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By: Elizabeth Wirth-Tomaszewski, DNP, RN, CRNP, CCRN, ACNP-BC, ACNPC Dec 13 2022
Nurses as Influencers: Extending Professionalism to the Social Media World Almost half of the world’s population uses social media in one form or another, which has led to an increase in those who produce personal content providing one’s own point of view (Vukušić Rukavina et al., 2021). Nurses are becoming...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Dec 1 2022
5 Steps to Help Find Your Joy Every month, I write a blog post that addresses issues we are seeing in our profession or healthcare. Usually, I have no problem deciding what to write, but this month has been different. It’s different because I feel like 2022 has been more...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Nov 28 2022
This Month in Nursing: December 2022 Here’s a glance at what’s happening this month, along with some resources for your learning and professional development. Healthcare Observances Here are some of the healthcare observances being recognized in December.World AIDS Day...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Nov 22 2022
Supporting and Connecting with Family Caregivers this Holiday Season Do your loved ones quickly turn to you when medical questions arise? Do you find yourself putting on your 'nurse hat' even when gathered around the holiday table? Many of us will soon be sitting around the table with different generations...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Nov 16 2022
Adrenergic Agents - How Do They Work? In two previous blogs we discussed alpha adrenergic and beta adrenergicblockers, medications that inhibit various actions of the sympathetic nervous system. In this blog, we’ll take a look at adrenergic agonists known as sympathomimetic...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Nov 10 2022
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV): Pediatric Cases Surging in the U.S.     While many eyes are on current levels of influenza and COVID-19 activity across the U.S., another virus is on the rise, impacting both adults and children. Pediatric cases of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, are causing an influx of...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Nov 10 2022
ABCDs of the Nutritional Assessment When obtaining a patient’s health history, it is important to assess and document the nutritional status. Nutrition is critical in maintaining a healthy weight and to preventing conditions such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes. In...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Nov 7 2022
Chief Complaint Mnemonics In the primary care setting, a thorough history of present illness (HPI) is key to understanding the reason or issues that prompted the patient’s visit. The first and most important component of the HPI is the chief complaint (CC). As you...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Nov 3 2022
Tests for Higher Cognitive Function The mental health assessment is critical to evaluating brain function, specifically cognition. While neuroimaging tests can examine structure, blood flow, metabolic function, and abnormal protein deposits in the brain, there’s still no way...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Nov 1 2022
Safety: A Priority for our Workplace and our Patients Let’s face it, everyone wants to live, work, and be cared for in a safe environment. Safety is defined as the condition of being protected from an experience likely to cause danger, risk, or injury (Oxford Languages, 2022). Unfortunately...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Oct 31 2022
This Month in Nursing: November 2022 Here’s a glance at what’s happening this month, along with some resources for your learning and professional development. Nursing Recognition DatesMedical-Surgical Nurses Week November 1-7, 2022#MSNW22Medical Surgical Nursing...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Oct 27 2022
Disorders of Thought Process and Thought Content Two critical elements of the mental status assessment are thought process and thought content. You can weave an evaluation of an individual’s thoughts throughout the general patient interview.   Thought Process (Bickley et al., 2021) ...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Oct 27 2022
Understanding Aphasia We often take language and our ability to communicate for granted. For patients with aphasia, it is an extremely challenging and frustrating impairment. Aphasia is the loss of the ability to speak or comprehend written or spoken language.   ...
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