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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN-K 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, CCRN-K 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, CCRN-K 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, CCRN-K 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, CCRN-K 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, CCRN-K 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, CCRN-K 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, CCRN-K 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, CCRN-K 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,...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN-K Jan 31 2013
H's and T's I’m drawn to articles that offer tips, top ten lists, mnemonics, and quick-reads to make our days and lives as nurses run smoother. That’s why I’m happy to share that we’ve just added a new article to our Recommended...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN-K Jan 20 2013
Flu Panic I’m a bit ashamed to be admitting this to a group of nurses, but I figure that if I shame myself enough maybe I won’t let this happen again. Ok, here it is…I didn’t get a flu shot. There, I said it. No reason, really, I...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN-K Aug 15 2012
Lab Values and Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) Changes in laboratory values often give us clues to what is happening with our patients. I came across the following resource this morning and thought it was worth sharing. Here’s a handy table to help you identify diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN-K Aug 13 2012
Spotlight on Men’s Health More than half of all premature deaths among men are preventable.We’ll let that sink in for a moment. Pretty shocking, right? The topic of men’s health finds itself front and center during Men’s Health Month every June, but the...
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