Nurse-driven frailty screening
Home-based primary care (HBPC) involves routine and urgent primary care provided by an interprofessional team to frail vulnerable adults who would otherwise lack access…
Home Care
Fall TIPS: Reducing falls in a med-surg telemetry unit
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality states that fall prevention should include three steps: assess fall risk, develop a personalized prevention plan, and…
Building programs to reduce sharps injuries for insulin injection
Many people living with diabetes either self-inject insulin or other non-insulin injectables, or they rely on a healthcare or home provider. The use of…
The evolution of pulse oximetry and its impact on patient care
Although nurses and other healthcare providers use SpO2 for clinical decision making, we should understand the limitations of pulse oximetry devices and how to…
Foot assessment and care
For the foot to properly perform its main functions of weight bearing and propulsion, 26 bones, 33 joints, and over 100 tendons, muscles, ligaments,…
The nurse’s role in advance care planning
Have you ever watched a family struggle over healthcare decisions for a loved one? Nurses witness heartbreaking scenarios when patients can’t make their own…
Project ECHO and the geriatric healthcare workforce
Project ECHO is a collaborative learning model that connects rural clinicians with an interprofessional team of specialists via videoconferencing. The American Nurses Association reports…
COVID-19 skin manifestations
Distinguishing between COVID-19 skin manifestations and DTI aids identification, reimbursement, and treatment.
Getting shots in arms
Stay current with vaccinations. Viral respiratory illness season has arrived. Many people may be behind with their annual and routine vaccinations. What can nurses…
Improving hypertension using virtual modalities
According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense (VA/DoD) Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG), military combat exposure can increase the risk for hypertension…
Seasonal flu: 2023-24
In June, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) adopted the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ influenza vaccination recommendations for the 2023–2024 flu…
Vancomycin flushing syndrome
Shantae Demano*, a 62-year-old woman with a history of recent total left knee surgery, is admitted to the ICU with sepsis and an infection…
Nurse-driven frailty screening
Home-based primary care (HBPC) involves routine and urgent primary care provided by an interprofessional team to frail vulnerable adults who would otherwise…
Fall TIPS: Reducing falls in a med-surg telemetry unit
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality states that fall prevention should include three steps: assess fall risk, develop a personalized prevention…
Building programs to reduce sharps injuries for insulin injection
Many people living with diabetes either self-inject insulin or other non-insulin injectables, or they rely on a healthcare or home provider. The…
The evolution of pulse oximetry and its impact on patient care
Although nurses and other healthcare providers use SpO2 for clinical decision making, we should understand the limitations of pulse oximetry devices and…
Foot assessment and care
For the foot to properly perform its main functions of weight bearing and propulsion, 26 bones, 33 joints, and over 100 tendons,…
The nurse’s role in advance care planning
Have you ever watched a family struggle over healthcare decisions for a loved one? Nurses witness heartbreaking scenarios when patients can’t make…
Project ECHO and the geriatric healthcare workforce
Project ECHO is a collaborative learning model that connects rural clinicians with an interprofessional team of specialists via videoconferencing. The American Nurses…
COVID-19 skin manifestations
Distinguishing between COVID-19 skin manifestations and DTI aids identification, reimbursement, and treatment.
Getting shots in arms
Stay current with vaccinations. Viral respiratory illness season has arrived. Many people may be behind with their annual and routine vaccinations. What…
Improving hypertension using virtual modalities
According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense (VA/DoD) Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG), military combat exposure can increase the risk…
Seasonal flu: 2023-24
In June, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) adopted the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ influenza vaccination recommendations for the…
Vancomycin flushing syndrome
Shantae Demano*, a 62-year-old woman with a history of recent total left knee surgery, is admitted to the ICU with sepsis and…