#MyNurseChat: A nurse’s role in medical aid in dying with Dr. Leah Curtin
Recently, American Nurse launched its first ever #MyNurseChat which focused on the nurse’s role in end-of-life decisions, specifically medical aid in dying. We partnered…
Pain Management
Acupressure improves QOL in nurses with chronic back pain
A study published in Applied Nursing Science details how acupressure may help nurses who experience chronic back pain. (more…)
Easing pain—mindfully
Chronic pain can be all-consuming. I’ve witnessed it first hand with a friend of mine who was in a hotel elevator that crashed six…
New measures in understanding patients’ treatment burden
A recent study from Mayo Clinic reveals new insights for healthcare providers in understanding patients’ acceptable threshold in withstanding treatment burden. (more…)
Hyperbaric oxygen may relieve radiation cystitis symptoms
A recent study published in The Lancet Oncology may reveal a new way to treat patients with radiation cystitis symptoms. (more…)
Total pancreatectomy with islet cell autologous transplantation: A treatment modality for patients with chronic pancreatitis pain
ONE IN FIVE patients diagnosed with acute pancreatitis will develop recurrent acute pancreatitis, and one in three of them will develop chronic pancreatitis (CP),…
Nurses’ role in managing pain
ANA offers guidance to help address a national and global epidemic. ON MY WAY INTO WORK at the burn center early in my career,…
Myths of I.V. push administration
Learn the truth about safe administration. Many myths abound about I.V. push medications. To dispel these myths and outline evidence-based standards of practice, American…
Pain management: An ethical approach
ANA’s new position statement on pain management offers guidance When a federal law permanently expanded medication-assisted treatment (MAT) prescribing authority to NPs and PAs…
Opioid and non-opioid analgesia during surgery
Understanding how and why anesthesia providers select analgesic agents. Takeaways: Many options exist for managing intraoperative and postoperative surgical pain. Medications used for pain…
Two sides to the opioid crisis
Anne Fuqua, a former nurse, recently shared her opioid crisis story in the Washington Post. But it’s not the story you might be expecting…
What works: How can we make you more comfortable?
One hospital’s journey to improve the patient experience. Takeaways In an effort to improve the state of pain management, nurses in the acute care…
#MyNurseChat: A nurse’s role in medical aid in dying with Dr. Leah Curtin
Recently, American Nurse launched its first ever #MyNurseChat which focused on the nurse’s role in end-of-life decisions, specifically medical aid in dying.…
Acupressure improves QOL in nurses with chronic back pain
A study published in Applied Nursing Science details how acupressure may help nurses who experience chronic back pain. (more…)
Easing pain—mindfully
Chronic pain can be all-consuming. I’ve witnessed it first hand with a friend of mine who was in a hotel elevator that…
New measures in understanding patients’ treatment burden
A recent study from Mayo Clinic reveals new insights for healthcare providers in understanding patients’ acceptable threshold in withstanding treatment burden. (more…)
Hyperbaric oxygen may relieve radiation cystitis symptoms
A recent study published in The Lancet Oncology may reveal a new way to treat patients with radiation cystitis symptoms. (more…)
Total pancreatectomy with islet cell autologous transplantation: A treatment modality for patients with chronic pancreatitis pain
ONE IN FIVE patients diagnosed with acute pancreatitis will develop recurrent acute pancreatitis, and one in three of them will develop chronic…
Nurses’ role in managing pain
ANA offers guidance to help address a national and global epidemic. ON MY WAY INTO WORK at the burn center early in…
Myths of I.V. push administration
Learn the truth about safe administration. Many myths abound about I.V. push medications. To dispel these myths and outline evidence-based standards of…
Pain management: An ethical approach
ANA’s new position statement on pain management offers guidance When a federal law permanently expanded medication-assisted treatment (MAT) prescribing authority to NPs…
Opioid and non-opioid analgesia during surgery
Understanding how and why anesthesia providers select analgesic agents. Takeaways: Many options exist for managing intraoperative and postoperative surgical pain. Medications used…
Two sides to the opioid crisis
Anne Fuqua, a former nurse, recently shared her opioid crisis story in the Washington Post. But it’s not the story you might…
What works: How can we make you more comfortable?
One hospital’s journey to improve the patient experience. Takeaways In an effort to improve the state of pain management, nurses in the…