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Promoting health literacy

By: Carolyn Cutilli, PhD RN NPD-BC, and Sarah A. Christensen, MA
Effective patient education must include assessment, planning, implementation, and education; skipping one of these components…

Diabetes innovations and access to care

By: Razel Bacuetes Milo, PhD, DNP, FNP-C, AAOPM-BC
Over the years, several innovations (insulin, glucometers, insulin pens) have helped to improve diabetes care…

Tips for thriving–not just surviving–on the night shift

By: Daniel E. Elmowitz, MS, BSN, RN, PCCN; Terri Spirito, MSN, RN, CCRN; Lucia Alves, BSN, RN, PCCN, CCRN; Cynthia Savastano, BSN, RNC-MNN, IBCLC; Denise M. Sepulveda, BSN, RN, CCRN; Margaret Hopkins, BSN, RN, CCRN; and Bridget Wertz, DNP, RN, CCRN, NPD-BC, NE-BC
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 16% of workers are on a night…

Acute kidney injury: A nursing challenge

By: Fidelindo Lim, DNP, CCRN, FAAN, and Allen Li, BSN, RN, CCRN
The renal system comprises the kidneys, ureters, and urethra, which maintain homeostasis via filtration and…

Hypoglycemia and the Rule of 15

By: Vanessa Lee Hedge, DNP, CPNP-AC, CNEn
The parents of Susie Johnson*, a healthy 8-year-old child, bring her to the emergency department…

Type 2 diabetes in Asian Americans

By: Fidelindo Lim, DNP, CCRN, FAAN, and Ivan Huang, BSN, RN
Using body mass index as an indicator for type 2 diabetes is now considered inaccurate,…

Nurses and preventive foot care

By: Yvette Conyers, DNP, MS, RN, FNP-C, CTN-B, CFCN, CFCS, and Petula Griffith, RN, CFCS
Out of fear of contracting COVID-19 and overall travel challenges, many individuals missed healthcare provider…
Gestational diabetes

Gestational diabetes

By: Veronica Brady, PhD, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES, and LaDawna Goering, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, BC-ADM
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) re­fers to any degree of glucose intolerance that starts or is…
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Seize the moment

By: Ernest J. Grant, PhD, RN, FAAN President, American Nurses Association

A broader look at insulin

By: Jane K. Dickinson, PhD, RN, CDCES
Approximately 34 million people in the United States have diabetes; 90% to 95% of them…

Innovative end-to-end total arthroplasty care

By: Rowena Chona O. Sano, MSN, BSChE, RN, CNL, CPHQ, CQA(ASQ), CLSSBB, and Caroline Kihunah, MSN, RN-BC
JOINT INFECTION after arthroplasty can be devastating, requiring long-term antibiotics, additional surgery, and pain management,…
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Diabetes— Pharmacologic management update

By: Susan Renda, DNP, ANP-BC, CDE, FNAP, FAAN
When large volumes of insulin are injected subcutaneously, inadequate absorption, poor adherence, insulin leaking at…

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