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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...

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By: Johanna Dwyer, DSc, RD Mar 27 2018

Working Together to Promote Nutritional Health Johanna Dwyer, DSc, RD Editor-in-Chief, Nutrition Today Registered dietitians and community nutritionists have long understood that America’s nurses are essential allies in promoting nutritional health, and preventing and...

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By: Myrna B. Schnur, MSN, RN Mar 15 2018

T3 and T4 – What’s the Difference? Thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) are important hormones produced by the thyroid gland that are essential for brain and physical development in infants and for metabolic activity in adults.1 Thyroid hormones help the brain, heart, liver...

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By: Lindsey Lynch Jan 23 2018

Nurses: Be Flu-Ready! We are deep into flu season and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting widespread activity across most of the U.S. Influenza especially poses a serious threat to certain populations; however, everyone is at risk for influenza...

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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Jan 18 2018

What is herd immunity? Influenza season is in full swing and the headlines are troubling. For example, CDC Confirms Widespread and Intense Flu Season All Across the US, CDC official on why the flu is near-epidemic, peaking early this year, and Severe flu brings medicine...

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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Dec 13 2017

SHARE the Flu Vaccine Recommendation The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers the SHARE method to approach the conversation on flu vaccination. This is a great way to help patients make informed decisions.Reference: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2017...

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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Dec 13 2017

Staying Healthy This Flu Season Here we are in mid-December and influenza season is in full swing. In fact, while flu activity was low during October 2017, activity has been increasing since the start of November, with more cases of influenza A viruses, specifically influenza A...

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By: Lindsey Lynch Oct 20 2017

Lippincott NursingCenter.com Announces a Donation Campaign to the American Red Cross In a time following numerous natural disasters and the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, healthcare professionals are reminded how vitally important emergency preparedness protocols are in times of crisis. However, the rippling side...

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By: Megan Doble, MSN, RN, CRNP, FNP-BC, AGACNP-BC Sep 19 2017

What is sepsis? What the public needs to know Sepsis is a medical emergency. It is a complication of the body’s response to an infection that can lead to life threatening tissue damage, organ failure and death (CDC, 2017). By increasing awareness of the early signs and symptoms of...

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By: Megan Doble, MSN, RN, CRNP, FNP-BC, AGACNP-BC Sep 13 2017

Sepsis: What nurses need to know Sepsis is a life-threatening, medical emergency affecting approximately one million persons annually in the United States (NIH, 2017). Patients hospitalized with sepsis are eight times more likely to die during hospitalization (Hall et al., 2011)....

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By: Megan Doble, MSN, RN, CRNP, FNP-BC, AGACNP-BC Sep 8 2017

Top 10 Things Advanced Practice Nurses Need to Know about the Updated Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock The Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) is the leading organization responsible for educating healthcare professionals on the most current scientific evidence on the timely and appropriate treatment of sepsis. This ultimately allows us to positively...

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By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Aug 31 2017

Sepsis: Learning from the past to improve patient outcomes As many of you know, I am a practicing acute care/critical care nurse practitioner in a hospital in the Philadelphia area. Recently I was called to a rapid response on a medical floor. The patient was an elderly gentleman who was admitted for a...

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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Jun 23 2017

Zika in 2017 The majority of healthcare providers in the United States (US) first became familiar with Zika virus in early 2016 when it gained national attention following a large Zika virus outbreak in Brazil in 2015. With this outbreak, a concurrent increase...

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