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Myocarditis and COVID-19

In a COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination world, nurses should raise their clinical suspicion for myocarditis when healthy, young, or athletic patients present with fatigue, palpitations, and chest pain. Understanding the basic mechanisms underlying myocardial injury from COVID-19 and who’s at…
Engage new nurses to ensure a sense of shared responsibility

Operationalizing the Pathway to Excellence® quality standard

Engage new nurses to ensure a sense of shared responsibility.  Takeaways: The Pathway to Excellence Program quality standard requires that organizations have hard-wired processes for benchmarking, quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and education. The Pathway to Excellence program provides a framework…

Understanding bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder (BD) is characterized by extreme mood swings—from emotional highs (mania) to lows (depression). Unfortunately, BD frequently is misdiagnosed, which can lead to delays in treatment with mood stabilizers and harmful exposure to antidepressants as monotherapy.
Nurse leaders in demand

Nurse leaders in demand

Now more than ever, leadership is critical for the nursing community. Listen to Jeff Doucette, SVP & CNO of Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals speak on leadership qualities for the future. (more…)
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Active nursing professional engagement

Find your voice and trust your instincts.  Takeaways: Actively engaged nurses experience less burnout and contribute to better patient care. Active engagement requires champions with nursing and administration. Achieving active engagement requires that nurses find their voices and participate in…
Gestational diabetes

Gestational diabetes

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) re­fers to any degree of glucose intolerance that starts or is first recognized during pregnancy. Frequently, GDM represents pre-existing hyperglycemia and indicates underlying β-cell dysfunction and insulin resistance.
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Specialized nursing care for times of greatest need

An adolescent patient came to my clinic traumatized after being sexually assaulted by her mother’s boyfriend. I noticed her raspy voice. After further examination, I recommended that we complete a strangulation assessment, during which we recovered the perpetrator’s DNA. The…
ALS

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and the trajectory of care

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a progressive neurodegenerative disease whose pathophysiology isn’t understood, results in upper and lower motor neuron dysfunction. This neural damage leads to muscular atrophy, spasms, and fasciculations (involuntary muscle contractions).
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An overview of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy

Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is a description given to various rare conditions that can lead to life-threatening arrhythmias in the absence of ischemic, hypertensive, or valvular heart disease.

Mindfulness for medication safety

Break the cycle of rushing and multitasking. Takeaways: Patients experience an average of one medication error per day. Many medication errors are related to human factors, including rushing, multitasking, and running on autopilot. Mindfulness strategies can help nurses slow down…
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Job loss and preparing for the future

Seek support, take your time, and plan strategically. Editor’s note: This is the second article in a two-part series on nurse job loss. You can read Part 1 at https://www.myamericannurse.com/unplanned-and-unforeseen-nurse-unemployment.    Many nurses never expect to be terminated from their positions,…

Year of the Nurse 2020: How will you celebrate?

The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated 2020 as the “Year of the Nurse and Midwife,” in honor of the 200th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale. You’ll see a lot of programs, social media, commemorations, and press coverage celebrating this…
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C.A.R.E. to prevent medical device related pressure injuries

As patient care equipment and technology evolve, medical device-related hospital-acquired pressure injuries continue to capture national healthcare attention. These frequently preventable injuries, which develop during the application of a diagnostic or therapeutic device during hospitalization, can result in a stageable…

Build resilient teams to tackle nursing burnout

Personal resilience (using personal protective factors to cope with stress and adverse events to enhance well-being and the ability to face future challenges) can help individuals mediate the negative effects of workplace stress and adversity, but we can’t expect individuals…