CAUTI prevention and urinary catheter maintenance
The indwelling urinary catheter (IUC) isn’t a harmless device. In fact, in 1982, Warren and colleagues reported that the risk of catheter-associated urinary tract…
Patient Safety
An overview of neuraxial anesthesia
Understand the basics so you can effectively manage your patients. Takeaways: Neuraxial anesthesia is the administration of medication into the subarachnoid or epidural space…
Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome explained
Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome is a three-phase cyclical syndrome characterized by periods of intense nausea and vomiting, frequently relieved with hot water bathing, that poses…
Nurses, NPs, and other APRNs on the front lines of COVID-19: How do we protect the nursing workforce?
Today, we cannot escape the turmoil of living every moment of every day immersed within the chaos of the novel COVID-19 pandemic. Registered nurses…
A novel strain of coronavirus: What nurses need to know (Updated)
This rapidly evolving outbreak deserves your full attention. Editor’s note (3/30/20): The COVID-19 (coronavirus 2019) situation is fluid. We encourage readers to refer to…
Influence in healthcare
Control is ubiquitous in life and is becoming more of an issue in healthcare. Traditionally, the mental health system was based on behavior control…
Avoiding antipsychotic medication use in nursing home residents with dementia
Elderly patients using antipsychotic medications are at a 1.6 to 1.7 times increased of risk of death, and antipsychotic medications are associated with significant…
Rapid Response: Supraventricular tachycardia
Supraventricular tachycardia is a broad term describing a fast regular rhythm originating above the atrioventricular (AV) node. A narrow complex and regular rhythm would…
#NoMoreEmptyDesks: Art + activism = artivism!
Many of the readers of this blog have followed the evolution of the #NoMoreEmptyDesks project that is currently underway in a Camden, New Jersey…
New study reveals insight into prevalence of mental health conditions in young mothers
A study recently published in the Journal of Adolescent Health examined the prevalence of mental illness in young mothers (younger than 21). The researchers…
Advanced care of patients with cognitive impairment
In 2016 at PeaceHealth Saint Joseph Medical Center (PeaceHealth), a 256-bed facility in Bellingham, WA, a pattern emerged during a routine caregiver assault incident…
Community highlight – Shining the Light on All the Right: Celebrating the Art of Nursing Around the World
American Nurse would like to highlight a new book released by The DAISY Foundation to celebrate its 20th anniversary, as well as the World…
CAUTI prevention and urinary catheter maintenance
The indwelling urinary catheter (IUC) isn’t a harmless device. In fact, in 1982, Warren and colleagues reported that the risk of catheter-associated…
An overview of neuraxial anesthesia
Understand the basics so you can effectively manage your patients. Takeaways: Neuraxial anesthesia is the administration of medication into the subarachnoid or…
Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome explained
Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome is a three-phase cyclical syndrome characterized by periods of intense nausea and vomiting, frequently relieved with hot water bathing,…
Nurses, NPs, and other APRNs on the front lines of COVID-19: How do we protect the nursing workforce?
Today, we cannot escape the turmoil of living every moment of every day immersed within the chaos of the novel COVID-19 pandemic.…
A novel strain of coronavirus: What nurses need to know (Updated)
This rapidly evolving outbreak deserves your full attention. Editor’s note (3/30/20): The COVID-19 (coronavirus 2019) situation is fluid. We encourage readers to…
Influence in healthcare
Control is ubiquitous in life and is becoming more of an issue in healthcare. Traditionally, the mental health system was based on…
Avoiding antipsychotic medication use in nursing home residents with dementia
Elderly patients using antipsychotic medications are at a 1.6 to 1.7 times increased of risk of death, and antipsychotic medications are associated…
Rapid Response: Supraventricular tachycardia
Supraventricular tachycardia is a broad term describing a fast regular rhythm originating above the atrioventricular (AV) node. A narrow complex and regular…
#NoMoreEmptyDesks: Art + activism = artivism!
Many of the readers of this blog have followed the evolution of the #NoMoreEmptyDesks project that is currently underway in a Camden,…
New study reveals insight into prevalence of mental health conditions in young mothers
A study recently published in the Journal of Adolescent Health examined the prevalence of mental illness in young mothers (younger than 21).…
Advanced care of patients with cognitive impairment
In 2016 at PeaceHealth Saint Joseph Medical Center (PeaceHealth), a 256-bed facility in Bellingham, WA, a pattern emerged during a routine caregiver…
Community highlight – Shining the Light on All the Right: Celebrating the Art of Nursing Around the World
American Nurse would like to highlight a new book released by The DAISY Foundation to celebrate its 20th anniversary, as well as…
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