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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN May 6 2015
A Tale of Two Patients In 1859, Charles Dickens wrote the book, "The Tale of Two Cities," which was a comparison of life in London and Paris and compared life of the aristocracy versus life of the peasantry in those two cities. Throughout my 30 plus years of...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN May 4 2015
Ethics in Nursing – Upcoming blog series We face ethical issues and make related decisions – or help others to do so – every day. As we focus on nursing ethics for National Nurses Week, we will be bringing you daily blog posts related to nursing ethics. We have some guest...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Feb 10 2015
Complications of Peripheral I.V. Therapy Reviewed and updated by Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN: July 25, 2024 If you are administering I.V. fluids or medications to a patient through a peripheral I.V. site, be alert for signs and symptoms of complications, institute preventive...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Aug 20 2014
Suicide assessment – an important nursing responsibility As we continue to mourn the loss of Robin Williams, an iconic entertainer and comedian, it’s important for us to take a step toward learning from his death. As nurses, our responsibilities to our patients are numerous, but we know that...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Sep 25 2013
Oral anticoagulant resources & a cool blog! One of our most popular CE collections is Anticoagulant Medications. Since our members and readers have expressed such an interest in this topic, I want to share some other good resources about these medications, specifically dabigatran. The...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Apr 18 2013
Emergency preparedness in light of recent events in Boston Unfortunately, as healthcare providers, we must be prepared to intervene during emergencies that we would never imagine.  The bombings at the Boston Marathon have left me with a heavy heart, yet I am inspired by the stories of heroism that...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Mar 29 2013
Standardizing nursing handoffs Handoffs are a known “trouble spot” when it comes to patient safety. As nurses, we participate in handoffs any time we transfer care to another provider, whether at change of shift, transfer to another floor or unit, or transfer to...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Feb 4 2013
Pause and listen How many times has a patient said “I feel funny” or “I don’t feel right” and then proceeded to code shortly thereafter? That happened to me twice.How many times have you felt pulled in different directions &ndash...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Nov 2 2012
To Those Affected By Hurricane Sandy... What to say here? I am still in shock by the devastation caused by this hurricane. I grew up on Long Island. My parents, my brother and his family, and many childhood friends still live there. Yes, they experienced loss of ‘things&rsquo...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Aug 12 2012
Nurses Increase Vigilance for Fungal Meningitis Nurses must increase vigilance for identifying patients at risk for fungal meningitis following the September 26, 2012 recall of injectable methylprednisolone acetate that was packaged by New England Compounding Facility in Framingham, MA...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN May 2 2012
Spreading the word about sun safety My eyes have really been opened over the past year. Since launching the Skin Care Network in collaboration with the Dermatology Nurses’ Association and becoming a member of the editorial board of the Journal of the Dermatology Nurses&rsquo...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Mar 31 2012
A pill a day won't keep heart disease away...on its own "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." "Take an aspirin and call me in the morning." We're all familar with these sayings and it appears there will be another added shortly.  If you had the opportunity to take a...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Mar 23 2012
One of those quirky nursing things Have you ever cared for one of those patients who is ‘borderline’ unstable? You know --- kind of stable, but not well enough for you to feel too optimistic that they won’t crash? In the Medical Intensive Care Unit where I worked,...
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