what declining rates of tobacco use actually mean, the impact of electronic cigarettes, and what Family Nurse Practitioners can do to support their young patients. 

Understanding the process of getting a mammogram can help prepare you for your initial screening, and ease stress or anxiety.

Although federal public health officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) make national vaccination policy recommendations, actual legislation regarding their enforcement is decided at the state level. This creates a state-to-state variance, which in turn impacts Americans' decisions on whether or not to vaccinate themselves and their children. It also affects primary health care providers such as Nurse Practitioners, who are tasked with giving vaccinations and educating their patients on the vaccines.