Insulin injection and changing injury trends
A lot can change in healthcare over 5 years, including advancements in precise and early diagnosis of disease, treatment options, expansion of outpatient and…
Practice Matters
Anticholinergics: Adverse effects
Anticholinergics, widely used in clinical practice for an extensive range of diseases, exert effects on circulation, respiration, alertness, and vision by blocking the action…
Boost your mood with food
Traditionally, dietary research focused largely on physical health, producing well-documented findings about how what we eat impacts our cardiovascular system, weight, and activity levels.…
Observations on nursing shortages
I graduated from my basic nursing program in 1973 (50 years ago!). Just like now, a significant nursing shortage existed then, too. As a…
Strategies to combat implicit bias in nursing
Implicit biases (unconscious biases) are pervasive; we all have them, but they can be unlearned. Similar to medication, nurses words have the ability to…
Patient-centered innovation
Improving safety, access, and outcomes The American Nurses Association (ANA) and the American Nurses Foundation revealed the 2023 ANA Innovation Awards winners, sponsored by…
Discharge planning assessment tool
Hospital discharge delay, defined as more than 2 hours from the time of a written order, can negatively impact patients and hospitals. In addition…
Educational escape rooms
An innovative experience for teaching IPC In our dynamic and fast-paced healthcare practice settings, nurses and patients routinely face potential risks for and exposure…
When a nurse is the patient
Use your voice for those who can’t speak up. I’ve been a nurse for 46 years, serving in positions from critical care staff nurse…
Benzodiazepines
Providers prescribe benzodiazepines (BZDs)—also known as anxiolytics, hypnotics, muscle relaxants, anticonvulsants, and amnestic medications—to manage several symptoms and conditions, including anxiety, insomnia, alcohol withdrawal,…
EHR burden reduction
Many of us chose nursing as a career because of a strong pull to take care of others, provide comfort, and leave each interaction…
Early patient mobility
Nurses have carried the world through a pandemic and continue to experience the stressors of a staffing crisis and an overburdened healthcare system. Ongoing…
Insulin injection and changing injury trends
A lot can change in healthcare over 5 years, including advancements in precise and early diagnosis of disease, treatment options, expansion of…
Anticholinergics: Adverse effects
Anticholinergics, widely used in clinical practice for an extensive range of diseases, exert effects on circulation, respiration, alertness, and vision by blocking…
Boost your mood with food
Traditionally, dietary research focused largely on physical health, producing well-documented findings about how what we eat impacts our cardiovascular system, weight, and…
Observations on nursing shortages
I graduated from my basic nursing program in 1973 (50 years ago!). Just like now, a significant nursing shortage existed then, too.…
Strategies to combat implicit bias in nursing
Implicit biases (unconscious biases) are pervasive; we all have them, but they can be unlearned. Similar to medication, nurses words have the…
Patient-centered innovation
Improving safety, access, and outcomes The American Nurses Association (ANA) and the American Nurses Foundation revealed the 2023 ANA Innovation Awards winners,…
Discharge planning assessment tool
Hospital discharge delay, defined as more than 2 hours from the time of a written order, can negatively impact patients and hospitals.…
Educational escape rooms
An innovative experience for teaching IPC In our dynamic and fast-paced healthcare practice settings, nurses and patients routinely face potential risks for…
When a nurse is the patient
Use your voice for those who can’t speak up. I’ve been a nurse for 46 years, serving in positions from critical care…
Benzodiazepines
Providers prescribe benzodiazepines (BZDs)—also known as anxiolytics, hypnotics, muscle relaxants, anticonvulsants, and amnestic medications—to manage several symptoms and conditions, including anxiety, insomnia,…
EHR burden reduction
Many of us chose nursing as a career because of a strong pull to take care of others, provide comfort, and leave…
Early patient mobility
Nurses have carried the world through a pandemic and continue to experience the stressors of a staffing crisis and an overburdened healthcare…
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