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By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Apr 8 2025
Measles Outbreak– Do I Need a Booster? Two children recently lost their lives in Texas after acquiring the measles virus. As of April 4, 2025, 607 confirmed cases have been reported this year in 21 states (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2025a). It’s alarming as...
By: Myrna Schnur Apr 3 2025
CPAP vs. BiPAP Both continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) are non-invasive ventilation modalities, each serving specific clinical purposes. CPAP is primarily utilized for airway maintenance, whereas BiPAP...
By: Margo A. Halm, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Mar 17 2025
Closing the Theory-to-Practice Gap: Quantifying the Impact of Web-based Workflow Solutions The phrase "evidence-based practice" (EBP) has become a hallmark of excellence in healthcare. Yet, for many organizations, turning EBP from theory into actionable practice remains a challenge. Bridging this gap often requires more than...
By: Rachel DeMarco, MSN, RN, FNP-C Mar 10 2025
Adolescent Confidentiality – Respecting Their Rights Medical providers who care for adolescent patients must understand the basic legal rights of this special population in terms of confidentiality. Adolescence is defined as the period of transition from childhood to adulthood and encompasses a wide...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Feb 19 2025
5 Board Service Core Competencies Have you ever considered volunteering on an organization’s Board of Directors? All business corporations, no matter the size, must have a board of directors as required by state law. The board is typically comprised of executives (e.g...
By: Robin Haskell, MSN, RN, CRNP Feb 7 2025
Pulmonary Embolism: The Life-Threatening Condition You Can’t Afford to Miss Case Study: Sarah, a 52-year-old woman with a history of hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and diabetes, arrived at the ER short of breath, clutching her chest. She had been recovering from knee replacement surgery and dismissed her symptoms as post...
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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: 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: 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: 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...
Diseases & Conditions More
By: Myrna Schnur Apr 3 2025
CPAP vs. BiPAP Both continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) are non-invasive ventilation modalities, each serving specific clinical purposes. CPAP is primarily utilized for airway maintenance, whereas BiPAP...
By: Robin Haskell, MSN, RN, CRNP Feb 7 2025
Pulmonary Embolism: The Life-Threatening Condition You Can’t Afford to Miss Case Study: Sarah, a 52-year-old woman with a history of hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and diabetes, arrived at the ER short of breath, clutching her chest. She had been recovering from knee replacement surgery and dismissed her symptoms as post...
By: Myrna Schnur Jan 29 2025
The McMurray Maneuver Meniscal tears of the knee are a common orthopedic injury, often occurring from twisting injuries. The McMurray test is one physical exam maneuver that can be performed when a meniscal tear is suspected.Background The McMurray maneuver involves...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Jan 7 2025
Bird Flu Fatality! Seven Facts Nurses Need to Know The first U.S. death from avian influenza, better known as bird flu, was reported on Monday, January 6, 2025, in Louisiana. The individual was over 65 years old, had additional medical conditions, and had been exposed to wild birds. As of this...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Nov 26 2024
Saying Goodbye: End-of-Life Care in the ICU In the intensive care unit (ICU), we work hard to help patients overcome the most critical phase of illness. We titrate vasoactive drugs and administer fluids to obtain hemodynamic stability, insert balloon pumps or ventricular assist devices to...
By: Jennifer Collins, RN, MSN, CRNP, AG-ACNP-BC Nov 15 2024
The Utility of Prehospital Blood Transfusion According to data presented by the Prehospital Blood Transfusion Initiative Coalition, exsanguination remains the leading cause of preventable death amongst victims of trauma, with nearly half of these patients dying in the prehospital setting...
Patient Safety More
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Oct 18 2024
Impact of the Current IV Fluid Shortage Intravenous (IV) fluids are an indispensable staple in the healthcare delivery system; hospitals cannot function without them. Insufficient reserves of these life-saving solutions are not an anomaly. In June 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug...
By: 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: 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: 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: 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...
Nurse Lifestyle More
By: Elizabeth Tomaszewski, DNP, RN, CRNP, CNE, CCRN, ACNP-BC, ACNPC Nov 25 2024
Giving Thanks to Nurses We at Lippincott NursingCenter wanted to reach out to all of our nurses and extend our heartfelt gratitude for the amazing work that is being done to move the profession forward.  Whether you are at the bedside, or faculty teaching the next...
By: Robin Haskell, MSN, RN, CRNP Nov 6 2024
Countering Negativity about Nursing on Social Media Platforms Negativity about nursing on social media can be quite prominent, often reflecting the unique challenges faced in the profession. I stumbled across a few examples on social media recently. A new graduate oncology nurse posts on Reddit, “Does...
By: Robin Haskell, MSN, RN, CRNP Oct 22 2024
5 Mindful Breathing Exercises: Simple Techniques for Everyone In our complex fast-paced world, we often overlook one of the most fundamental aspects of our health: our breathing. Proper breathing not only supports our physical health but also enhances mental clarity and emotional well-being. Whether you'...
By: Jennifer Collins, MSN, CRNP, AG-ACNP-BC Oct 4 2024
Five Tips To Achieve Work-Life Balance as a Nurse Nursing is a gratifying but highly challenging and demanding profession with many physical and emotional demands, complex and varying responsibilities, management of high-stress situations, and constant education and adaptation to changes in the...
By: Jennifer Collins, MSN, RN, AGACNP-BC Sep 23 2024
Six Healthy Tips for Travel Nurses Travel nurses lead an exciting but hectic life: ever-changing routines, shifts, and workplaces. Maintaining a well-balanced diet with such a demanding and dynamic schedule can prove challenging! Here are some tips to ensuring a healthy, well...
By: 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...
Leadership More
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Feb 19 2025
5 Board Service Core Competencies Have you ever considered volunteering on an organization’s Board of Directors? All business corporations, no matter the size, must have a board of directors as required by state law. The board is typically comprised of executives (e.g...
By: Elizabeth Tomaszewski, DNP, RN, CRNP, CNE, CCRN, ACNP-BC, ACNPC Oct 1 2024
Who Wants to Precept the New Nurse? How Experienced Nurses Can Better Help New Graduates. Graduate nurses are coming into the profession at quite a challenging time and with less preparation for clinical practice upon graduation (Gregg, M., 2023). Although there are residency programs in some hospitals and preceptorships in others to...
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...
Technology More
By: Margo A. Halm, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Mar 17 2025
Closing the Theory-to-Practice Gap: Quantifying the Impact of Web-based Workflow Solutions The phrase "evidence-based practice" (EBP) has become a hallmark of excellence in healthcare. Yet, for many organizations, turning EBP from theory into actionable practice remains a challenge. Bridging this gap often requires more than...
By: Jul 23 2024
Keeping Up During Downtime The CrowdStrike software update on July 18, 2024, had far-reaching impacts. As a cybersecurity company, many industries – from corporations and financial institutions to airlines and healthcare organizations – rely on CrowdStrike to...
By: 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: 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...
Inspiration More
By: Elizabeth Tomaszewski, DNP, RN, CRNP, CNE, CCRN, ACNP-BC, ACNPC Jan 2 2025
Expert to Novice: How to Shift Gears When Changing Directions Many nurses are reconsidering their roles these days. Some have decided to change venues and pursue areas like aesthetics or change specialties for a fresh perspective. Some return for education, leadership, or advanced practice degrees (such as...
By: Nurse-Family Partnership®, Helping First-Time Parents Succeed Dec 19 2024
Impact of the Nurse-Family Partnership® – Stefi’s Story North Carolina resident, Stefi, had a suspicion of what to expect when she visited her local health department for a pregnancy test in August 2019. And her feeling was right – she was pregnant. Stefi was 18 and not only had she just...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Dec 16 2024
Mark Your Calendars! Nursing Recognition Dates 2025 Here are the “official” nursing recognition dates for the upcoming year. Get ready for 2025! Stay #NurseStrong!*Dates and links will be updated as they become available.JanuaryNational CRNA Week     1/19 &ndash...
By: Robin Haskell, MSN, RN, CRNP Dec 6 2024
A Journey of Hope: From Cancer to Calling The holiday season is a time for reflection, gratitude, and occasionally wondering how on earth you survived the chaos of life’s curveballs. For me, it’s also a time to share a story that reminds me of strength, hope, and the...
By: Elizabeth Tomaszewski, DNP, RN, CRNP, CNE, CCRN, ACNP-BC, ACNPC Nov 25 2024
Giving Thanks to Nurses We at Lippincott NursingCenter wanted to reach out to all of our nurses and extend our heartfelt gratitude for the amazing work that is being done to move the profession forward.  Whether you are at the bedside, or faculty teaching the next...
By: Robin Haskell, MSN, RN, CRNP Nov 19 2024
Roadside Rescue – Performing CPR Off-Duty It was 6 pm on a cool spring evening when I began my commute to work at a large medical center in Philadelphia. I merged into heavy traffic on the expressway. Having worked in the neurotrauma ICU the night before, I was thinking about the patients...
Evidence-Based Practice More
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Nov 26 2024
Saying Goodbye: End-of-Life Care in the ICU In the intensive care unit (ICU), we work hard to help patients overcome the most critical phase of illness. We titrate vasoactive drugs and administer fluids to obtain hemodynamic stability, insert balloon pumps or ventricular assist devices to...
By: Robin Haskell, MSN, RN, CRNP Nov 19 2024
Roadside Rescue – Performing CPR Off-Duty It was 6 pm on a cool spring evening when I began my commute to work at a large medical center in Philadelphia. I merged into heavy traffic on the expressway. Having worked in the neurotrauma ICU the night before, I was thinking about the patients...
By: Jennifer Collins, RN, MSN, CRNP, AG-ACNP-BC Nov 15 2024
The Utility of Prehospital Blood Transfusion According to data presented by the Prehospital Blood Transfusion Initiative Coalition, exsanguination remains the leading cause of preventable death amongst victims of trauma, with nearly half of these patients dying in the prehospital setting...
By: Elizabeth Tomaszewski, DNP, RN, CRNP, CNE, CCRN, ACNP-BC, ACNPC Nov 1 2024
Before Workplace Violence Happens…Because Hope is Not a Good Plan Between 2010-2020, the rate of non-fatal workplace violence against healthcare workers has more than doubled, and nearly 400 healthcare professionals were killed in their workplaces. Hospital workers are 6 times more likely to encounter workplace...
By: Jennifer Collins, MSN, CRNP, AG-ACNP-BC Oct 29 2024
Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer: A Rare but Deadly Diagnosis Background Anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC), also known as undifferentiated thyroid carcinoma, is a highly aggressive and very rare malignant tumor that accounts for 2-3% of all thyroid cancers (Limaiem et al. 2023). ATC is one of the deadliest...
By: Robin Haskell, MSN, RN, CRNP Oct 15 2024
The ABCs of Resuscitation: Shining a Spotlight on the Role of Respiratory Therapists In medical emergencies, the ABCs of resuscitation—Airway, Breathing, and Circulation—serve as critical steps in stabilizing a patient. As part of a multidisciplinary team, respiratory therapists (RTs) work alongside nurses and play a...
Education & Career More
By: Elizabeth Tomaszewski, DNP, RN, CRNP, CNE, CCRN, ACNP-BC, ACNPC Jan 31 2025
Nurse Practitioners Listed as the Top Job in 2025 Many nurses are looking for a change, and they couldn’t be better positioned to take on what has now been deemed not only the best healthcare job, but also the best job overall in 2025 by U.S. News and World Reports: Nurse Practitioner (NP)....
By: Jennifer Collins, RN, MSN, CRNP, AG-ACNP-BC Nov 8 2024
My Story of Becoming a Critical Care Nurse Practitioner: Driven by Purpose If you asked me when I was five years old what I wanted to be when I grew up the answer likely would have been a professional soccer player. Even as I approached the end of my high school career, I truly had no idea what I wanted to do with my...
By: Elizabeth Tomaszewski, DNP, RN, CRNP, CNE, CCRN, ACNP-BC, ACNPC Nov 1 2024
Before Workplace Violence Happens…Because Hope is Not a Good Plan Between 2010-2020, the rate of non-fatal workplace violence against healthcare workers has more than doubled, and nearly 400 healthcare professionals were killed in their workplaces. Hospital workers are 6 times more likely to encounter workplace...
By: Elizabeth Tomaszewski, DNP, RN, CRNP, CNE, CCRN, ACNP-BC, ACNPC Sep 1 2024
Reinstill Joy in Nursing You’ve always wanted to be a nurse. Nursing school felt like boot camp, but you made it. You scored your dream job, but now you are getting close to the end of orientation and never felt more unprepared to care for these sick patients on...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Jul 1 2024
Pursuing career dreams…just do it! A colleague recently asked what I thought about changing her current role and doing something different in nursing. I’m sure every one of you have had the exact same thought. I told her to think about where she wanted to be in a year, 5...
By: 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....

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