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Patient care nursing assistants provide invaluable care at the bedside alongside clinical nurses. “I’m very passionate about our PCNAs, especially on medical-surgical units,” says Barbara Zinner, DNP, RN, NE-BC, CENP, Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer at Cleveland Clinic Marymount Hospital and Marymount Sports Health. “I’ve put some focus and some energy into making sure that they are recognized, rewarded and developed.” In this podcast episode, Dr. Zinner shares strategies and initiatives that support PCNAs.

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While lung cancer is among the top three most common cancers in the United States, research has led to new understandings of the disease and new treatments for it. During her two years in thoracic medical oncology with the Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center, Alexandria Jordan, PA-C, has treated many of the same patients – some who have lived with metastatic lung cancer for a decade. In this episode of Nurse Essentials, she discusses the latest science behind lung cancer, as well as the role of nurses on her interprofessional team and how they support patients.

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The first year in nursing practice can be awe-inspiring and joyful, but it’s also mentally and emotionally taxing. In this episode of Nurse Essentials, Kathryn Stuck Boyd, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, Nursing Education Manager and Nursing Residency Director at Cleveland Clinic, shares strategies for new nurses to help smooth the transition. “The nurses that really thrive are curious and coachable,” she says. “[They] ask questions and embrace those opportunities to learn.”