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By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Oct 10 2022
How To Assess for Clonus As you complete your neurologic assessmentand test your patient’s deep tendon reflexes, if the reflexes appear to be hyperactive, take a moment to check for clonus. Clonus is an abonormal movement marked by a rhythmic alternating muscle...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Oct 10 2022
Grading Deep Tendon Reflexes Reflexes are involuntary contractions of muscles in response to a stimulus and are classified as deep tendon, superficial, or pathologic (Hinkle, 2021). The most common reflexes tested are the deep tendon reflexes which include the biceps, triceps...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Oct 10 2022
What is Asterixis? Also known as “flapping hand tremor,” asterixis is a neurologic condition in which a person loses motor control typically in the fingers and wrists. It is a clinical sign that describes a patient’s inability to maintain a...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Oct 1 2022
Supporting the Next Generation of Nurses We’ve all heard the news about nursing workforce issues: lack of faculty, resources, and clinical sites to educate nursing students; burnout; staffing issues; nurses being dismayed with the work of nursing; and nurses leaving the profession....
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Sep 28 2022
This Month in Nursing: October 2022 Here’s a glance at what’s happening this month, along with some resources for your learning and professional development. Nursing Recognition DatesNational Midwifery Week          ...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Sep 22 2022
Opioid Agonists - How Do They Work? Opioids are a class of analgesic agents known primarily to treat pain. These drugs can be categorized in several ways: by chemical class, by synthetic process, and by their action on opioid receptors in the central and peripheral nervous systems...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Sep 21 2022
After Sepsis: Post-Sepsis Syndrome Explained Early recognition and intervention are improving short-term survival of sepsis, however there are many who suffer complications, long after resolution of the primary infection and discharge from the hospital. Post-sepsis syndrome (PSS) occurs in...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Sep 16 2022
Pulmonary Vascular Resistance Pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) is similar to systemic vascular resistance (SVR) except it refers to the arteries that supply blood to the lungs. If the pressure in the pulmonary vasculature is high, the right ventricle must work harder...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Sep 11 2022
Summing Up the Research: Transforming Practice through Evidence Nursing ResearchNurse-Led Interventions May Cut Children's Fear of Needles Two new nurse-led interventions to reduce negative impacts of vaccinations in children -- divided attention (DA) and positive memory reframing (PMR) -- were feasible...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Sep 1 2022
Prioritizing Nurses’ Mental Health: We Need to Do Better Recently I had the opportunity to talk with nurses about their mental health and well-being. The results were concerning; several nurses I spoke with felt they were burned out, exhausted, and had minimal, or nothing left to give of themselves to...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Aug 31 2022
This Month in Nursing: September 2022 Here’s a glance at what’s happening this month, along with some resources for your learning and professional development. September Nursing Recognition DatesNational Clinical Nurse Specialist Recognition Week    ...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Aug 26 2022
Recognizing Substance Use Disorder in Nurses Hailed as one of the most trusted professions and elevated to the status of hero during the COVID-19 pandemic, nursing remains one of the most rewarding yet challenging careers today. The demands on nurses are increasing and multifold – from...
By: Myrna B. Schnur, MSN, RN Aug 11 2022
Benzodiazepines: How Do They Work? Benzodiazepines are a class of drugs used to treat generalized anxiety disorder, tension, insomnia, seizure disorders, procedural/surgical sedation or amnesia, skeletal muscle spasm, tremor, and delirium (Comerford & Durkin, 2022). The precise...
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