Pathbreaking education options for 21st-century nurses
Nursing programs and funding options are changing to suit new nursing roles and tracks. It’s a good time to be a nurse. Not since…
Nursing Education
Why should you continue your education?
For nurses, education should be a lifelong pursuit. It will help you do the following: Open new opportunities Advanced degrees open new job opportunities,…
Lifelong learning: Your catalyst for success
Thriving in a contemporary practice setting can hinge on your willingness to continue your education. Today’s professional nurses have a wide variety of choices…
Scope of Practice Decision-Making Framework
In early 2015, the Tri-Council for Nursing, consisting of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), the American Nurses Association (ANA), the American…
Lung cancer: Not just a smoker’s disease
Jill Smith, a 58-year-old waitress in a local bar, comes to the clinic complaining of shortness of breath and a persistent cough for the…
The facts about your Nursing Career
Nursing is the nation’s largest health care profession with more 3.1 – 3.6 million registered nurses practicing nationwide. Despite its large size, many more…
Enteral feeding: Indications, complications, and nursing care
Enteral feedings deliver nourishment through a tube directly into the GI tract. They’re ordered for patients with a functioning GI tract who can’t ingest enough nutrition…
Pediatric otitis media: To treat or not to treat with antibiotics
A bacterial or viral infection of the middle ear, acute otitis media (AOM) is the most common childhood infection in the United States for which…
Addressing patient and caregiver suffering
Suffering—it’s a powerful word that evokes a visceral response. Actually, patient means “one who suffers” in Latin. To reduce patient suffering, we need to consider the experience of nurses…
Reducing intracranial pressure in patients with traumatic brain injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) refers to blunt or penetrating head injury that disrupts normal brain functioning, causing impaired thinking and memory, personality changes, and possible sensory and motor changes. Some people…
Oral Chemotherapy: Not just an ordinary pill
Fran, a triage nurse in a busy primary care office, receives a call from Marla Rodriguez, whose mother is a long-time patient. Marla says her mother has an intense red…
Urgent care for stroke patients: Timing is everything
While relaxing at home at about 4 PM, Alan Sarangelo, a retired 62-year-old respiratory therapist, feels the left side of his face growing numb. His wife, a nurse, suspects…
Pathbreaking education options for 21st-century nurses
Nursing programs and funding options are changing to suit new nursing roles and tracks. It’s a good time to be a nurse.…
Why should you continue your education?
For nurses, education should be a lifelong pursuit. It will help you do the following: Open new opportunities Advanced degrees open new…
Lifelong learning: Your catalyst for success
Thriving in a contemporary practice setting can hinge on your willingness to continue your education. Today’s professional nurses have a wide variety…
Scope of Practice Decision-Making Framework
In early 2015, the Tri-Council for Nursing, consisting of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), the American Nurses Association (ANA),…
Lung cancer: Not just a smoker’s disease
Jill Smith, a 58-year-old waitress in a local bar, comes to the clinic complaining of shortness of breath and a persistent cough…
The facts about your Nursing Career
Nursing is the nation’s largest health care profession with more 3.1 – 3.6 million registered nurses practicing nationwide. Despite its large size,…
Enteral feeding: Indications, complications, and nursing care
Enteral feedings deliver nourishment through a tube directly into the GI tract. They’re ordered for patients with a functioning GI tract who can’t ingest…
Pediatric otitis media: To treat or not to treat with antibiotics
A bacterial or viral infection of the middle ear, acute otitis media (AOM) is the most common childhood infection in the United States…
Addressing patient and caregiver suffering
Suffering—it’s a powerful word that evokes a visceral response. Actually, patient means “one who suffers” in Latin. To reduce patient suffering, we need to consider the experience…
Reducing intracranial pressure in patients with traumatic brain injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) refers to blunt or penetrating head injury that disrupts normal brain functioning, causing impaired thinking and memory, personality changes, and possible sensory and motor changes.…
Oral Chemotherapy: Not just an ordinary pill
Fran, a triage nurse in a busy primary care office, receives a call from Marla Rodriguez, whose mother is a long-time patient. Marla says her mother has an…
Urgent care for stroke patients: Timing is everything
While relaxing at home at about 4 PM, Alan Sarangelo, a retired 62-year-old respiratory therapist, feels the left side of his face growing numb. His wife,…
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