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By: Kim Fryling-Resare Mar 19 2019
A Million Reasons to Raise MS Awareness I am one in a million. Literally. Or rather, I should say that I am one of the million. Earlier this year, the National MS Society released a study that says nearly one million people in the United States are living with multiple sclerosis, which...
By: Christina Gresh, MSN, RN Mar 15 2019
Rare Diseases - More Common than you Think? I recently had the opportunity to attend the Rare Disease Day at PRA Health Sciences in Blue Bell, PA on February 28, 2019. Like many nurses, I had never heard of Rare Disease Day, which takes place around the world on the last day of February...
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: Valerie Dziados, MSN, CRNP, ANP-C, AGACNP-C Mar 9 2019
Top 10 Soft Skills for Nurses What if you were excellent at inserting IVs and the nurse your colleagues came to when they had a patient with “impossible veins,” but you could not effectively communicate important details about your patient’s care at change of...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Feb 22 2019
Does Nursing ‘Spark Joy’ For You? Have you seen the Netflix show, Tidying Up with Marie Kondo? If you’re like me and need inspiration and guidance to get – and stay – organized, you may want to check it out. In the show, Ms. Kondo has a set strategy for...
By: Margaret Smith, MJ, BSN, RN, CRNI Feb 6 2019
LGBTQIA Patients: Initiating a Positive Healthcare Experience with Open Lines of Communication As nursing students, one of the first things we learn is to treat our patients with dignity and respect. Part of treating patients with dignity and respect is addressing patients by the appropriate name and/or pronoun. This can prove challenging...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Feb 1 2019
Measles: A Preventable Illness Making Headlines…Again Four years ago, when an outbreak was occurring in California, we reviewed the basics of the measles and what nurses need to know. We are seeing yet another resurgence of this preventable illness. New York is fighting its worst outbreak ever and...
By: Megan Giovanelli Doble, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-C Jan 26 2019
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS): Part 1 Reviewed and updated by Megan Doble, DNP, CRNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-C: April 22, 2024A 42-year-old patient with no significant past medical history presented to the emergency department (ED) with severe abdominal pain and was diagnosed with acute...
By: Christina Gresh, MSN, RN Jan 22 2019
Adenovirus – What Nurses Need to Know Reviewed and updated by Jennifer Collins, MSN, CRNP, ACACNP-BC: February 23, 2024 Adenovirus is a group of common viruses that can affect both animals and humans. These viruses typically cause mild cold- or flu-like illness in people of all ages...
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: Lynne Centrella Rudderow, MSN, RN, CRNP, WHNP-BC, CCE Jan 8 2019
STD and STI – What’s the difference? The first time you probably heard the term sexually transmitted disease (STD) was in the awkward years of middle school in a mandatory health class that everyone dreaded. The classroom echoed with giggles and eyes roamed about! The teacher saying...
By: Valerie Dziados, MSN, CRNP, ANP-C, AGACNP-C Jan 4 2019
The Leadless Pacemaker: A Game Changer Reviewed and updated by Valerie Dziados, MSN, CRNP, ANP-C, AGACNP-C: April 11, 2024 Approximately 200,000 pacemakers are implanted annually in the United States, and due to an aging population and increasing pacing indications, this number is...
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