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Attention all Graduate Nursing Students!

The Michigan Nursing Research (MiNR) Journal Club is a statewide collaborative approach to integrating social determinants of health (SDOH) into research. Graduate nursing students…

Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)

The Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) provides a multistate license that allows nurses to practice and communicate with patients across state lines, both in person…

Voices for Nurses Podcast 

This fall, we’re excited to release new podcast episodes dedicated to empowering nurses at every stage of their careers. With a focus on real-world…

Ethics in everyday care

The pandemic, from its earliest days in March 2020, exposed not only a health and healthcare crisis but also deep inequities in…

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Serotonin syndrome

Early recognition and quick action prevent poor outcome Takeaways: Serotonin syndrome manifests with a combination of cognitive, autonomic, and somatic symptoms, including agitation, tachycardia, hyperreflexia, tremors, and hyperthermia, typically arising from the use or combination of serotonergic medications. Effective management…

Comprehensive nursing approach to hepatitis B and C

HBV and HCV pose significant health risks. In their chronic form, years after initial infection, both viruses can result in severe health issues, including liver cirrhosis, liver cancer, and deaths related to viral hepatitis. Nurses have an important role to…

Ethics of disclosure in pediatric end-of-life care

Salter presented the following ethical dilemma: Annie*, a 17-year-old girl with a terminal diagnosis, has an estimated 3 weeks to live. Both parents, who understand the situation, are religious and want to protect their child’s hope. They’ve requested that providers…

Eat, Sleep, Console

When people experience opioid use disorder in pregnancy, the fetus has prolonged exposure to the opioid. At birth, abrupt cessation of this exposure may lead to infant withdrawal symptoms, traditionally known as neonatal abstinence syndrome. However, neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome…

Implementation of a discharge lounge

Patient throughput from the emergency department (ED) to time of discharge remains a national priority across healthcare systems. Efficient patient flow helps…

ESCAPE from delirium

Falls in hospitals frequently coincide with delirium, a common yet sometimes unrecognized comorbidity among geriatric patients. Delirium is characterized by sudden, rapid…