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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Jan 25 2016
5 things nurses need to know about Zika virus Be ready to answer questions and advise patients appropriately. For full updates on the Zika virus, visit theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention.1. What is Zika virus? The Zika virus was first documented in May 2015 in Brazil. The...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Oct 28 2015
Ebola: Are We Better Prepared Today? The 2014 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak of West Africa was a wake-up call for healthcare administrators and clinicians in the United States. EVD had been viewed as a third world problem, a crisis that would most likely never strike America...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Sep 25 2015
National Antibiotic Initiative The inappropriate and unnecessary overuse of antibiotics within hospital and outpatient settings has led to the rise of drug-resistant strains of bacteria over the past several decades. These “super” bugs cause 2 million illnesses and...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Jul 1 2015
Maternal Health Around The World [Infographic] The Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) is an issue in many countries that are often regarded to have the most advanced healthcare systems. In fact, the rate at which mothers are dying as a result of pregnancy or childbirth in the United States...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Jun 16 2015
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has been making headlines since 2012 when it was first discovered in Saudi Arabia. A recent outbreak of MERS has occurred in the Republic of Korea affecting 150 people and claiming the lives of over a dozen...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP May 26 2015
Cardiac Preload and Afterload – What's the Difference? A recent Quick Quiz on our Facebook page resulted in a mix of responses. Do you know what word is used to describe the amount of stretch on the myocardium at the end of diastole? The responses were split between cardiac preload and cardiac...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Feb 2 2015
Measles Update The current outbreak of measles, which has been linked to a California amusement park, continues to make headlines in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is tracking data on the states affected and the number of...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Oct 14 2014
Ebola: Keeping Perspective Our NursingCenter team has been following the Ebola outbreak closely over the past months, but with recent developments of disease transmission here in the United States, media coverage has increased and protocols and recommendations are being...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Sep 8 2014
Enterovirus D68 In the Midwest,  an enterovirus, known as EV-D68, is causing concern. While not a new virus, EV-D68 has recently caused severe respiratory symptoms in affected children in Missouri, and several other states have contacted the CDC for...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Mar 6 2014
Take a look inside our collection of stroke resources Caring for patients with stroke can be challenging; when a stroke is occurring, it is imperative to distinguish the symptoms from other diagnoses. Determining the type and location of stroke is yet another difficulty. Further challenges are met...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Nov 20 2013
New nursing tip! I just learned this one this morning while reading Puzzling out SIADH in the November/December 2013 issue of Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!To remember the early signs of syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH), think FLAT...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Jun 8 2013
Mental Illness: ESCAPE I just learned the mnemonic below while reading Caring for a patient with mental illness in the acute care setting (Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!, May/June 2013). Remember the word ESCAPE to help you care for a patient with a mental disorder in an...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Mar 11 2013
Fighting the Obesity Epidemic In 2010, more than one-third of adults in the United States were obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control.It’s safe to call the issue of obesity an epidemic at this point, and it can lead to other complications like heart disease,...
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