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By: Elizabeth Wirth-Tomaszewski, DNP, RN, CRNP, CCRN, ACNP-BC, ACNPC Aug 20 2021
5 Questions (and Answers!) About the Delta Variant As if COVID-19 couldn’t be more complicated, now we have the delta variant. Many people have questions for nurses, and sometimes the answers aren’t as easy as a Google search. There is a lot of misinformation (and disinformation) out...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Aug 16 2021
Drug Calculations: How To Use Dimensional Analysis In this blog series, we review several drug calculation methods. In our first blog, we discussed the universal formula, or “desired over hand” method. In Part 2, we take a look at dimensional analysis (DA) which is helpful in...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Aug 11 2021
How to Calculate Ejection Fraction Reviewed and updated by Valerie Dziados, MSN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC: February 15, 2024 Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) indicates how much blood the left ventricle pumps out with each contraction. A more clinical definition of LVEF is...
By: Elizabeth Wirth-Tomaszewski, DNP, RN, CRNP, CCRN, ACNP-BC, ACNPC Aug 9 2021
COVID: The Silent Wave We thought it was over. We thought we had won. We got the vaccine! It became widely available. Everyone was going to get this vaccine, and we were going to be rid of COVID. No more masks, no more restrictions. We could visit our families. We could...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Aug 1 2021
Nursing Education Innovation: Using Simulation to Build Clinical Experience The COVID-19 pandemic had a massive effect on learning and academic organizations. Undergraduate nursing programs had to pivot quickly from providing in-person education to digital or hybrid models. Clinical partners were forced to suspend in...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Jul 29 2021
This Month in Nursing: August 2021 Here’s a glance at what’s happening this month, along with some resources for your learning and professional development. Healthcare Observances Here are some of the healthcare observances being recognized in August.National...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Jul 23 2021
Drug Calculations: How to Use the Universal Formula Medication administration is a core competency for all nurses in every clinical setting. A key skill required to safely dispense drugs is the ability to perform accurate dosage calculations. New technologies such as bar code administration and...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Jul 22 2021
Understanding the Thyroid Negative Feedback Loop Regulation and release of the thyroid hormones occurs as a negative feedback loop. What does this mean? In simple terms, a negative feedback loop means that as something increases, the production of whatever is causing the increase slows down. So...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Jul 13 2021
Can Nurses Experience Impostor Syndrome? I experienced the feeling but didn’t know it had a name. How was I qualified to be titrating life-sustaining medications and managing airways of critically ill patients? What right did I have to be educating family members on end-of-life...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Jul 1 2021
Collaboration: Fostering Workforce Resiliency and Wellbeing in Four Easy Steps As we move away from the pandemic crisis into a time of healing and rebuilding, many nurses ask, “what can we do at this time to further build our own resilience?” That question should not be how can nurses can further build their...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Jun 29 2021
This Month in Nursing: July 2021 Here’s a glance at what’s happening this month, along with some resources for your learning and professional development. Healthcare Observances Here are some of the healthcare observances being recognized in July.Juvenile Arthritis...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Jun 24 2021
HAT – A qSOFA Mnemonic We know that qSOFA can be used to identify patients at risk for clinical decline and sepsis-related organ dysfunction (Singer et al., 2016).  It encompasses three clinical variables: Respiratory rate > 22Altered mental status (Glasgow...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Jun 16 2021
Nursing: Not Just a Career, But a Lifestyle I don’t believe that most people go into the nursing profession wanting to be a hero or seeking recognition for altruistic, yet demanding work. It certainly isn’t a glamorous job by any means. But I do believe that most nurses are...
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