Renée Hewitt

Renée is Editorial Director of Nurse Approved and a healthcare storytelling pro who’s spent decades turning complex topics into compelling reads. She leads the platform’s editorial vision, championing nurses through trusted journalism, expert insights, and community-driven stories. When she’s not shaping content strategy, she’s the co-founder of IntoBirds, proving her advocacy extends well beyond humans.

Engineered Gut Bacteria Show Promise Against Pancreatic Cancer

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Engineered probiotic bacteria successfully delivered an immune-stimulating therapy directly into pancreatic cancer tumors and slowed tumor growth in a new...

How One Nurse Turns Shift Life Into Comics While Protecting Patient Privacy

Estimated reading time: 8 minutes Los Angeles RN and graphic storyteller Ashley Van-De-Cruize Lampkin has found an unexpected way to capture the emotional highs, heartbreaking...

Remembering Dr. Barbara Nichols: The Nurse Leader Who Changed Nursing Forever

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes The nursing profession is mourning the loss of Dr. Barbara L. Nichols, DL(h), DSc(h), PedD(h), MSN, RN, FAAN, one of...

From The Voice to the COVID ICU: Nurse Felicia Temple’s Two Callings

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes When concert venues across Europe began shutting down in early 2020, Felicia Temple’s music career came to an abrupt halt. Within...

Nurse Practitioner-Led ICU Admission Process Cuts Critical Care Wait Times in Half

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes A nurse practitioner-led quality improvement initiative at a Tennessee hospital cut the time critically ill emergency department patients waited for...

Childhood Trauma May Affect Adult Relationships for Years, Study Finds

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Adverse childhood experiences may continue to shape how adults communicate, manage conflict, and maintain close romantic relationships long after childhood,...

New Eye Growth Charts May Help Detect Myopia Risk Earlier in Children

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes A new international study has produced the first standardized eye growth charts for children, giving clinicians a new tool to...

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