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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...
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...
By: Myrna B. Schnur, MSN, RN Sep 9 2019
mHealth Apps for Nurses Page reviewed and updated: August 2023 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (2018) supports the “development of mobile medical applications (apps) that improve health care and provide consumers and healthcare professionals with valuable...
By: Myrna Schnur Aug 19 2019
Starting My First Clinical Rotation - What Do I Need? It’s been over twenty-five years since I graduated from nursing school, but I will never forget my first day of clinical rotations. I had learned quite a bit in the classroom and skills lab: how to assess my patients, administer medications,...
By: Robin Haskell, MSN, RN, CRNP Aug 16 2019
Shopping for Stethoscopes - Do You Hear What I Hear? Page reviewed and updated: August 2023 You use your stethoscope countless times each shift. As an indispensable tool for rapid patient assessment, your stethoscope has a constant presence with you as you care for patients. Now that it’s...
By: Christina Gresh, MSN, RN Aug 13 2019
Nurse Apparel & Tools - Look Good, Feel Good & Be Prepared Page reviewed and updated: August 2023 To have a successful shift, having the right apparel and tools for the job is essential! Whether you are a new graduate or a seasoned professional, we’ll look at some tools of the trade to help you get...
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