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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Sep 2 2020
Managing Sepsis in COVID-19 Patients: What’s Different? As September begins, it’s important to remember that it’s Sepsis Awareness Month, and while the International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock 2016 direct sepsis care, there are some caveats to the guidelines when...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Aug 17 2020
How to Calculate the A-a Gradient Accurately assessing and managing oxygenation disturbances is critical to optimal patient outcomes. The alveolar to arterial (A-a) oxygen gradient, which is the difference between the amount of the oxygen in the alveoli (the alveolar oxygen...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Aug 14 2020
Does Vaping Increase COVID-19 Risk? In 2019, over 5 million youths in the U.S. used e-cigarettes, and as of January 2020, approximately 2600 individuals (adults and youths) were hospitalized with e-cigarette, or vaping product use associated lung injury (EVALI) (Centers for Disease...
By: Myrna B. Schnur, MSN, RN Jul 31 2020
Can We Count on Herd Immunity to Stop COVID-19? There has been a great deal of discussion around the term herd immunity and whether it can be achieved in the current setting of COVID-19. What is herd immunity, and can we count on it to halt the spread of this novel coronavirus? Fine, Eames...
By: Myrna B. Schnur, MSN, RN Jul 14 2020
The Basics of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) My first experience with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) occurred when I was a new nurse in the intensive care unit. ECMO therapy was being utilized as a bridge to left ventricular assist device (LVAD) placement for a patient in...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Jun 29 2020
What Do You Say When…? COVID Conversations with Science Skeptics I really struggled with the title of this post. There are many differences of opinion out there right now and I would never presume to be an authority on the right or wrong actions of any individuals. As a nurse, however, I do feel a...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Jun 17 2020
COVID-19 Summer Safety Strategies Summer is upon us and it will be like no other summer we’ve experienced before. We’ve all been cooped up at home and many of us are itching to enjoy the warmer weather and the great outdoors. But we need to remember that we are still...
By: Myrna B. Schnur, MSN, RN Jun 3 2020
Understanding Diagnostic and Antibody Testing for COVID-19 Between a lack of access, insufficient supplies, and inconsistent or inaccurate results, testing for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, remains a very controversial and confusing issue. Here’s a breakdown of the key concepts based...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Apr 30 2020
Ten COVID-19 Pearls for Nurses There are task force briefings and news updates multiple times each day, but what do nurses really need to know about COVID-19? Here are takeaways from some of our recent posts and podcasts… 1.  Limit the number of staff in COVID-19...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Apr 28 2020
COVID-19 Guidance for your Specialty We are all aware how quickly recommendations are changing. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization update their websites and clinician resources regularly, did you know that several specialty...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Apr 27 2020
Contact Tracing: A Critical Component in Combatting COVID-19 Millions of Americans across the country have been practicing social distancing and following “shelter in place” orders, all united in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19. These efforts have not been in vain as many cities are...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Apr 18 2020
Convalescent Plasma Therapy – Is it a Viable Treatment for COVID-19? There are promising signs that the COVID-19 curve is beginning to flatten, however the pandemic is far from over. Scientists are working diligently to find a preventative vaccine and to prove the efficacy of many currently available drugs...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Apr 10 2020
COVID-19 – Not Your "Typical" ARDS Over the past few months of managing patients with COVID-19, one thing has become abundantly clear, we are continually learning how to treat this infection and its complications. While the majority of people who contract COVID-19 have mild...
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