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By: Robin Haskell, MSN, RN, CRNP Jan 31 2020
Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease - What's the Difference? Reviewed and updated by Robin Haskell, MSN, RN, CRNP: May 31, 2024 Renal failure develops when there is a reduction in the kidneys’ ability to sufficiently filter waste products from the blood. It is caused by a wide variety of diseases and...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, RN, MSN Jan 27 2020
Coronavirus: Infection Prevention and Control First Published: January 27, 2020 Last Update: March 25, 2020 Earlier this month a new coronavirus was identified in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China. The novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, belongs to a group of virus known to cause symptoms...
By: Robin Haskell, MSN, RN, CRNP Jan 24 2020
Just How Sick is My Patient with Pancreatitis? Reviewed and updated by Robin Haskell, MSN, RN, CRNP: May 31, 2024 Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an inflammatory condition causing abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and an elevation of serum pancreatic enzymes. It is commonly caused by gallstones and...
By: Margaret Smith , MJ, BSN, RN, CRNI Jan 22 2020
Consider Vein Preservation When Planning IV Therapy What is ‘vein preservation’? Most Google searches for “vein preservation” will yield results that involve patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the placement of vascular access devices. However, as our population...
By: Christina Gresh, MSN, RN Jan 15 2020
Your Health in the Hands of Genetics and Genomics Although the terms genetics and genomics are used interchangeably, it’s important to remember that they do not mean the same thing. Let’s examine the definition of these terms, look at their differences, and understand the importance...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Jan 13 2020
Vaping Update 2020 In early September of last year, we published the blog entitled Vaping Epidemic: A Public Health Crisis? At that time, several hundred people had been hospitalized for severe respiratory illness presumed to be related to vaping, or e-cigarette use...
By: Robin Haskell, MSN, RN, CRNP Nov 13 2019
What is a Biomarker? Reviewed and updated by Robin Haskell, MSN, RN, CRNP: May 31, 2024 The term biomarker, or biological marker, refers to a broad range of measures which capture what is happening in a cell or organism at a given moment. Biomarkers are objective...
By: Valerie Dziados, MSN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC Nov 8 2019
Forensic Nursing In honor of Forensic Nursing week planned for November 11-15, 2019, let’s dive into exactly what this niche nursing sub-specialty is all about! What is a forensic nurse? Forensic nursing is a fascinating nursing specialty that requires...
By: Megan Giovanelli Doble, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-C Oct 30 2019
Three Things I Learned This Month As nurses we are exposed to new information on a daily basis. We encounter information in so many formats – listening to the news on our way to work, learning about a new patient condition that we were not aware of, listening to lectures...
By: Lauren Waronker, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-C Oct 18 2019
Mediterranean Diet The Mediterranean diet has stood the test of time. It is one of the healthiest diets that an individual can follow and leads to many positive health outcomes. It is easy to see why health care providers commonly refer their patients to this way of...
By: Megan Giovanelli Doble, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-C Oct 16 2019
Taking a Closer Look at the Paleolithic Diet and the Whole30 Program In the blog, The Latest Nutrition Trends: From A to Z, we briefly reviewed some of the common nutrition trends that we often hear of while working in healthcare. The benefits of eating a healthy diet, maintaining a healthy weight, and engaging in...
By: Myrna B. Schnur, MSN, RN Oct 15 2019
What You Should Know About Breast Cancer Screening Reviewed and updated by Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN: February 13, 2024 According to the National Cancer Institutes’ (2023) latest statistics, approximately 2,261,420 new cases of breast cancer were diagnosed worldwide in 2020. While...
By: Myrna B. Schnur, MSN, RN Oct 9 2019
Keto Diet: Healthy or Harmful? With a multitude of popular diet trends circulating in society today, it might be difficult to discern the different aspects of each. As a healthcare provider, it is important to understand these fads as nutrition plays a significant role in the...
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