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By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Jan 13 2020

Vaping Update 2020 In early September of last year, we published the blog entitled Vaping Epidemic: A Public Health Crisis? At that time, several hundred people had been hospitalized for severe respiratory illness presumed to be related to vaping, or e-cigarette use...

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By: Robin Haskell, MSN, RN, CRNP Nov 13 2019

What is a Biomarker? Reviewed and updated by Robin Haskell, MSN, RN, CRNP: May 31, 2024 The term biomarker, or biological marker, refers to a broad range of measures which capture what is happening in a cell or organism at a given moment. Biomarkers are objective...

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By: Valerie Dziados, MSN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC Nov 8 2019

Forensic Nursing In honor of Forensic Nursing week planned for November 11-15, 2019, let’s dive into exactly what this niche nursing sub-specialty is all about! What is a forensic nurse? Forensic nursing is a fascinating nursing specialty that requires...

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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...

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By: Lauren Waronker, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-C Oct 18 2019

Mediterranean Diet The Mediterranean diet has stood the test of time. It is one of the healthiest diets that an individual can follow and leads to many positive health outcomes. It is easy to see why health care providers commonly refer their patients to this way of...

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By: Megan Giovanelli Doble, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-C Oct 16 2019

Taking a Closer Look at the Paleolithic Diet and the Whole30 Program In the blog, The Latest Nutrition Trends: From A to Z, we briefly reviewed some of the common nutrition trends that we often hear of while working in healthcare. The benefits of eating a healthy diet, maintaining a healthy weight, and engaging in...

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By: Myrna B. Schnur, MSN, RN Oct 15 2019

What You Should Know About Breast Cancer Screening Reviewed and updated by Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN: February 13, 2024 According to the National Cancer Institutes’ (2023) latest statistics, approximately 2,261,420 new cases of breast cancer were diagnosed worldwide in 2020. While...

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By: Myrna B. Schnur, MSN, RN Oct 9 2019

Keto Diet: Healthy or Harmful? With a multitude of popular diet trends circulating in society today, it might be difficult to discern the different aspects of each. As a healthcare provider, it is important to understand these fads as nutrition plays a significant role in the...

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By: Lauren Waronker, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-C Oct 7 2019

BMI, Obesity and Weight Management Reviewed and updated by Jennifer Collins, MSN, CRNP, ACACNP-BC: April 12, 2024 Weight that is higher than what is considered healthy for a person’s height is defined as overweight or obesity (CDC, 2023). Body mass index (BMI) is a screening...

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By: Megan Giovanelli Doble, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-C Sep 26 2019

The Latest Nutrition Trends: From A to Z Over the past several years, there seems to be an increased interest and acceptance of healthier, cleaner eating and a renewed attentiveness to health and wellness in the general population. We are in the midst of a paradigm shift and moving away...

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By: Lauren Waronker, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-C Sep 20 2019

Winter's Formula Reviewed and updated by Jennifer Collins, MSN, CRNP, ACACNP-BC: February 28, 2024 Respiratory compensation is the physiologic mechanism that occurs in an attempt to normalize metabolic acidosis. Winter’s formula can be used to help...

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By: Lauren Waronker, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-C Sep 18 2019

Delta Ratio Reviewed and updated by Jennifer Collins, MSN, CRNP, ACACNP-BC: March 31, 2024 Determination of the serum anion gap (AG) is an important step in the differential diagnosis of acid-base disorders, especially metabolic acidosis (Emmett, 2023). The...

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By: Lauren Waronker, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-C Sep 16 2019

How to Calculate Anion Gap and Identify Anion Gap Acidosis Reviewed and updated by Jennifer Collins, MSN, CRNP, ACACNP-BC: March 20, 2024 Formula to Calculate Anion Gap: Serum anion gap (AG) = Na+ – (Cl- + HCO3-)The anion gap (AG) can be used as an indicator of the type and...

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