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By: Robin Haskell, MSN, RN, CRNP Feb 17 2020
Calculating Cerebral Perfusion Pressure Cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) is the amount of pressure needed to maintain blood flow to the brain. CPP is regulated by two balanced opposing forces:Mean arterial pressure (MAP) is the driving force that pushes blood into the brain...
By: Lauren Waronker, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-C Feb 13 2020
Case Study: Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Let’s take what we learned in A Review of the2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and apply the risk assessment tool in a real-life scenario. Remember that the following variables must be considered: age...
By: Lauren Waronker, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-C Feb 13 2020
Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Who really needs to take a statin? What about an aspirin? Who needs further cardiac testing? What do the governing bodies have to say? In March of 2019, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association released a new...
By: Tahitia Timmons, MSN, RN-BC, OCN Feb 11 2020
Marfan Syndrome: One Nurse's Story February is Marfan Awareness Month and I am sharing my personal journey as a Marfan warrior. Hopefully this blog can help nurses recognize the outward signs and features, and what emergencies to be aware of for those with the syndrome.   I...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Feb 6 2020
Be the Example: 5 Steps to Heart Health for Nurses We are nurses. We should be healthy, right? We know we should be, but we are also human. Here are some top ways to improve your heart health – starting today. Stop smoking! Do whatever it takes…cut down slowly, go cold-turkey, or get...
By: Christina Gresh, MSN, RN Feb 4 2020
Creating a Positive Nursing Work Environment When I started in my professional nursing career, it was a welcoming experience. Over the past 16 years, I have been fortunate that my coworkers and colleagues in other specialties all work together toward our one common goal – improving the...
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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...
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....
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By: Robin Haskell, MSN, RN, CRNP Feb 17 2020
Calculating Cerebral Perfusion Pressure Cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) is the amount of pressure needed to maintain blood flow to the brain. CPP is regulated by two balanced opposing forces:Mean arterial pressure (MAP) is the driving force that pushes blood into the brain...
By: Lauren Waronker, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-C Feb 13 2020
Case Study: Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Let’s take what we learned in A Review of the2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and apply the risk assessment tool in a real-life scenario. Remember that the following variables must be considered: age...
By: Lauren Waronker, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-C Feb 13 2020
Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Who really needs to take a statin? What about an aspirin? Who needs further cardiac testing? What do the governing bodies have to say? In March of 2019, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association released a new...
By: Tahitia Timmons, MSN, RN-BC, OCN Feb 11 2020
Marfan Syndrome: One Nurse's Story February is Marfan Awareness Month and I am sharing my personal journey as a Marfan warrior. Hopefully this blog can help nurses recognize the outward signs and features, and what emergencies to be aware of for those with the syndrome.   I...
By: Robin Haskell, MSN, RN, CRNP Jan 31 2020
Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease - What's the Difference? Renal failure develops when there is a reduction in the kidneys’ ability to sufficiently filter waste products from the blood. It is caused by a wide variety of diseases and medications with acute or chronic effects on renal vasculature, the...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, RN, MSN Jan 27 2020
Coronavirus: Infection Prevention and Control Earlier this month a new coronavirus was identified in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China. The novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, belongs to a group of virus known to cause symptoms ranging from the common cold to severe acute respiratory infections...
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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Jan 10 2020
Human Trafficking: Important Facts & Potential Indicators January 11 is National Human Trafficking Day. Use this infographic to learn the facts and questions to help you identify potential victims. As nurses, we are on the front lines of health care and we have a responsibility to stay informed on this...
By: Myrna B. Schnur, MSN, RN Sep 5 2019
Vaping Epidemic: A Public Health Crisis? Vaping has been a focus in recent headlines and the story continues to unfold. As of August 27, 2019, 215 people in 25 states were hospitalized for severe lung disease possibly linked to vaping nicotine or tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-containing...
By: Christina Gresh, MSN, RN Aug 2 2019
What is a Nurse Care Coordinator? Imagine the following. Your grandmother was admitted to the hospital a few days ago for congestive heart failure exacerbation and is to be discharged from the hospital today. During her hospital admission, she was seen by many specialists that she...
By: Myrna B. Schnur, RN, MSN Jul 31 2019
CBD vs Cannabis/THC - What's the Difference? I live in Denver, Colorado and since the legalization of recreational marijuana in 2014, I have witnessed an explosion of the industry with cannabis dispensaries popping up on most major city blocks. One cannabis-based product that is garnering...
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...
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By: Christina Gresh, MSN, RN Feb 4 2020
Creating a Positive Nursing Work Environment When I started in my professional nursing career, it was a welcoming experience. Over the past 16 years, I have been fortunate that my coworkers and colleagues in other specialties all work together toward our one common goal – improving the...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Jan 20 2020
Nurses Make Profound Impacts: An Interview with Angelleen Peters Lewis, PhD, RN, FAAN [Podcast] In this interview with Angelleen Peters Lewis, PhD, RN, FAAN, Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, we learn three key pieces of advice to help nurses prepare for board...
By: King University Online, first published on March 12, 2019. Dec 5 2019
Nurse-to-Patient Ratio: How Many is Too Many? This article is sponsored by King University Online and was first published on March 12, 2019.One of the most important topics being discussed within the field of nursing is rising nurse-to-patient ratios. In general, nurses across the country are...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Nov 15 2019
#HeARTofNursing – Keeping Pace with a Changing Healthcare System: Embracing Whole-Person Care “Nursing is more art than science. I encourage people, ‘Don’t run from that. Run towards it.’”CASEY HOBBS, RN, Director of Nursing/Host & Co-Creator, Nurse Talk Radio, San Francisco, CA We know that nursing is...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Oct 21 2019
#HeARTofNursing – Navigating a Changing Profession “We face as nurses huge challenges and how do we take advantage of the technology we have without losing the art of nursing.”STUART FISK, CRNP, Director, Center for Inclusion Health - Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA  As...
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...
Technology More
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...
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...
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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Feb 6 2020
Be the Example: 5 Steps to Heart Health for Nurses We are nurses. We should be healthy, right? We know we should be, but we are also human. Here are some top ways to improve your heart health – starting today. Stop smoking! Do whatever it takes…cut down slowly, go cold-turkey, or get...
By: Christina Gresh, MSN, RN Feb 4 2020
Creating a Positive Nursing Work Environment When I started in my professional nursing career, it was a welcoming experience. Over the past 16 years, I have been fortunate that my coworkers and colleagues in other specialties all work together toward our one common goal – improving the...
By: Lynne Centrella Rudderow, MSN, RN, CRNP, WHNP-BC, CCE Jan 17 2020
12 Ways to Improve Your Time Efficiency Don’t just manage your time, make your time more effective. With the hustle of the holidays behind us and the beginnings of a new year ahead, I have begun to take a deep look inside and reflect on how I can make 2020 a better year. What I...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Jan 1 2020
Celebrate Nursing in 2020 We have much to celebrate as 2020 is the Year of the Nurse & Midwife! Don’t forget to get the following nursing recognition days, weeks, and months for 2020 on your calendar too!*Dates and links will be updated as they become available...
By: Lynne Centrella Rudderow, , MSN, RN, CRNP, WHNP-BC, CCE Dec 24 2019
Holiday Shift The dreaded holiday work schedule… we know the requirement and we remember which “winter holidays” we worked last year, yet there always remains this small glimmer of impossible hope that we will somehow be sprinkled by holiday...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Dec 20 2019
2020 Year of the Nurse & Midwife: Celebrating our Impact in Caring The World Health Organization (WHO) has made a historic move by designating 2020 as the “Year of the Nurse and Midwife,” which has been supported by leading nurse organizations around the world. With the changes in healthcare we are...
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By: Robin Haskell, MSN, RN, CRNP Feb 17 2020
Calculating Cerebral Perfusion Pressure Cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) is the amount of pressure needed to maintain blood flow to the brain. CPP is regulated by two balanced opposing forces:Mean arterial pressure (MAP) is the driving force that pushes blood into the brain...
By: Lauren Waronker, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-C Feb 13 2020
Case Study: Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Let’s take what we learned in A Review of the2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and apply the risk assessment tool in a real-life scenario. Remember that the following variables must be considered: age...
By: Lauren Waronker, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-C Feb 13 2020
Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Who really needs to take a statin? What about an aspirin? Who needs further cardiac testing? What do the governing bodies have to say? In March of 2019, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association released a new...
By: Robin Haskell, MSN, RN, CRNP Jan 31 2020
Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease - What's the Difference? Renal failure develops when there is a reduction in the kidneys’ ability to sufficiently filter waste products from the blood. It is caused by a wide variety of diseases and medications with acute or chronic effects on renal vasculature, the...
By: Robin Haskell, MSN, RN, CRNP Jan 24 2020
Just How Sick is My Patient with Pancreatitis? Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a leading cause of hospital admission for gastrointestinal related disease in the United States (Yadav & Lowenfels, 2013). AP is commonly caused by gallstones and alcohol consumption. The incidence of AP is rising...
By: Margaret Smith , MJ, BSN, RN, CRNI Jan 22 2020
Consider Vein Preservation When Planning IV Therapy What is ‘vein preservation’? Most Google searches for “vein preservation” will yield results that involve patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the placement of vascular access devices. However, as our population...
Education & Career More
By: Emmanuel College, first published on September 11, 2019. Jan 3 2020
Nursing Interview Questions and Answers: What to Expect This article is sponsored by Emmanuel College and was first published on September 11, 2019. Once you’ve completed your nursing program of choice and passed the state licensing exam, there’s one last hurdle to jump before entering the...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Nov 15 2019
#HeARTofNursing – Keeping Pace with a Changing Healthcare System: Embracing Whole-Person Care “Nursing is more art than science. I encourage people, ‘Don’t run from that. Run towards it.’”CASEY HOBBS, RN, Director of Nursing/Host & Co-Creator, Nurse Talk Radio, San Francisco, CA We know that nursing is...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Nov 1 2019
#HeARTofNursing – Elevating Nurse Impact Through Lifelong Learning  “If I went back to school, there was so much more I could do…and where could I do the most good.”MEGGIN TALLMAN, RN, BSN, Pediatric ICU - Children’s of Alabama and Mercy Ships volunteer, Birmingham, AL   As...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Oct 1 2019
On the Lookout for Burnout, Depression, and Suicide Risk As nurses, we work long hours whether on our feet doing direct care, writing budgets, dealing with staffing, traveling to see patients at home, or teaching the next generation of nurses. We know how varied our roles can be! For me, it’s...
By: Myrna Schnur Aug 19 2019
Starting My First Clinical Rotation - What Do I Need? It’s been over twenty-five years since I graduated from nursing school, but I will never forget my first day of clinical rotations. I had learned quite a bit in the classroom and skills lab: how to assess my patients, administer medications,...
By: Robin Haskell, MSN, RN, CRNP Aug 16 2019
Shopping for Stethoscopes - Do You Hear What I Hear? You use your stethoscope countless times each shift.  As an indispensable tool for rapid patient assessment, your stethoscope has a constant presence with you as you care for patients. Now that it’s time to purchase your first or a...

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