Preventing medication errors by empowering patients
Preventable medication errors cost the U.S. healthcare system more than $21 billion annually, according to the National Priorities Partnership and National Quality Forum. This…
Oncology
The mindful nurse
Mindfulness is an increasingly common topic in both popular and professional literature. In clinical populations, evidence suggests mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) can reduce symptoms linked…
Keeping nurses healthy, safe, and well
To keep patients healthy, safe, and well, registered nurses (RNs) have to be healthy, safe, and well themselves. Yet RNs face health, safety, and…
Quiz time – 8/18/15
Which statement about a tumor’s hormone-receptor and HER2 status is correct? a. Hormone-receptor status refers to the degree to which estrogen receptors in the tumor…
From our readers: When your parent is the patient
It’s not easy when your parent is the patient. In my 10 years of being a registered nurse, I have learned a lot, seen…
Recommendations to make cancer drugs more affordable
A group of 118 leading cancer experts in the U.S. have published recommendations for reducing the high cost of cancer drugs in Mayo Clinic…
FDA approves new drug for schizophrenia and new drug for lung cancer
On July 13, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Rexulti (brexpiprazole) to treat adults with schizophrenia and as an add-on treatment to…
Understanding qualitative research
Research can be conducted using either quantitative or qualitative methods. The distinction is crucial. Perhaps because of today’s emphasis on numerical data in health…
Succeeding as a primary care nurse
Isabelle didn’t say much, but you could easily see the kindness in her eyes. With her husband Jacob by her side, she let me…
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: Healing a broken heart
Not all medical problems are easy to diagnose, and it can be especially tricky when similar symptoms occur in different diseases. It is important…
Long-term cancer survivorship nurse practitioner care model promotes patient quality of life
It’s not uncommon for cancer patients to say they classify themselves as a cancer survivor by having lived at least 5 years past the…
Preventing medication errors by empowering patients
Preventable medication errors cost the U.S. healthcare system more than $21 billion annually, according to the National Priorities Partnership and National Quality…
The mindful nurse
Mindfulness is an increasingly common topic in both popular and professional literature. In clinical populations, evidence suggests mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) can reduce…
Keeping nurses healthy, safe, and well
To keep patients healthy, safe, and well, registered nurses (RNs) have to be healthy, safe, and well themselves. Yet RNs face health,…
Quiz time – 8/18/15
Which statement about a tumor’s hormone-receptor and HER2 status is correct? a. Hormone-receptor status refers to the degree to which estrogen receptors in…
From our readers: When your parent is the patient
It’s not easy when your parent is the patient. In my 10 years of being a registered nurse, I have learned a…
Recommendations to make cancer drugs more affordable
A group of 118 leading cancer experts in the U.S. have published recommendations for reducing the high cost of cancer drugs in…
FDA approves new drug for schizophrenia and new drug for lung cancer
On July 13, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Rexulti (brexpiprazole) to treat adults with schizophrenia and as an add-on…
Understanding qualitative research
Research can be conducted using either quantitative or qualitative methods. The distinction is crucial. Perhaps because of today’s emphasis on numerical data…
Succeeding as a primary care nurse
Isabelle didn’t say much, but you could easily see the kindness in her eyes. With her husband Jacob by her side, she…
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: Healing a broken heart
Not all medical problems are easy to diagnose, and it can be especially tricky when similar symptoms occur in different diseases. It…
Long-term cancer survivorship nurse practitioner care model promotes patient quality of life
It’s not uncommon for cancer patients to say they classify themselves as a cancer survivor by having lived at least 5 years…
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