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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Jun 16 2024
The Role and Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Nursing Is there a place for artificial intelligence (AI) in nursing? The position statement from the American Nurses Association (ANA) emphasizes that “the appropriate use of AI in nursing practice supports and enhances the core values and ethical...
By: Valerie Dziados, MSN, CRNP, ANP-BC, ACACNP-BC Jun 11 2024
Renal Denervation Hypertension is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events and has a high prevalence rate in the United States. Unfortunately, roughly one half of hypertensive patients have sub-optimal control of their blood pressure. When...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Jun 1 2024
Let’s Support our New Nurses In June, July, and August, healthcare begins its yearly metamorphosis. Newly graduated nurses, physicians, and others in allied health join the ranks as healthcare professionals. Some of us who have been in practice for a while, may think about...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN May 31 2024
This Month in Nursing: June 2024 Here’s what’s happening this month, along with some resources for your learning and professional development. Healthcare ObservancesPride Month     #PrideMonthCEPride Month Collection – Earn 6 CH for $27.95...
By: Jennifer Collins, MSN, CRNP, ACACNP-BC May 29 2024
Simple Stress Reduction Tactics for Nurses The World Health Organization defines burnout as “an occupational phenomenon created from chronic workplace stress that has not been managed effectively” (Wickstrom, 2023). A recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and...
By: The Editorial Team, Nursing2025-2026 Drug Handbook® May 23 2024
10 Essential Medications Every Nurse Should Know Nurses play a critical role in medication administration. Understanding the fundamentals about common drugs will help provide safe and effective patient care. From managing pain to controlling blood pressure, these are 10 essential medications...
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By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Mar 12 2024
Why Aren't More Nurses Certified? Nursing certification is a type of credentialling that shows an individual has met specific standards beyond the basic level of nursing knowledge as determined by a specialty organization. To become board certified, registered nurses (RNs) must...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Aug 8 2023
Quick Guide to Studying for Certification Exams I am happy to share that I recently achieved CCRN certification. It was a lot of studying, but I am so happy I did it. It had been on my to-do list for years and I must admit, it was more difficult than I anticipated. With a background in critical...
By: Nika Nassif Jun 27 2023
The Rich History of Nursing Ethics "nursing viewed ethics not as the frosting on the cake but as the cake itself " - Marsha Fowler PHD, MDiv MS, RN, FAAN, FRSA   A rich history of nursing ethics  A new article in Journal of Christian Nursing...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Jan 11 2023
Neuromuscular Blockade Drugs: How Do They Work? I vividly recall the first time I administered a neuromuscular blockade agent (NMBA) to a patient in the surgical intensive care unit. My patient was hypoxemic and had been “bucking the vent,” meaning they were fighting the ventilator...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Nov 28 2022
This Month in Nursing: December 2022 Here’s a glance at what’s happening this month, along with some resources for your learning and professional development. Healthcare Observances Here are some of the healthcare observances being recognized in December.World AIDS Day...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Sep 29 2021
This Month in Nursing: October 2021 Here’s a glance at what’s happening this month, along with some resources for your learning and professional development. Nursing Recognition DatesNational Midwifery WeekOctober 3-9, 2021#NMW2021, #MidwivesforEveryCommunityTheme...
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By: Valerie Dziados, MSN, CRNP, ANP-BC, ACACNP-BC Jun 11 2024
Renal Denervation Hypertension is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events and has a high prevalence rate in the United States. Unfortunately, roughly one half of hypertensive patients have sub-optimal control of their blood pressure. When...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN May 8 2024
Does Sexual Orientation Impact Mortality in Females? Does sexual orientation impact mortality in females? Healthcare data collection and research on sexual orientation is in its nascent stages of development. Yet, sexual orientation has clear implications on an individual’s health stemming...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Apr 16 2024
COVID-19 Treatment Side Effects It’s been about four years since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the entire world. Researchers continue to study not only the long-term effects of the virus but also the therapies that have been employed to manage this devastating infectious...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Mar 29 2024
What is a Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) Test? My husband is a very healthy 53-year-old lifelong distance runner who jogs not only to stay in shape but to avoid needing antihypertensive medication from which he was successfully weaned over a decade ago. In addition to his personal history of...
By: Jennifer Collins, MSN, CRNP, AGACNP-BC Mar 14 2024
Updates on COVID-19 Isolation The COVID-19 pandemic, which emerged in late 2019, wreaked havoc globally not just on healthcare systems, but also disrupting daily life and altering societal norms. The highly contagious and deadly virus spread rapidly and claimed the lives of...
By: Megan Doble, DNP, CRNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-C Mar 8 2024
What You Need to Know about Measles in 2024 Measles is in the news again this year! According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), during the first 2 months of 2024, there were already 41 reported cases in the United States (US) in 16 different jurisdictions. In...
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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Jun 16 2024
The Role and Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Nursing Is there a place for artificial intelligence (AI) in nursing? The position statement from the American Nurses Association (ANA) emphasizes that “the appropriate use of AI in nursing practice supports and enhances the core values and ethical...
By: The Editorial Team, Nursing2025-2026 Drug Handbook® May 23 2024
10 Essential Medications Every Nurse Should Know Nurses play a critical role in medication administration. Understanding the fundamentals about common drugs will help provide safe and effective patient care. From managing pain to controlling blood pressure, these are 10 essential medications...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Jan 26 2024
Improving Patient Safety in 2024 Late last year, the Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns 2023 Special Report was released. This is an annual report from Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI) and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP). The goal of this report is to...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Jan 18 2024
Are Masks Back? The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency expired in May of 2023. That meant that universal masking in healthcare facilities was not tied to guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) but would be determined by risk-based...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Sep 19 2023
Improving Hospital Sepsis Programs In the United States, approximately 1.7 million adult hospitalizations and more than one-third of hospital deaths each year are due to sepsis (Rhee et al., 2017). Current recommendations and guidelines focus on early recognition and management of...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Aug 1 2023
It’s time for nurses to step up on climate change We can no longer turn away from the truth; climate change is having a major health impact on our world. All you need to do is look at the news and step outside. People are dying due to extreme heat, dehydration, flooding, fires, smoke, and...
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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Apr 10 2023
Nurses – Are you Journaling? You Should Be! How many times have you heard – or even said – “If it’s not documented, it wasn’t done”? Consider that statement related to your own experiences. We know that reflection and debriefing are important for nursing...
By: Elizabeth Wirth-Tomaszewski, DNP, RN, CRNP, CCRN, ACNP-BC, ACNPC Dec 13 2022
Nurses as Influencers: Extending Professionalism to the Social Media World Almost half of the world’s population uses social media in one form or another, which has led to an increase in those who produce personal content providing one’s own point of view (Vukušić Rukavina et al., 2021). Nurses are becoming...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Nov 22 2022
Supporting and Connecting with Family Caregivers this Holiday Season Do your loved ones quickly turn to you when medical questions arise? Do you find yourself putting on your 'nurse hat' even when gathered around the holiday table? Many of us will soon be sitting around the table with different generations...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN May 5 2022
A New Goal: Work-Life Integration It’s been 6 years since we created My Nursing Care Plan! At that time, we focused on meeting professional requirements, being a lifelong learner in nursing, and work-life balance. While the first two goals still make sense, I’ve...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Jun 16 2021
Nursing: Not Just a Career, But a Lifestyle I don’t believe that most people go into the nursing profession wanting to be a hero or seeking recognition for altruistic, yet demanding work. It certainly isn’t a glamorous job by any means. But I do believe that most nurses are...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Mar 26 2021
Follow Your Gut and Get Screened Fifty. It’s just around the corner for me, as much as I hate to admit it, and it’s time to schedule my first colonoscopy. It’s certainly not something that anyone really looks forward to, but it is a critical cancer screening...
Leadership More
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Apr 1 2024
Nursing Workforce Numbers are Improving: 4 Ways to Maintain the Momentum If you’re like me, you look for good news about the nursing profession. We finally received some good news from researchers tracking the registered nurse (RN) workforce! In a recent study by Auerbach et al. (2024), we are finally seeing an...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Mar 12 2024
Why Aren't More Nurses Certified? Nursing certification is a type of credentialling that shows an individual has met specific standards beyond the basic level of nursing knowledge as determined by a specialty organization. To become board certified, registered nurses (RNs) must...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Jan 2 2024
Prioritizing a Culture of Safety Safety is defined as a condition of being protected from or not causing danger, injury, risk or loss (Joint Commission, 2021). Safety from physical harm as well as psychological harm should be ensured in all workplaces. When we are at our worst...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Sep 30 2023
Collaboration: The key to answering the question, “What’s the plan?” How often have you asked yourself, “What’s the plan?” You may ask the question when you’re caring for a patient, as a leader, or even in your personal life. Over the past few months, I’ve recognized a growing trend...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Sep 19 2023
Improving Hospital Sepsis Programs In the United States, approximately 1.7 million adult hospitalizations and more than one-third of hospital deaths each year are due to sepsis (Rhee et al., 2017). Current recommendations and guidelines focus on early recognition and management of...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Sep 1 2023
Let’s Change the Trajectory of Sepsis The story is too common – a person feels unwell and after a few days ends up going to their primary care provider or an urgent care center. They are evaluated, sent home, and several days later end up back in the office and evaluated again...
Technology More
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Jun 16 2024
The Role and Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Nursing Is there a place for artificial intelligence (AI) in nursing? The position statement from the American Nurses Association (ANA) emphasizes that “the appropriate use of AI in nursing practice supports and enhances the core values and ethical...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Feb 13 2024
How Do I Prepare My Patient for an MRI? If you are a nurse working in an acute care setting, you’ve likely sent patients for diagnostic imaging. One of the most common radiologic tests is magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a non-invasive exam that produces three-dimensional images...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Aug 15 2023
Nursing Drug Handbook App: A few of my favorite things I was thrilled when I learned that Nursing Drug Handbook launched an app this year! While I do love the touch and feel of the book, I know how quickly drug information is updated. And while caring for patients in our clinic, an up-to-date drug...
By: Elizabeth Wirth-Tomaszewski, DNP, RN, CRNP, CCRN, ACNP-BC, ACNPC Dec 13 2022
Nurses as Influencers: Extending Professionalism to the Social Media World Almost half of the world’s population uses social media in one form or another, which has led to an increase in those who produce personal content providing one’s own point of view (Vukušić Rukavina et al., 2021). Nurses are becoming...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Oct 15 2020
Nursing, Tech, and Hackathons: A Conversation with Molly McCarthy, MBA, RN-BC Molly K. McCarthy MBA, RN-BC is the Managing Director, US Provider/Plans and Chief Nursing Officer for Microsoft. I had the pleasure of speaking with Molly about her journey in nursing, her work for Microsoft, nurses and board membership, and the...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Mar 10 2020
Is Blockchain the New Pathway to Credentialing? For health care providers, credentialing is an important step in establishing a clinical practice and is critical to secure reimbursement from insurance companies and other third-party payers. Professional credentialing is complicated, expensive...
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By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Jun 1 2024
Let’s Support our New Nurses In June, July, and August, healthcare begins its yearly metamorphosis. Newly graduated nurses, physicians, and others in allied health join the ranks as healthcare professionals. Some of us who have been in practice for a while, may think about...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Apr 1 2024
Nursing Workforce Numbers are Improving: 4 Ways to Maintain the Momentum If you’re like me, you look for good news about the nursing profession. We finally received some good news from researchers tracking the registered nurse (RN) workforce! In a recent study by Auerbach et al. (2024), we are finally seeing an...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Mar 18 2024
Health Workforce Well-Being Day  March 18 has been established as Health Workforce Well-Being (HWWB) Day to “bring together national and institutional leaders, policymakers, patients and communities, and health workers of all professions to acknowledge our collective...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Mar 1 2024
Lifelong Learning and Nursing Certification As I’ve grown in my years of experience, I can clearly see the difference that certification makes in my practice. I am a more knowledgeable nurse and nurse practitioner because of the requirements to maintain my certification. For me, this...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Feb 1 2024
Love or Duty? How do you View being a Nurse? Someone recently asked me why I still practice nursing and whether I was tired of it. I immediately answered without hesitation, “Because I love it.” My response was genuine – I really do love this profession, even with all the...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Dec 29 2023
This Month in Nursing: January 2024 Here’s what’s happening this month, along with some resources for your learning and professional development. Nursing Recognition DatesNational CRNA Week     January 21-27, 2024#crnaweek For CRNA Week – An...
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By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN May 8 2024
Does Sexual Orientation Impact Mortality in Females? Does sexual orientation impact mortality in females? Healthcare data collection and research on sexual orientation is in its nascent stages of development. Yet, sexual orientation has clear implications on an individual’s health stemming...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Apr 16 2024
COVID-19 Treatment Side Effects It’s been about four years since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the entire world. Researchers continue to study not only the long-term effects of the virus but also the therapies that have been employed to manage this devastating infectious...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Mar 29 2024
What is a Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) Test? My husband is a very healthy 53-year-old lifelong distance runner who jogs not only to stay in shape but to avoid needing antihypertensive medication from which he was successfully weaned over a decade ago. In addition to his personal history of...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Jan 18 2024
Are Masks Back? The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency expired in May of 2023. That meant that universal masking in healthcare facilities was not tied to guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) but would be determined by risk-based...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Jul 26 2023
New Research on Clinician Wellbeing and Staffing A new study that looks at clinician wellbeing as a factor to decrease turnover and improve care was recently published in JAMA Health Forum. This was a refreshing angle to address the current staffing crisis, focusing on improving the work...
By: Elizabeth Wirth-Tomaszewski, DNP, CRNP, CNE, CCRN, ACNP-BC, ACNPC Jan 25 2023
Misinformation and Disinformation: Nurses’ Role in Evidence-Based Commentary Social media platforms have become a go-to information source for the public, and a soap box for healthcare providers of all types. While this may seem to be a positive influence, the information may not be completely correct or may even be...
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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Apr 10 2024
6 Models for Debriefing in Nursing Education In nursing education, debriefing after clinical – whether in person or in simulation – is essential. It is a time where educators provide feedback, analyze actions, and encourage reflections to improve future performance (Fegran et al....
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Mar 12 2024
Why Aren't More Nurses Certified? Nursing certification is a type of credentialling that shows an individual has met specific standards beyond the basic level of nursing knowledge as determined by a specialty organization. To become board certified, registered nurses (RNs) must...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Mar 1 2024
Lifelong Learning and Nursing Certification As I’ve grown in my years of experience, I can clearly see the difference that certification makes in my practice. I am a more knowledgeable nurse and nurse practitioner because of the requirements to maintain my certification. For me, this...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Aug 8 2023
Quick Guide to Studying for Certification Exams I am happy to share that I recently achieved CCRN certification. It was a lot of studying, but I am so happy I did it. It had been on my to-do list for years and I must admit, it was more difficult than I anticipated. With a background in critical...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Apr 18 2023
5 Ways to Advance your Nursing Career I can’t think of a single nurse that hasn’t had at least one unanticipated twist or turn in their career journey! We are constantly learning and being exposed to different patient populations, experiences, and technologies. It makes...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Apr 1 2023
Investing in New Nurse Graduates Matters to our Future Year over year, we hear that new nursing graduates are not ready for practice. The numbers are clear; over the past 3 years the NCLEX pass rate for RNs has declined from 88.2% in 2019 to 79.9% in 2022 (NCSBN, 2022). In addition, only 23% of...

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