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6 O N T H E Q U I C K Nursing and Healthcare News • Well-Being Initiative • Meals for Nurses • FDA's Operation "Quack Hack" • Nurse Practitioner Autonomy in California? 10 M Y S P E C I A L T Y Intensive Care Unit Kristina Lawrence, RN, BSN, CCRN, CVRN-BC, WCC Clinical Nurse Manager, ICU Valley Presbyterian Hospital by Keith Carlson, RN, BSN, CPC, NC-BC 12 F E A T U R E Black Nurses and the 1793 Philadelphia Yellow Fever Epidemic A tale of disease, fear, inflammatory propaganda and ultimate heroism by Elizabeth Hanink, RN, BSN, PHN 16 F E A T U R E Making COVID-19 Count How nurses can use this crisis as a catalyst for change by Lori Armstrong, RN, DNP, NEA-BC 20 P R O F I L E S I N N U R S I N G Sister Elizabeth Kenny (1880–1952) This controversial Australian nurse reshaped polio treatment by Aaron Severson 22 B O O K C L U B The Perfect Predator Facing the dangers of antibiotic resistance by Christine Contillo, RN, BSN, PHN W N 2 1 7 • J U N E 1 5 – J U L Y 2 7 , 2 0 2 0 Career Advice & Opportunities for California RNs EDITOR & PUBLISHER Catherine Rhodes ASSOCIATE EDITOR Aaron Severson ART DIRECTOR Rufus Agbede ONLINE CONSULTANT Dana Brook CIRCULATION Frances Perkins EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Hannah Rhodes, RN, BSN ILLUSTRATOR Jasmin Mora ADVERTISING Ricky Rhodes SISTER ELIZABETH KENNY Although she had no formal nursing training, this Australian nurse's unorthodox polio treatment made her an international celebrity in the 1940s. (See p. 20) CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Lori Armstrong, RN, DNP, NEA–BC Beth Boynton, RN, M.S. Keith Carlson, RN, BSN, CPC, NC-BC Christine Contillo, RN, BSN, PHN Jessica Dzubak, RN, MSN Jon Garrison, RN, MSN Elizabeth Hanink, RN, BSN, PHN Janine Kelbach, RNC-OB, BSN Tiffany Swedeen, RN, BSN, CPRC/CPC LeAnn Thieman, LPN, CSP, CPAE Renee Thompson, RN, DNP Sue Trace, RN, BSN, COCC, ACC Working Nurse 137 N. Larchmont Blvd, Suite 474 Los Angeles, CA 90004 (213) 268-3261 To contribute an article, manage your subscription or inquire about advertising, please email Hello@WorkingNurse.com