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By: Aug 5 2012
First Clinical It was my sophomore year of college and we were heading into the hospital for the first time. We had been learning about communication and practicing with one another and now it was time to meet a REAL LIVE patient and use our skills. I was so...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Aug 3 2012
​Self-Care and Lymphedema My first preceptor was a nursing assistant who had been treated for breast cancer several years prior to my orientation. While I didn’t know the extent of her disease or treatment, I can still remember the tight wrap that she wore on her...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Jul 29 2012
The Future Has Begun It’s been almost 2 years since the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) released Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health and this landmark report is still being discussed and written about...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Jun 14 2012
Dear New Nursing Graduate... Dear New Nursing Graduate,Welcome! What an exciting time for you! I realize that it probably is somewhat of an emotional and stressful time as well. My sons just “graduated” from elementary school and through all the events and...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN May 23 2012
Communication and relationships Each week we select 3 articles to feature on our Recommended Reading list. We rotate the items on this list so there are always 10 articles available – and they are all free to read! It’s fun for me to choose these articles for several...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN May 6 2012
Yes, Nurses do Make a Difference Every year Nurses Week rolls around and nurses are told “thank you” by their institutions; if you are lucky, you may receive a token of appreciation like a lunch bag, a water bottle, or a beach towel. The research is clear, nurses do...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN May 3 2012
Presenting the Evidence: Poster Presentations Last week I had the pleasure of attending Nursing2012 Symposium in Orlando, Florida. One of the sessions, titled Faculty-Guided Poster Tour: Ask the Experts, was a highlight for me. This session was exactly what the title implies; an informal tour...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN May 2 2012
Spreading the word about sun safety My eyes have really been opened over the past year. Since launching the Skin Care Network in collaboration with the Dermatology Nurses’ Association and becoming a member of the editorial board of the Journal of the Dermatology Nurses&rsquo...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Apr 16 2012
Comfort in terminal extubation: Minimal evidence, maximal need Studying the dying process and terminal extubation in particular, is clearly a challenge. Are the measures we choose even relevant to the person in the bed? We may never know. Nevertheless, some brave souls have attempted to offer their best...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Apr 13 2012
Resources for Alcohol Awareness I was taken aback when I read that “one in five patients admitted to a hospital suffers from alcohol use disorder” in Managing alcohol withdrawal in hospitalized patients in the April issue of Nursing2012 (here’s the pdf for...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Apr 9 2012
A Lesson from the Evidence: Replacing Emergently Placed Peripheral IVs When a patient has a peripheral line placed in an emergency, whether it is out in the field or in an acute care setting, the intravenous infusion device is discontinued and replaced as soon as possible and certainly within 48 hours (CDC, 2002...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Apr 2 2012
Are meal replacement plans better than low calorie diets? Meal replacement plans such as Slimfast and Medifast have been around a long time now. Is there any evidence on their effectiveness? The hesitant answer is yes. Why hesitant? Many of these studies are funded by these vendors. Certain populations...
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