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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Jul 8 2011
Headlines from the ADA The American Diabetes Association's 71st Scientific Sessions took place at the end of June and several headlines have come across our newsfeed. Here are some highlights that you might be interested in:Diabetes Prevention Strategies Are Cost...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Feb 1 2011
American Heart Month February is American Heart Month! Here are some links to resources about heart disease and the campaign:American Heart AssociationAmerican Heart Month feature from the CDCGo Red for Women (Reminder: National Wear Red Day is Friday, February 4th...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Jan 20 2011
The Ugly Duckling A good portion of my time as clinical editor is spent reading journals, blogs, articles, news, and anything else having to do with nurses, impacting nurses, or written by nurses. Last evening, while perusing a stack of journals, I learned...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Nov 17 2010
My preemie story My preemie story began about 10 years ago. Pregnant with my first child, I watched as friends and family progressed through their own pregnancies without incident. I had planned to do the same. Sometimes plans change...At my 20 week OB visit I was...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Nov 5 2010
New ways to manage pain For those of us caring for patients, pain management is always an issue. I rarely see patients in my practice who aren't experiencing some sort of pain issue. Unfortunately, many times what I use to manage pain doesn't work for every...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Oct 18 2010
ABC is now CAB Wow - big changes announced today by the American Heart Association! Based on recent studies demonstrating the priority of adequate circulation in saving cardiac arrest victims, chest compressions are now the first step in cardiopulmonary...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Oct 15 2010
Misconceptions about pressure ulcers The 25th Annual Clinical Symposium on Advances in Skin & Wound Care was held from September 30, to October 2, 2010 in Orlando Florida. This gathering of top wound care clinicians and presents clinical skill-building sessions for beginners...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Sep 9 2010
Where should "acute care" issues be treated? A research article was published in the September issue of Health Affairs, that looked at how patients are using healthcare services for acute care. The study reviewed 354 million visits to healthcare institutions or healthcare providers for acute...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Aug 30 2010
Another flu season is just around the corner Although the H1N1 influenza pandemic has been officially declared over (you can read the statement from the World Health Organization here), it is not too soon to start thinking about the upcoming 2010-2011 flu season. Actually, during a...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Jun 16 2010
My patient is a little too sweet... According to a recent article published in the American Journal of Nursing, "Diabetes under control; improving hospital care for patients with diabetes", "the American Diabetes Association estimates that people with diabetes account...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN May 16 2010
H1N1 ~ Details from the past year A headline from last week about determining the end of the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic caught my eye. Was it really officially over?While searching for this answer or at least information about declaring the end of a pandemic, I came...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Apr 26 2010
Get up to speed on Kawasaki disease Several weeks ago, my goddaughter was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease (KD). Luckily, her pediatrician had seen this before (although only in the distant past) and diagnosed her and initiated treatment early in the course of the disease. Both her...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Apr 21 2010
The "D"s have it What type of personality did the last cardiac patient you took care of have?  When I think about my last cardiac patient, a Type "A" personality automatically comes to mind. But, an article in the American Journal of Cardiology may...
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