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By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Jan 21 2022
N95 Masks - Know the Basics The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2022) recently clarified their guidance on the use of masks and respirators stating, “while any mask is better than wearing no mask at all, a well-fitted National Institute for...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Jan 13 2022
Alpha Adrenergic Blockers - How Do They Work? Alpha adrenergic blockers, or alpha adrenergic antagonists, affect the alpha receptors of the sympathetic nervous system. There are two types of alpha-adrenergic receptors: alpha-1 and alpha-2. Alpha-1 adrenergic receptors are found in the...
By: Lippincott® NursingCenter®, Wolters Kluwer Jan 7 2022
Crunch and Rub - Am I Hearing that Right? Certain non-pulmonary sounds may be heard during auscultation of the chest. It is important to be familiar with non-pulmonary sounds, such as mediastinal crunch and pleural friction rubs. Mediastinal crunch is caused by pneumomediastinum. This...
By: Lippincott® NursingCenter®, Wolters Kluwer Jan 7 2022
Egophony, Bronchophony, and Whispered Pectoriloquy - Say What? Voice generated sounds can provide important clues about respiratory abnormalities. Normal lungs are filled with air, and air does not transmit sound readily. Normally, transmitted voice sounds are difficult to hear – spoken words are...
By: Lippincott® NursingCenter®, Wolters Kluwer Jan 7 2022
All About Abnormal Breath Sounds Abnormal sounds are also called adventitious breath sounds. Here’s a list of common adventitious breath sounds with explanations and causes. Become familiar with the sounds and how to correctly document them. When possible, seek out learning...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Jan 4 2022
Will Omicron Get Us to Herd Immunity? What happened? In many communities, including my own, the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has come in like a freight train. People scrambled for testing kits before the holidays, with few to be found. Many are now sick and/or quarantined. The local...
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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP 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...
By: Karen Innocent, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, CMSRN Dec 21 2020
Lippincott® Professional Development: Change is Good! As a leading provider of learning content for nurses, Lippincott® has earned numerous awards and honors, including the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Premier Award and Accreditation with Distinction. To further our...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Oct 5 2020
Are New Nursing Grads Prepared for Practice? The scene repeats itself over and over. It’s 2:30 am, monitor alarms ring at various pitches, the hum of the ventilator drones rhythmically and nurses perform their synchronized, yet frenetic dance between patients. I was fresh out of...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Jun 15 2020
Virtual Conferences – What to Know Before You "Go" Learning. Networking. Fun. Meeting CE requirements. Exciting destinations. All in one place. Now cancelled.   Many associations and organizations are taking their conferences online. Virtual meetings are not the same as those in-person...
By: Megan Giovanelli Doble, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-C Oct 30 2019
Three Things I Learned This Month As nurses we are exposed to new information on a daily basis. We encounter information in so many formats – listening to the news on our way to work, learning about a new patient condition that we were not aware of, listening to lectures...
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...
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By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Jan 21 2022
N95 Masks - Know the Basics The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2022) recently clarified their guidance on the use of masks and respirators stating, “while any mask is better than wearing no mask at all, a well-fitted National Institute for...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Jan 13 2022
Alpha Adrenergic Blockers - How Do They Work? Alpha adrenergic blockers, or alpha adrenergic antagonists, affect the alpha receptors of the sympathetic nervous system. There are two types of alpha-adrenergic receptors: alpha-1 and alpha-2. Alpha-1 adrenergic receptors are found in the...
By: Lippincott® NursingCenter®, Wolters Kluwer Jan 7 2022
Crunch and Rub - Am I Hearing that Right? Certain non-pulmonary sounds may be heard during auscultation of the chest. It is important to be familiar with non-pulmonary sounds, such as mediastinal crunch and pleural friction rubs. Mediastinal crunch is caused by pneumomediastinum. This...
By: Lippincott® NursingCenter®, Wolters Kluwer Jan 7 2022
Egophony, Bronchophony, and Whispered Pectoriloquy - Say What? Voice generated sounds can provide important clues about respiratory abnormalities. Normal lungs are filled with air, and air does not transmit sound readily. Normally, transmitted voice sounds are difficult to hear – spoken words are...
By: Lippincott® NursingCenter®, Wolters Kluwer Jan 7 2022
All About Abnormal Breath Sounds Abnormal sounds are also called adventitious breath sounds. Here’s a list of common adventitious breath sounds with explanations and causes. Become familiar with the sounds and how to correctly document them. When possible, seek out learning...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Dec 21 2021
Use, Misuse, and Abuse - What's the Difference? Words matter. And when it comes to speaking about – or documenting – sensitive information, they matter even more. As patient advocates and providers of unbiased care, it’s important that we use the correct terminology related to...
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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Oct 4 2021
Understanding the 5 Classes of Diuretics Diuretics are medications that are used to treat hypertension, and edema due to heart failure, liver failure, certain renal disorders, and some drug therapies. Specific classes of diuretics work differently, targeting different segments of the...
By: Nursing2022 Drug Handbook, Wolters Kluwer Jun 10 2021
What's New in the Nursing2022 Drug Handbook® Nursing2022 Drug Handbook® is nursing’s #1 drug guide.It’s not easy being on the frontline of today’s time-stressed and rapidly-evolving healthcare environment. Every clinician needs to stay current on the newest drug...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Apr 15 2021
Aromatherapy Use in the Hospital Setting: Considerations for Nurses Aromatherapy is the use of inhaled essential oils to improve health and overall well-being. This is not a new practice, in fact, essential oils were used dating back to about 5,000 years ago in ancient Egypt. Even Florence Nightingale applied...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Mar 1 2021
This Month in Nursing: March 2021 Here’s a glance at what’s happening this month, along with some resources for your learning and professional development. Nursing Recognition DatesCertified Nurses Day March 19, 2021 Are you certified or considering certification...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Feb 18 2021
Successfully Navigating the Night Shift Working the night shift is often a non-negotiable requirement for new nurses working in hospital settings. I remember my first few years as a nurse rotating to nights and struggling to stay alert and straining to keep my eyes open. I never felt...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Dec 15 2020
Team Nursing Model – What It Is and How to Make It Work Back in March, during the first surge of COVID-19 patients, alternative staffing and onboarding models were implemented by some institutions to improve care and maximize patient and staff safety. Now, as hospitals are in the midst of another surge...
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By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Dec 1 2021
Learning from the Past to Succeed in the Future One thing life and the nursing profession has taught me is sometimes you need to look in the rearview mirror to see where we’ve been to really appreciate where were going in the future. 2021 has been a challenging year for many reasons, yet...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Nov 1 2021
Equitable, best care…everywhere! Health equity, or giving patients the best care, when and where they need it, is a simple, yet powerful sentiment. Those two words, “health equity,” conjure up an idea that everyone has equal value and deserves the highest quality care...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Oct 1 2021
Nurses: Leading Change in Our Communities The past two years have been some of the most challenging years many of us have ever faced in our lifetimes. States, cities and communities across the country have been rocked not only by the COVID-19 pandemic, but concurrently impacted by...
By: M. Lindell Joseph, PhD, RN, AONE Board of Directors and The University of Iowa College of Nursing , and Laurie Benson, BSN, Executive Director, Nurses on Board Coalition Sep 6 2021
Projecting Confidence in the Boardroom: 5 Steps to Build Confidence Being confident means having a realistic sense of your abilities and feeling secure about the value of your contributions based on your knowledge and experiences. When assuming a new board role, it’s natural to have some anxiety about...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Jun 3 2021
Nurses Month 2021 Series: Sharing What We’ve Learned In case you missed it, last month I had the pleasure of interviewing four nurses to learn how they are doing after a year of COVID-19, what they learned, how they persevered, and what advice they have for others. I encourage you to read and/or...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP May 20 2021
Sharing What We’ve Learned: A Conversation with Rosanne Raso, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, FAONL Dr. Rosanne Raso is the Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President at New York-Presbyterian/Weill-Cornell Medical Center, as well as the Editor-in-Chief of Nursing Management.   As a nurse leader in New York City, the responsibilities that Dr...
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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Oct 15 2020
Nursing, Tech, and Hackathons: A Conversation with Molly McCarthy, MBA, RN-BC Molly K. McCarthy MBA, RN-BC is the Managing Director, US Provider/Plans and Chief Nursing Officer for Microsoft. I had the pleasure of speaking with Molly about her journey in nursing, her work for Microsoft, nurses and board membership, and the...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Mar 10 2020
Is Blockchain the New Pathway to Credentialing? For health care providers, credentialing is an important step in establishing a clinical practice and is critical to secure reimbursement from insurance companies and other third-party payers. Professional credentialing is complicated, expensive...
By: Lauren Waronker, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-C Oct 4 2019
A Nurse's Review of Activity Trackers: Top Picks for Monitoring Your Health I am always struck by the amount of people who are using wearable technology such as fitness trackers and smartwatches, but I didn’t know whether something like that would be right for me. At first, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to add...
By: Myrna B. Schnur, MSN, RN Sep 9 2019
mHealth Apps for Nurses The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (2018) supports the “development of mobile medical applications (apps) that improve health care and provide consumers and healthcare professionals with valuable health information.” About three...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Aug 30 2019
The Power of Informal Conversations and Bold Relationships I recently had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Connie Delaney, Professor & Dean of the School of Nursing at the University of Minnesota. We spoke about her nursing career, her current work and the importance of nurses getting involved as...
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...
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By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Jan 1 2022
Igniting our Passion with a Spark As we emerge from the holidays and start 2022, many of us look forward to a different kind of year than we’ve experienced over the past 2 years. Without a doubt 2020 and 2021 were perhaps the most challenging healthcare has experienced in...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Dec 23 2021
Celebrate Nursing in 2022! Here are the “official” nursing recognition dates for the upcoming year, though we believe nurses should be recognized and celebrated each and every day! Stay #NurseStrong! *Dates and links will be updated as they become available...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Dec 1 2021
Learning from the Past to Succeed in the Future One thing life and the nursing profession has taught me is sometimes you need to look in the rearview mirror to see where we’ve been to really appreciate where were going in the future. 2021 has been a challenging year for many reasons, yet...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN; Chief Nurse; Wolters Kluwer, Health Learning, Research & Practice Nov 9 2021
Celebrating Nurse Practitioner Week I’ve been a nurse for over 37 years and a nurse practitioner since 1998 and I have never been prouder of the NP profession. In 1965, Loretta Ford, EdD, RN, PNP, FAAN and Henry Silver, MD started the first NP program, and over the years we...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Oct 28 2021
This Month in Nursing: November 2021 Here’s a glance at what’s happening this month, along with some resources for your learning and professional development.Nursing Recognition DatesMedical-Surgical Nurses Month#MSNW21NCPD Medical-Surgical Nursing CollectionEarn 10...
By: Jennifer Collins, MSN, RN, AGACNP-BC, TCRN Oct 8 2021
From RN to NP: Navigating the Role Change I had waited for this day for years, I was finally an acute care nurse practitioner, beginning my first day of work as a trauma NP in a high acuity/volume level two trauma center. It had been years in the making, filled with what seemed like...
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By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, Dec 6 2021
Drug Calculations: How to Calculate Drops Per Minute Welcome back to our drug calculation series and our final blog post. In this installment we will review how to calculate drip rates when delivering free flowing gravity infusions. While continuous IV infusions are typically delivered via infusion...
By: Elizabeth Wirth-Tomaszewski, DNP, RN, CRNP, CCRN, ACNP-BC, ACNPC Oct 24 2021
Surviving Sepsis 2021: How does it differ from 2016? Didn’t we just learn the sepsis guidelines? It didn’t seem that long ago; however, the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) has been busy studying the evidence and ensuring that the best care possible can be delivered to those...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Oct 20 2021
SIADH versus DI: What’s the Difference? Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) and diabetes insipidus (DI) are two disorders that are challenging to understand and often get confused. These complex conditions centered on the activity of antidiuretic hormone...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Sep 17 2021
Drug Calculations: How to Calculate Continuous IV Drips (units/hour) In the first two installments of this blog series we reviewed common drug calculation methods such as the universal formula and dimensional analysis. In Part 3, we’ll take a closer look at dimensional analysis and how to use it to calculate...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Sep 13 2021
What's Hemoglobin A1C and Why Is It Important? According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) there were 34.2 million Americans (over 10% of the population) living with diabetes in 2018 and approximately 1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes every year (ADA, 2020). For...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Aug 25 2021
Understanding Pulsus Paradoxus Pulsus paradoxus. It’s an intimidating term and a sign not to be taken lightly. What is it and how do you detect it? In its simplest form, pulsus paradoxus is defined as a drop in peak systolic blood pressure more than 10 mm Hg during...
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By: Myrna B. Schnur, MSN, RN Oct 12 2021
Drug Calculations: How to Calculate Continuous IV Drips (mcg/min) Welcome back to our drug calculation series. In the first two installments we reviewed two common calculation methods - the universal formula and dimensional analysis (DA). In Part 3, we used DA to calculate continuous intravenous (IV) drips...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Sep 1 2021
Investing in the Nursing Workforce by Supporting Practice and Academic Partnerships Do new nurse graduates possess the competencies they need for practice? According to a recent survey, only 23% of new nurse graduates possess the necessary entry level competencies to practice in the U.S. while only 34% possess the confidence...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Aug 1 2021
Nursing Education Innovation: Using Simulation to Build Clinical Experience The COVID-19 pandemic had a massive effect on learning and academic organizations. Undergraduate nursing programs had to pivot quickly from providing in-person education to digital or hybrid models. Clinical partners were forced to suspend in...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Jul 13 2021
Can Nurses Experience Impostor Syndrome? I experienced the feeling but didn’t know it had a name. How was I qualified to be titrating life-sustaining medications and managing airways of critically ill patients? What right did I have to be educating family members on end-of-life...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP May 12 2021
Sharing What We’ve Learned: A Conversation with Elizabeth Wirth-Tomaszewski, DNP, CRNP, CCRN, ACNP-BC, ACNPC Dr. Elizabeth Tomaszewski is the Program Director and Assistant Clinical Professor in the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program at Drexel University, an active critical care nurse practitioner, and one of our Lippincott authors. ...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP May 5 2021
Sharing What We’ve Learned: A Conversation with Kristle Akau, ADN, RN Kristle Akau is a recent ADN graduate and a current RN-to-BSN student. Kristle is also the Resolutions Chairperson for the National Student Nurses' Association (NSNA). Finishing up a nursing program during a pandemic was not only challenging,...

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