Primary care nurse practitioners (NPs) encounter complex patients with co-existing medical and psychiatric conditions which present differential diagnosis challenges.  Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and adverse physical outcomes such as cardiovascular changes, cerebrovascular, metabolic dysregulation, visceral obesity and increased insulin resistance…

Introduction: In recent years, healthcare advocates have focused attention on the nursing shortage. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) workforce projections indicate a shortage of 78,610 full-time equivalent Registered Nurses (RNs) in 2025 and 63,720 RNs in 2030 (HRSA, 2022).…

FAMILY PRESENCE DURING resuscitation (FPDR) consists of having one or more family members present during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). According to the literature, family presence during resuscitation is not a consistent practice across healthcare facilities and healthcare providers seem to be…

Laura Mallett, MSN, RNPresident, Kansas State Nurses Association I cannot believe it has already been a year as your KSNA President. It has been an honor, and I have worked with some great nurses in Kansas and several other states.…

Laura Mallett, MSN, RNPresident, Kansas State Nurses Association Angela Beddoe, ANA CEO, is asking us to help where we can the victims of the recent hurricanes in Florida and surrounding states. We have been asked to remember and support the…

This content is sponsored and supplied to American Nurse Journal by Nurses Service Organization. Content has been reviewed by ANJ editorial staff but is not peer-reviewed. What nurses need to know about metadata, documentation, and legal liability Metadata analysis of…

Invest in your writing skills and journey. Takeaways: Nurses can write about various topics, including evidence-based practice, patient engagement and education, quality improvement, new care approach effectiveness, clinical interests, and more. Writing retreats have become increasingly popular, and they’re associated…