Infusion nursing requires a special skillset. Margaret Smith MJ, BSN, RN, CRNI has been a nurse for over 22 years, and an IV team nurse for over 11 years. In this podcast, Margie shares her journey to infusion nursing, where infusion nurses work, and what her typical day as an IV team member is like. We are fortunate to have Margie as a member of NursingCenter’s clinical team and wish her and all IV nurses a very happy IV Nurses Day!

“The most important thing for nurses to understand about informatics is that it’s not technology. Informatics is not about hard drives, and it’s not even necessarily about programming, and we certainly cannot fix someone’s problems with Outlook. Informatics is about how we’re managing data, information from both a process perspective and a technical perspective to advance health care.” Mollie R. Cummins, PhD, RN, FAAN has been a practicing nurse since 1994 and has made waves in the nursing informatics specialty throughout her career. She holds a doctorate in nursing science and information science from Indiana University, serves as an associate professor of nursing and adjunct professor of biomedical informatics at the University of Utah, and currently serves as the president of the Utah Nursing Informatics Network.


Read more.

For this special edition of Nurse On the Move, we are featuring Lori Mayer, DNP, MSN, RN, MSCN, an MS-certified nurse and editorial board member of LiveWiseMS.org. Listen to this conversation to learn more about what an MS nurse is, how to create a nursing care plan for an MS patient, and to discover what LiveWiseMS.org is all about.


Read more. 

Carolyn Ackerman Ed.D MS RN CHPN, is from Arvada, Colo., and has almost 40 years of experience in home health and hospice. Not only is Ackerman a registered nurse, but she is also an assistant professor at Regis University in Denver, and she is very involved in end-of-life interdisciplinary simulation. Ackerman recently graduated from Creighton University with her Ed.D in interdisciplinary education. She created an end-of-life board game called The Path of Life: The Journey of Living at the End-of-Life © game, where participants assume the role of the patient as they make decisions related to their terminal disease.


Read more. 

Jessica Emmons, is a recent Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) program graduate who, like many of us, has quite an interesting story to tell of her journey into nursing and to her latest career stop, as a nurse anesthetist. Jessica began her adult life as an accountant and when she was looking for a change, others in healthcare described nursing as an “enviable world.” During her 12 years as an emergency room nurse, Jessica also worked as a vascular access nurse, where she experienced significant autonomy and decision-making responsibility. As she developed her leadership skills and was sought after for more responsibility, she realized that remaining at the bedside was important to her. She shadowed a colleague in the operating room and had a “wow experience” that drew her to becoming a CRNA.

  
Read more about Jessica here!

Dr. Patrick Robinson is the Dean of the School of Nursing and Health Sciences at Capella University. Dr. Robinson has a wealth of experiences and achievements in academia and nursing leadership, as well as clinical expertise caring for HIV/AIDS patients. Learn about his journey in nursing, along with the work being done at Capella University and the Nurses on Boards Coalition to prepare nurses to be leaders in health care. Some highlights from this conversation include words of wisdom from Dr. Robinson’s own mentor, Joan Shaver, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean of the School of Nursing at the University of Arizona. In fact, when presented with a problem or challenge, Dr. Robinson often asks himself, “What would Joan do?” Listen in to learn three takeaways from this advice.


Read more.

In this conversation, John W. Bluford, lll Founder and President of the Bluford Healthcare Leadership Institute and President Emeritus of Truman Medical Centers, shares the important work of the Nurses on Boards Coalition and how nurses can be leaders in health care. Listen in on our conversation and hear specific examples from Mr. Bluford of how he has seen the voice of nursing impact change. Mr. Bluford offers some great advice regarding the need for nurses to understand the financial aspects of health care, since we already know our profession as the “business of caring.”


Read more.

We all have interesting stories to share about our journey in nursing. Dr. Angela Patterson, the Chief Nurse Practitioner Officer of CVS MinuteClinic and Vice President of CVS Health knew from a young age that she wanted to be a nurse. Her career has evolved through the years, with transitions from medical/surgical nursing to later becoming a family practice nurse practitioner and co-owning a family medical practice, to her current role at CVS, as well as chairing the board for a charter high school for underprivileged high school students who wish to go into nursing. Dr. Patterson has great advice for nurses to get involved with board membership. She describes resources such as the Nurses on Boards Coalition, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing and the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action. She also reminds us that, as nurses, we have inherent skills, qualities, and traits for board membership.


Read more. 

Mike Singer is CEO of Strategic Partners, Inc (SPI). Mr. Singer’s extensive and successful business career has been – and continues to be – deeply engaged with nurses. In this conversation, Mr. Singer shares his personal and business experiences with nurses, really focusing on the value of nurses in decision-making. As natural leaders and collaborators, nurses bring unique skills and experiences to improve the health of communities across America.Mr. Singer also shares the philanthropic efforts of his company as well as valuable advice for nurses to get involved with boards. As you listen to our conversation, Mr. Singer references the important work of SPI with The Daisy Foundation, A Nurse I Am, Scrubs Magazine and ScrubsMag.com. Also, SPI is a Founding Strategic Partner of the Nurses on Boards Coalition and is involved in sharing the Coalition’s important work, “To improve the health of communities and the nation through the service of nurses on boards and other bodies.”


Read more.

On March 24, 2022, Nanne Finis, Chief Nurse Executive of Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG) and Anne Dabrow Woods, Chief Nurse of Wolters Kluwer Health Learning Research and Practice presented nursing workforce research along with change imperatives and innovative approaches to recruitment, retention, and care models to optimize safe work environment and foster resiliency in our webinar “Nursing’s Wake-up Call: Change is Now Non-negotiable.” In this podcast, Nanne and Anne answer questions that were submitted by webcast attendees related to measuring nursing productivity and elevating the profession.

This podcast was recorded on March 25, 2022. Get instant access to the webinar, Nursing’s Wake-up Call: Change is Now Non-negotiable. 

On March 24, 2022, Nanne Finis, Chief Nurse Executive of Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG) and Anne Dabrow Woods, Chief Nurse of Wolters Kluwer Health Learning Research and Practice presented nursing workforce research along with change imperatives and innovative approaches to recruitment, retention, and care models to optimize safe work environment and foster resiliency in our webinar “Nursing’s Wake-up Call: Change is Now Non-negotiable.” In this podcast, Nanne and Anne answer questions that were submitted by webcast attendees related to collaboration and preparing practice-ready nurses. This includes practice/academic partnerships, new nurse turnover, diploma programs, and student clinical experiences.

This podcast was recorded on March 25, 2022. Get instant access to the webinar, Nursing’s Wake-up Call: Change is Now Non-negotiable. 
 

On March 24, 2022, Nanne Finis, Chief Nurse Executive of Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG) and Anne Dabrow Woods, Chief Nurse of Wolters Kluwer Health Learning Research and Practice presented nursing workforce research along with change imperatives and innovative approaches to recruitment, retention, and care models to optimize safe work environment and foster resiliency in our webinar “Nursing’s Wake-up Call: Change is Now Non-negotiable.” In this podcast, Nanne and Anne answer questions that were submitted by webcast attendees related to supporting the nursing workforce with alternative care models. This includes models to support staffing shortages, the role of travel and agency nurses, incentives to improve nurse retention and attracting nurses back to the workforce.

This podcast was recorded on March 25, 2022. Get instant access to the webinar, Nursing’s Wake-up Call: Change is Now Non-negotiable. 
 

In this podcast Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN, Chief Nurse of Wolters Kluwer, Health Learning, Research & Practice, adjunct faculty for Drexel University, and a critical care nurse practitioner for Penn Medicine, Chester County Hospital, and Collette Hendler, RN, MS, MA, CIC, Editor-in-Chief for Lippincott Solutions and Certified Infection Preventionist, answer questions from attendees of our May 6^th, 2021 webinar, “Lessons Learned: Calming the COVID-19 Storm.” This podcast was recorded on May 13th, 2021. Questions related to managing COVID-19 across care settings are addressed.

*Note: For the most up to date information, please visit our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource page.

In this podcast, Collette Hendler, RN, MS, MA, CIC, Editor-in-Chief for Lippincott Solutions and Certified Infection Preventionist, answers questions from attendees of our May 6^th, 2021 webinar, “Lessons Learned: Calming the COVID-19 Storm.” This podcast was recorded on May 13th, 2021. Questions related to transmission, testing, vaccines and variants are addressed.

*Note: For the most up to date information, please visit our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource page.
 

Early in her nursing career, Myrna Schnur, MSN, RN worked in vaccine clinical research as a medical program coordinator for a large pharmaceutical company and was responsible for several study sites across the country. With news of a COVID-19 vaccine on the horizon, Myrna explains Operation Warp Speed, breaks down the basics of vaccine research and development, and shares details on potential COVID-19 vaccines and where they are in the process. In this conversation, Myrna also covers potential challenges that could be faced even with the approval of a vaccine, including distribution and acceptance by the public.

Note: This podcast was recorded on November 11, 2020. For updates on COVID-19, please visit our complete collection of COVID-19 Resources for Nurses. 
 

In this podcast, Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN, Chief Nurse of Wolters Kluwer Health Learning, Research & Practice, adjunct faculty for Drexel University, and a critical care nurse practitioner for Penn Medicine, Chester County Hospital, provides updates on managing COVID-19 in the ICU, including new recommendations on dexamethasone and convalescent plasma. Anne also discusses management of COVID-19 patients who develop sepsis and how their care differs from standard sepsis management.

*Note: this podcast was recorded on September 2, 2020. For the most up to date information, please visit our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource page.
 

Betsy Todd, MPH, RN, Nurse Epidemiologist and Clinical Editor for American Journal of Nursing answers questions related to COVID-19 transmission. These questions were submitted by attendees of the webcast, Calming the COVID-19 Storm: Delivering Effective Clinical and Nursing Care, which took place on May 7, 2020. This podcast was recorded on May 18, 2020. For the most up to date information, please visit our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource page, where you’ll find links to the on-demand webcast (earn 1 free contact hour!), CDC and WHO, plus free access to our point-of-care tools and more.

Betsy Todd, MPH, RN, Nurse Epidemiologist and Clinical Editor for American Journal of Nursing answers questions related to personal protective equipment. These questions were submitted by attendees of the webcast, Calming the COVID-19 Storm: Delivering Effective Clinical and Nursing Care, which took place on May 7, 2020. This podcast was recorded on May 18, 2020. For the most up to date information, please visit our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource page, where you’ll find links to the CDC and WHO, plus free access to our point-of-care tools and more.

More Resources:
-Recommended Guidance for Extended Use and Limited Reuse of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators in Healthcare Settings 
-Prevention and Management of Skin Damage Related to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 

This podcast is an interview with Robin Haskell, an acute care nurse practitioner for Penn Medicine, Chester County Hospital. Robin reviews the background of the new Surviving Sepsis Campaign: Guidelines on the Management of Critically Ill Adults with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19),  and discusses each element of the recommendations and suggestions, including infection control, laboratory diagnosis and specimens, hemodynamic support, ventilatory support, and COVID-19 therapy. Highlights of how these guidelines differ from the guidelines for sepsis management and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are also presented.

*Note: this podcast was recorded on March 27, 2020. For the most up to date information, please visit our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource page, where you’ll find links to the CDC and WHO, plus free access to our point-of-care tools and more.

In this interview, Myrna Schnur, MSN, RN and Megan Doble, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-C discuss the history of trendelenburg positioning, their experiences, and what the current research recommends. 

Read more in Why Don't We Use Trendelenburg? 

In this podcast Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN, Chief Nurse of Wolters Kluwer, Health Learning, Research & Practice, adjunct faculty for Drexel University, and a critical care nurse practitioner for Penn Medicine, Chester County Hospital, and Collette Hendler, RN, MS, MA, CIC, Editor-in-Chief for Lippincott Solutions and Certified Infection Preventionist, answer questions from attendees of our May 6^th, 2021 webinar, “Lessons Learned: Calming the COVID-19 Storm.” This podcast was recorded on May 13th, 2021. Questions related to managing COVID-19 across care settings are addressed.

*Note: For the most up to date information, please visit our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource page.

Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN, Chief Nurse of Wolters Kluwer Health Learning, Research & Practice, adjunct faculty for Drexel University, and a critical care nurse practitioner for Penn Medicine, Chester County Hospital, and Collette Hendler, RN, MS, MA, CIC, Editor-in-Chief for Lippincott Solutions and certified by the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. as an Infection Preventionist, answer questions related to managing multiorgan dysfunction in COVID-19 patients. These questions were submitted by attendees of the webcast, Calming the COVID-19 Storm: Delivering Effective Clinical and Nursing Care, which took place on May 7, 2020. This podcast was recorded on May 19, 2020. For the most up to date information, please visit our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource page, where you’ll find links to the on-demand webcast (earn 1 free contact hour!), CDC and WHO, plus free access to our point-of-care tools and more.

Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN, Chief Nurse of Wolters Kluwer Health Learning, Research & Practice, adjunct faculty for Drexel University, and a critical care nurse practitioner for Penn Medicine, Chester County Hospital, and Collette Hendler, RN, MS, MA, CIC, Editor-in-Chief for Lippincott Solutions and certified by the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. as an Infection Preventionist, answer questions related to oxygenation and prone positioning of COVID-19 patients. These questions were submitted by attendees of the webcast, Calming the COVID-19 Storm: Delivering Effective Clinical and Nursing Care, which took place on May 7, 2020. This podcast was recorded on May 19, 2020. For the most up to date information, please visit our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource page, where you’ll find links to the on-demand webcast (earn 1 free contact hour!), CDC and WHO, plus free access to our point-of-care tools and more.

Betsy Todd, MPH, RN, Nurse Epidemiologist and Clinical Editor for American Journal of Nursing answers questions related to COVID-19 testing. These questions were submitted by attendees of the webcast, Calming the COVID-19 Storm: Delivering Effective Clinical and Nursing Care, which took place on May 7, 2020. This podcast was recorded on May 18, 2020. For the most up to date information, please visit our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource page, where you’ll find links to the on-demand webcast (earn 1 free contact hour!), CDC and WHO, plus free access to our point-of-care tools and more.

This podcast is an interview with Dr. Anne Dabrow Woods, Chief Nurse of Wolters Kluwer Health Learning, Research & Practice, adjunct faculty for Drexel University, and a critical care nurse practitioner for Penn Medicine, Chester County Hospital, and Collette Hendler, RN, MS, MA, CIC, Editor-in-Chief for Lippincott Solutions and Certified Infection Preventionist. Anne and Collette share their expertise on acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS, and how what we are seeing with COVID-19 patients differs from the ARDS clinicians are used to seeing and managing. We also discuss prone positioning – what it means, how it works, and managing patients.

*Note: this podcast was recorded on April 14, 2020. For the most up to date information, please visit our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource page, where you’ll find links to the CDC and WHO, plus free access to our point-of-care tools and more.

Listen in as Megan Doble, DNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-C, reviews the basics of sepsis and the latest recommendations on managing patients with sepsis. 

By remaining up to date on the latest research and recommendations, nurses can recognize subtle clinical changes that are the precursors to sepsis and best advocate for patients. 

Dr. Doble discusses:
*Current definitions related to sepsis
*Sepsis pathophysiology
*Patient care recommendations

The take home message is recognizing sepsis as a medical emergency, as early recognition and treatment can prevent death. 

References:
Evans, L., Rhodes, A., Alhazzani, W., Antonelli, M., Coopersmith, C. M., French, C., Machado, F. R., Mcintyre, L., Ostermann, M., Prescott, H. C., Schorr, C., Simpson, S., Wiersinga, W. J., Alshamsi, F., Angus, D. C., Arabi, Y., Azevedo, L., Beale, R., Beilman, G., Belley-Cote, E., … Levy, M. (2021). Surviving sepsis campaign: international guidelines for management of sepsis and septic shock 2021. Intensive care medicine, 47(11), 1181–1247. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-021-06506-yv

Levy, M. M., Evans, L. E., & Rhodes, A. (2018). The Surviving Sepsis Campaign Bundle: 2018 update. Intensive care medicine, 44(6), 925–928. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-018-5085-0   

Rhodes, A., Evans, L. E., Alhazzani, W., Levy, M. M., Antonelli, M., Ferrer, R., Kumar, A., Sevransky, J. E., Sprung, C. L., Nunnally, M. E., Rochwerg, B., Rubenfeld, G. D., Angus, D. C., Annane, D., Beale, R. J., Bellinghan, G. J., Bernard, G. R., Chiche, J. D., Coopersmith, C., De Backer, D. P., … Dellinger, R. P. (2017). Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2016. Intensive care medicine, 43(3), 304–377. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-017-4683-6

Singer, M., Deutschman, C. S., Seymour, C. W., Shankar-Hari, M., Annane, D., Bauer, M., Bellomo, R., Bernard, G. R., Chiche, J. D., Coopersmith, C. M., Hotchkiss, R. S., Levy, M. M., Marshall, J. C., Martin, G. S., Opal, S. M., Rubenfeld, G. D., van der Poll, T., Vincent, J. L., & Angus, D. C. (2016). The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3). JAMA, 315(8), 801–810. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2016.0287

Transcript

For more sepsis resources, visit Focus On: Sepsis. 

In healthy patients, most fluids are confined in three spaces of the body: the intravascular space (in the blood vessels), the intracellular space (in the cells), or the interstitial spaces. The interstitial spaces are the small spaces between cells that are not contained within blood vessels. In normal situations, fluid moves between all three spaces to maintain fluid balance. Third-spacing occurs when too much fluid moves from the intravascular space into the interstitial or “third” space.

Reference:
Holcomb, S. (2009). Topics in Progressive Care: Third-Spacing: When Body Fluids Shifts. Nursing in Critical Care, 4(2). doi: 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000325345.22694.44

In this episode, Cardiovascular Nurse Practitioner Valerie Dziados, MSN, CRNP, ANP-C, AGACNP-C explains what mean arterial pressure (MAP) is, why it is an important piece of clinical information, what to expect in terms of treatment, and some easy methods of how to calculate MAP.

Learn more and see examples in the blog post, Calculating the Mean Arterial Pressure.