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By: Jan 30 2021
Ear-Savers and Surgical Caps for Nurses Page reviewed and updated: August 2023 During the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses and other health care providers sought out some new accessories and tools to add to our work uniforms. In addition to scrubs and comfortable shoes, many of us are now...
By: Myrna B. Schnur, MSN, RN Jan 21 2021
PPE-Related Skin Complications and “Maskne” – What You Can Do to Prevent and Treat It Page reviewed and updated: August 2023 We’re hiding behind masks these days and for all the right reasons: to protect ourselves and to protect others from infectious diseases. Health care professionals are required to wear masks and...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Feb 6 2020
Be the Example: 5 Steps to Heart Health for Nurses We are nurses. We should be healthy, right? We know we should be, but we are also human. Here are some top ways to improve your heart health – starting today. Stop smoking! Do whatever it takes…cut down slowly, go cold-turkey, or get...
By: Lynne Centrella Rudderow, MSN, RN, CRNP, WHNP-BC, CCE Jan 17 2020
12 Ways to Improve Your Time Efficiency Don’t just manage your time, make your time more effective. With the hustle of the holidays behind us and the beginnings of a new year ahead, I have begun to take a deep look inside and reflect on how I can make 2020 a better year. What I...
By: Christina Gresh, MSN, RN Nov 18 2019
Winter Safety for Nurses As the winter season quickly approaches for those of us in the northern hemisphere, make sure you stay safe during this often unpredictable season. With hospitals and skilled nursing facilities operating no matter the weather, be prepared so you...
By: Christina Gresh, MSN, RN Nov 4 2019
The Problems with Sleep Deprivation Sleep. It’s a wonderful thing, but it can sometimes elude us in the healthcare profession. Simply put, sleep deprivation happens when a person fails to get enough sleep. While the number of hours a person needs to function varies, the...
By: Megan Giovanelli Doble, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-C Oct 24 2019
What Is A Cleanse And Is It Safe? We’ve posted several blogs recently focusing on nutritional trends and diets that have been popular in the media over the past several years. I’m not sure about you, but I have encountered several colleagues, friends, and patients...
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...
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...
By: Valerie Dziados, MSN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC Oct 11 2019
Intermittent Fasting Diet Plan Obesity is a well-known worldwide epidemic that is a risk factor for developing heart disease, diabetes, certain types of cancer, and many other health issues. As the obesity epidemic continues, people have developed interest for weight loss...
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...
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...
By: Lauren Waronker, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-C Oct 4 2019
A Nurse's Review of Activity Trackers: Top Picks for Monitoring Your Health I am always struck by the amount of people who are using wearable technology such as fitness trackers and smartwatches, but I didn’t know whether something like that would be right for me. At first, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to add...
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