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By: Christina Gresh, MSN, RN Aug 2 2019
What is a Nurse Care Coordinator? Imagine the following. Your grandmother was admitted to the hospital a few days ago for congestive heart failure exacerbation and is to be discharged from the hospital today. During her hospital admission, she was seen by many specialists that she...
By: Myrna B. Schnur, RN, MSN Jul 31 2019
CBD vs Cannabis/THC - What's the Difference? I live in Denver, Colorado and since the legalization of recreational marijuana in 2014, I have witnessed an explosion of the industry with cannabis dispensaries popping up on most major city blocks. One cannabis-based product that is garnering...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Jul 11 2019
10 Things Nurses Should Know about Kratom Kratom is one of the newer psychoactive substances derived from natural elements and used for pain relief. It’s an unscheduled opioid receptor agonist, and while banned by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), it is widely available and...
By: Christina Gresh, MSN, RN Jun 12 2019
My Professional Poster Presentation I recently had the opportunity to create a professional poster for the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) conference in Baltimore, Maryland. CPC+ is a national advanced primary care medical home model that aims to strengthen primary care...
By: Myrna B. Schnur, MSN, RN Mar 12 2019
Patient Safety: Medication Errors that Result in Criminal Indictment Serious medication errors occur in healthcare as a result of both human and system factors. When a practitioner makes a mistake due to human error that results in a patient death, should that clinician be criminally indicted? Unfortunately, that...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Jan 17 2019
Supporting Family Caregivers Did you know…? American Journal of Nursing(AJN) offers an important collection of evidence-based resources to benefit nurses and other healthcare professionals who care for older adults. This series of articles was published as a print...
By: Myrna B. Schnur, MSN, RN Oct 29 2018
Why Don’t We Use Trendelenburg? Reviewed and updated by Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN: March 20, 2024 When I first started my nursing career in the early 1990’s, I remember watching my preceptor in the critical care unit reflexively place her patient in the Trendelenburg...
By: Megan Giovanelli Doble, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-C Jun 14 2018
The 2018 “Hour-One” Sepsis Bundle: Key Takeaways and Controversies Reviewed and updated by Megan Doble, DNP, CRNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-C: April 22, 2024Since its inception in 2002, the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SCC) has sought to improve the quality of sepsis care, improve survival for patients with sepsis and...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Jun 7 2018
Apgar Score: A lecture by Dr. Virginia Apgar [Podcast] Have you seen today's Google Doodle? Today, June 7th, is the birthday of legendary physician, Virginia Apgar, the creator of the Apgar score. The Apgar score is used in delivery rooms around the world to assess newborn well-being. If you work...
By: Jessica Ann Emmons, MSN, CRNA Mar 10 2018
Incivility in Nursing- Enough is Enough! [VIDEO] At some point, we have all likely witnessed behavior from one colleague toward another that was disrespectful, impolite, or downright rude.  The topic of workplace incivility calls to mind several examples from my own experience, where I had...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Feb 17 2018
Preparing for the Worst: Active Shooter Training In the fall of 2017, after returning from Nursing Management Congress2017 and the National Conference for Nurse Practitioners, both of which took place in Las Vegas immediately following the mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival, I...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Feb 6 2018
Palliative Care and Hospice Care: What’s the Difference? [VIDEO] As caregivers, educators, and advocates, we must understand the differences between palliative care and hospice care so that we can ensure that patients and families are getting appropriate care and services at the appropriate times. Both...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Dec 3 2017
Why Handwashing Makes Us Healthier – and Happier too! As nurses, we all know the importance of handwashing. We understand that germs can spread disease, and that hand hygiene can help defend against it. But still, 78 percent of all healthcare professionals tested in a recent study presented at a...
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