Our August issue is packed with nurses and stories that remind us why nursing is a great profession, so take a break from the heat and find a cool spot to sit and enjoy your Nurses' Lounge magazine!

This month's issue features two articles by special guest nurse-authors. Emma Soy, RN, CHPN, is a nursing career coach who has a unique method for classifying nursing personalities to illustrate how nurses can position themselves for career success. Our second guest author, Lorna Bell, RN, CHPN, MOC, is a local hospice nurse who shares her experiences in using yoga to help grieving children cope with loss. Her insight into how children cope with the death of a loved one and how yoga can help them through the process is a fascinating read.

Donna Richardson, RNC, BSN, the new CNO of UT Southwestern, is featured as we look at how her hands-on approach is likely to be a new trend as more CNOs reach out to their staff in highly competitive markets. We also profile Cathy Grayson, RN, BSN, the director of infection control at Trinity Medical Center, a nurse who was honored earlier this year for helping catch a Serratia outbreak in Denton.

Perioperative nursing is this month's Career Spotlight. Read about this popular specialty and three of DFW's top OR nurses. Finally, the issue of nursing informatics and how it will affect nursing practice now and in the future is explored in our CE article by Dr. Mari Tietze, PhD, RN-BC.  

If you would like to contribute an article or have an idea for something you would like to read about, please let us know at editor@NursesLounge.com. In the meantime...

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