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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Jul 18 2019
Top 5 Things Nurses Need to Address Nursing Shortage As baby boomers age and eventually leave the nursing workforce, we can expect to experience a significant shortage of nurses. Researchers project that one million registered nurses will retire by 2030 (Buerhaus et al, 2017). Think about the years...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Jul 15 2019
How Are Cancer Cells Different from Normal Cells? Scientists have made great strides in the area of cancer research. We now have a better understanding of how cancer cells transition from normal cells as they “gradually become malignant through a progression of alterations” (Cooper...
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: Kathleen Evanovich Zavotsky, PhD, RN, CCRN, CEN, ACNS-BC, FAEN, and Kathy Easter, MSN, RN, CCRN-K Jun 24 2019
Visionary Nurse Leader - Who Will You Nominate? The following excerpt was published in Nursing Management’s January 2019 issue. This winning 2018 Richard Hader Visionary Leader Award entry was submitted by Kathleen Evanovich Zavotsky, PhD, RN, CCRN, CEN, ACNS-BC, FAEN, and Kathy...
By: Valerie Dziados, MSN, CRNP, ANP-C, AGACNP-C Jun 20 2019
Can You Really Die From a Broken Heart? Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a diagnosis that refers to a clinical syndrome characterized by acute and transient left ventricular dysfunction. The word Takotsubo, which translates to “octopus trap,” refers to the hallmark sign of apical...
By: Myrna Schnur, MSN, RN Jun 18 2019
Meat Allergy from a Tick Bite? Summer is here and many of us are spending more time in the great outdoors. We know the importance of wearing insect repellant not only to protect us from annoying bug bites but more importantly, from contracting diseases that are carried by...
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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP 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: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Oct 9 2018
NCNP Fall '18: Pearls and Inspiration We headed west last month for the National Conference for Nurse Practitioners (NCNP)! It was sunny and warm in Ahaheim, where nurse practitioners came together to learn, network, and have some fun! My experience at this NCNP really focused on...
By: Karen Innocent, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, CMSRN Jul 19 2018
Lippincott Professional Development Accepts ANCC Premier Award July 17, 2018 Lippincott Professional Development (LPD) has received the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Premier Accreditation Award for the second year in a row. As the Executive Director of Continuing Education at Wolters Kluwer, I...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Jul 16 2018
NCNP Spring ‘18: Dissecting the Difference Between MDs and NPs How do primary care concerns differ between an MD and an NP? Dr. Margaret Fitzgerald, Conference Chairperson for the National Conference for Nurse Practitioners (NCNP), explained it clearly during the opening session to the Spring 2018 NCNP...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Oct 27 2017
National Conference for Nurse Practitioners (NCNP): Fall 2017 Earlier this month, we had a great showing of advanced practice nurses for our fall National Conference for Nurse Practitioners (NCNP). It was one week after Nursing Management Congress2017 and one week after the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas....
By: Karen Innocent, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, CMSRN Aug 14 2017
ANCC Premier Prize Lippincott Professional Development (LPD) is the 2017 winner of American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Premier Program Award. We are very honored to receive this award which is given to very few organizations that compete each year...
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By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Jul 15 2019
How Are Cancer Cells Different from Normal Cells? Scientists have made great strides in the area of cancer research. We now have a better understanding of how cancer cells transition from normal cells as they “gradually become malignant through a progression of alterations” (Cooper...
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: Valerie Dziados, MSN, CRNP, ANP-C, AGACNP-C Jun 20 2019
Can You Really Die From a Broken Heart? Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a diagnosis that refers to a clinical syndrome characterized by acute and transient left ventricular dysfunction. The word Takotsubo, which translates to “octopus trap,” refers to the hallmark sign of apical...
By: Myrna Schnur, MSN, RN Jun 18 2019
Meat Allergy from a Tick Bite? Summer is here and many of us are spending more time in the great outdoors. We know the importance of wearing insect repellant not only to protect us from annoying bug bites but more importantly, from contracting diseases that are carried by...
By: Valerie Dziados, MSN, CRNP, ANP-C, AGACNP-C Jun 14 2019
A New Classification System for Cardiogenic Shock The advances in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) over the past five decades, including immediate percutaneous coronary intervention, have been proven to dramatically improve outcomes. Patients suffering from AMI may develop...
By: Robin Haskell, MSN, RN, CRNP Jun 2 2019
How Helpful is Fractional Excretion of Sodium? Fractional excretion of sodium (FENa) utilizes urine chemistry to distinguish between different causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). Is it a prerenal cause (decreased perfusion), acute tubular necrosis (ATN), or a post-renal cause (obstruction...
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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 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 28 2018
Why Don’t We Use Trendelenburg? When I first started my nursing career in the early 1990s, I remember watching my preceptor in the critical care unit reflexively place her patient in the Trendelenburg position during episodes of acute hypotension and shock. She explained that...
By: Megan Giovanelli Doble, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-C Jun 14 2018
The New “Hour-One” Sepsis Bundle: Key Takeaways and Controversies Since 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 increase awareness of sepsis to both those in healthcare and the public. In the...
Leadership More
By: Kathleen Evanovich Zavotsky, PhD, RN, CCRN, CEN, ACNS-BC, FAEN, and Kathy Easter, MSN, RN, CCRN-K Jun 24 2019
Visionary Nurse Leader - Who Will You Nominate? The following excerpt was published in Nursing Management’s January 2019 issue. This winning 2018 Richard Hader Visionary Leader Award entry was submitted by Kathleen Evanovich Zavotsky, PhD, RN, CCRN, CEN, ACNS-BC, FAEN, and Kathy...
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: Christina Gresh, MSN, RN Jun 10 2019
Creating a Professional Poster: Start to Finish Producing a professional poster is a wonderful opportunity to share your passions in nursing and have the opportunity to present your findings at conferences and your organization. The poster allows you to connect with professional healthcare...
By: Christina Gresh, MSN, RN May 28 2019
The Caring Art of Nursing “Maybe this one moment, with this one patient is the very reason were here on earth at this time.”-Dr. Jean Watson   I recently had the opportunity to hear Dr. Jean Watson give a presentation to honor Nurses’ Week. In Dr...
By: Linda Laskowski-Jones, MS, APRN, ACNS-BC, CEN, NEA-BC, FAWM, FAAN May 7 2019
The Value of Nursing Leadership on the Frontlines and Beyond As we celebrate Nurses Week, it is a good time to consider those nurses whose leadership inspires the ability to survive and thrive amidst the current challenges inherent in our profession. No doubt many nurses might relate that it is not a &ldquo...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Apr 25 2019
Nurses – Natural Leaders and Collaborators: An Interview with Mike Singer [Podcast] I recently had the privilege of speaking with Mike Singer, 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 our...
Technology More
By: Valerie Dziados, MSN, CRNP, ANP-C, AGACNP-C Jan 4 2019
The Leadless Pacemaker: A Game Changer For over fifty years, cardiac pacing systems have been surgically implanted for symptomatic bradycardia (Reynolds et al., 2016). Approximately 200,000 pacemakers are implanted annually in the United States, and due to an aging population and...
By: Karen Innocent, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, CMSRN May 11 2018
Think Differently about Innovation in Nursing Karen Innocent, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, CMSRN Executive Director of Continuing Education Wolters Kluwer - Health Learning, Research & PracticeMy colleague, Denise Felsenstein, tested an intervention during her Doctor of Nursing practice...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Aug 31 2016
Introducing Your NursingCenter.com Dashboard! You may or may not have yet noticed that we’ve begun implementing more personalized features here on NursingCenter.com. Take some time to explore your very own dashboard of content related to your area(s) of practice! Here’s how&hellip...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Jul 19 2016
Mobile Healthcare Applications Part 3: Nursing Education at Your Fingertips Rounding out this blog series on mobile health applications (apps) or mHealth apps, I wanted to touch on apps specifically designed to provide educational tools and quick references for the nursing profession. According to a survey conducted by...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Jul 10 2016
Mobile Healthcare Applications Part 2: To Regulate or Not? In Part 1 of this series, I provided a general overview of mobile medical applications (apps) that are available on the market in the areas of general health, wellness, disease management, and hospital clinical workflow. There are many potential...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Jul 3 2016
Mobile Healthcare Applications Part 1: Your Health at Your Fingertips If you own a Smart mobile phone, chances are you have downloaded a mobile application (app) or have used one at some point. According to a 2015 Pew Research Study, two-thirds of Americans own a Smart phone and more than half have used their phone...
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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Jul 18 2019
Top 5 Things Nurses Need to Address Nursing Shortage As baby boomers age and eventually leave the nursing workforce, we can expect to experience a significant shortage of nurses. Researchers project that one million registered nurses will retire by 2030 (Buerhaus et al, 2017). Think about the years...
By: Kathleen Evanovich Zavotsky, PhD, RN, CCRN, CEN, ACNS-BC, FAEN, and Kathy Easter, MSN, RN, CCRN-K Jun 24 2019
Visionary Nurse Leader - Who Will You Nominate? The following excerpt was published in Nursing Management’s January 2019 issue. This winning 2018 Richard Hader Visionary Leader Award entry was submitted by Kathleen Evanovich Zavotsky, PhD, RN, CCRN, CEN, ACNS-BC, FAEN, and Kathy...
By: Lynne Centrella Rudderow, MSN, RN, CRNP, WHNP-BC, CCE Jun 5 2019
The Best Gift... My amazing niece graduated high school this past weekend and like thousands of other eager 18-year-olds, she will be heading off to college in the fall. The special thing about this situation though is that she will be starting her nursing career!...
By: Christina Gresh, MSN, RN May 28 2019
The Caring Art of Nursing “Maybe this one moment, with this one patient is the very reason were here on earth at this time.”-Dr. Jean Watson   I recently had the opportunity to hear Dr. Jean Watson give a presentation to honor Nurses’ Week. In Dr...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN May 12 2019
Elevating Our Nursing Profession As I pondered what I would write for this blog, I kept going back to a chapter I wrote for the commemorative edition of Florence Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing: What It Is and What It Is Not, that has just been published to celebrate Nurses...
By: Maureen “Shawn” Kennedy, MA, RN, FAAN May 11 2019
Evidence-Based Practice: Something to Celebrate (Really!) As we think about reasons to celebrate nurses’ work during Nurses Week, we shouldn’t overlook significant changes that have changed how we approach our work and that have, I think, done much to improve our credibility as a profession...
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By: Valerie Dziados, MSN, CRNP, ANP-C, AGACNP-C Jun 20 2019
Can You Really Die From a Broken Heart? Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a diagnosis that refers to a clinical syndrome characterized by acute and transient left ventricular dysfunction. The word Takotsubo, which translates to “octopus trap,” refers to the hallmark sign of apical...
By: Valerie Dziados, MSN, CRNP, ANP-C, AGACNP-C Jun 14 2019
A New Classification System for Cardiogenic Shock The advances in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) over the past five decades, including immediate percutaneous coronary intervention, have been proven to dramatically improve outcomes. Patients suffering from AMI may develop...
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: Christina Gresh, MSN, RN Jun 10 2019
Creating a Professional Poster: Start to Finish Producing a professional poster is a wonderful opportunity to share your passions in nursing and have the opportunity to present your findings at conferences and your organization. The poster allows you to connect with professional healthcare...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Apr 1 2019
Patients Must Always Be at the Center of Healthcare Patients must always be at the center of healthcare. Even though the practice of clinical care is constantly evolving, along with technology and information delivery, patient expectations are not. Patients always expect a high-quality experience...
By: Myrna B. Schnur, MSN, RN Oct 28 2018
Why Don’t We Use Trendelenburg? When I first started my nursing career in the early 1990s, I remember watching my preceptor in the critical care unit reflexively place her patient in the Trendelenburg position during episodes of acute hypotension and shock. She explained that...
Education & Career More
By: Kathleen Evanovich Zavotsky, PhD, RN, CCRN, CEN, ACNS-BC, FAEN, and Kathy Easter, MSN, RN, CCRN-K Jun 24 2019
Visionary Nurse Leader - Who Will You Nominate? The following excerpt was published in Nursing Management’s January 2019 issue. This winning 2018 Richard Hader Visionary Leader Award entry was submitted by Kathleen Evanovich Zavotsky, PhD, RN, CCRN, CEN, ACNS-BC, FAEN, and Kathy...
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: Christina Gresh, MSN, RN Jun 10 2019
Creating a Professional Poster: Start to Finish Producing a professional poster is a wonderful opportunity to share your passions in nursing and have the opportunity to present your findings at conferences and your organization. The poster allows you to connect with professional healthcare...
By: Lynne Centrella Rudderow, MSN, RN, CRNP, WHNP-BC, CCE Jun 5 2019
The Best Gift... My amazing niece graduated high school this past weekend and like thousands of other eager 18-year-olds, she will be heading off to college in the fall. The special thing about this situation though is that she will be starting her nursing career!...
By: Janet S. Thomas, MS, RN-BC May 8 2019
Celebrate the Next Generation of Nurses When we Baby Boomers think about the new nursing graduates coming into our workplaces, we tend to envision a group of young, fresh-faced women who are eagerly awaiting the chance to work hard to provide the best in patient care. While that may...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP May 3 2019
4 Million Reasons to Celebrate – National Nurses Week 2019 National Nurses Week is almost here! Our numbers are vast, our knowledge and skills are top-notch, and our compassion is unparalleled. We have much to celebrate! We asked Wolters Kluwer nurses what they celebrate, and the answers are inspiring...

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