The Nurse Practitioner eNews

November 2, 2009

Dear Colleague,

Stay up to date on the latest guidelines, legislative news, and clinical information to meet your practice needs with The Nurse Practitioner's eNews. Join now to receive future issues and to share this issue with your colleagues via e-mail.

We want to hear from you! Let us know what's on your mind at npenews@nursingcenter.com.

WANT TO GET PUBLISHED?
Have you ever thought about being published in a major journal? Now is your chance! The Nurse Practitioner and OR Nurse 2010 are currently accepting articles. For more information, visit http://www.editorialmanager.com/lwwesubmissions/

Coming Soon!

This month, The Nurse Practitioner features the CE article, Treatment strategies for cough illness. Acute bronchitis, or chest cold, is characterized by self-limited inflammation of the bronchi. Clinically, acute bronchitis presents with a cough and occasional wheezing. The patient may also present with other respiratory symptoms such as rhinitis or pharyngitis; however, cough is always the predominant symptom. Earn 2.5 Contact Hours and 1.0 Pharmacology credit with this CE. In addition, the November issue also offers, A new look at vitamin B12 deficiency, a discussion of this important vitamin for hematologic, neurologic, and gastrointestinal health. Earn 2.5 Contact Hours with this CE.

CE Credits Valid in All States!

Bonus Clinical Content!
The Nurse Practitioner journal now offers new clinical extras on topics like diabetes, women's health, skin and wound care, and hypertension. Now more than ever, no other journal offers you more support for strengthening your role and responsibilities in today's competitive healthcare environment. Subscribe to the journal today!

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS

Online CE: Evaluation and management of genitourinary emergencies

Primary care NPs are often the first to identify and provide treatment for a variety of genitourinary (GU) conditions. For many of these conditions, NPs also play a key role in prevention and follow-up care. Some of the most common nontraumatic GU emergencies encountered by primary care NPs include acute urinary retention; priapism; obstructing renal calculi; and two acute scrotal emergencies—testes torsion and Fournier gangrene. Earn 2.5 Contact Hours. More

CE CREDITS VALID IN ALL STATES!

Heart Attack and Flu Linked

H1N1 swine flu continues to sweep the nation -- and so do complaints about long lines and insufficient vaccine supplies but officials promise the H1N1 swine flu vaccine demand/supply gap is closing. More

FDA backs first nondrug treatment for asthma

The FDA's panel of respiratory device experts voted Asthmatx's Alair System be approved under certain conditions, including long-term safety monitoring of patients. The procedure, called bronchial thermoplasty, uses extreme heat to burn away lung tissue that makes it difficult to breath and causes coughing spasms and wheezing. More

Study finds autistic kids have lower mercury levels

Many parents worry about a possible link between autism and mercury exposure. But most research dismisses those fears as groundless, and a new study says autistic children actually have lower blood levels of mercury than children who are developing normally. More

Gene variants to blame for recurrent yeast infections

Scientists have identified two genetic mutations that help account for the presence of recurring yeast infections in certain women. More

Study finds 1 in 5 children don't get enough vitamin D

The findings add to mounting evidence about vitamin D deficiency in children, teens and adults, a concern because of recent studies suggesting the vitamin might help prevent serious diseases, including infections, diabetes and even some cancers. More

Researchers find no benefit to costly new arthritis drugs

For many people with rheumatoid arthritis, the traditional, and much cheaper, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs appear to work just as well as newer TNF blockers that target the underlying disease process, a large study shows. More

HealthyWomen, the nation's leading independent, non-profit health information source for women, has FREE health and wellness materials for your patients. For more than 20 years, women have been coming to us for answers to their most pressing and personal health care questions. HealthyWomen provides health information through our wide array of online content and print publications that is original, objective, reviewed and approved by medical experts and reflects the latest advances in evidence-based health research. Visit www.HealthyWomen.org today to learn more!

Looking for respect and advancement in your nursing career?
Reach new career heights with NursingJobsPlus.com
Visit NursingJobsPlus.com today
to search our selective job listings and post your resume.
Find a job that provides the advancement and respect you've been looking for.

Email The Nurse Practitioner eNews to your colleagues and invite them to join now to receive their own issue. They, too, will get the latest guidelines and clinical information to meet their practice needs.

Want to make sure that you keep receiving The Nurse Practitioner eNews? Be sure to add npenews@nursingcenter.com to your address book!

The Nurse Practitioner journal respects your privacy and will not share your information with other companies or organizations without your permission. View our Privacy Policy.

Forgotten your username or password? Please contact Customer Service at CustomerService@NursingCenter.com and we will send it to you.