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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Aug 17 2020
How to Calculate the A-a Gradient Reviewed and updated by Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN: July 1, 2024 Accurately assessing and managing oxygenation disturbances is critical to optimal patient outcomes. The alveolar to arterial (A-a) oxygen gradient, which is the difference...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Aug 14 2020
Does Vaping Increase COVID-19 Risk? In 2019, over 5 million youths in the U.S. used e-cigarettes, and as of January 2020, approximately 2600 individuals (adults and youths) were hospitalized with e-cigarette, or vaping product use associated lung injury (EVALI) (Centers for Disease...
By: Myrna B. Schnur, MSN, RN Jul 31 2020
Can We Count on Herd Immunity to Stop COVID-19? There has been a great deal of discussion around the term herd immunity and whether it can be achieved in the current setting of COVID-19. What is herd immunity, and can we count on it to halt the spread of this novel coronavirus? Fine, Eames...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Jul 21 2020
Should we say “physical” distancing instead of “social” distancing? A colleague recently mentioned using the phrase “physical distancing” in place of “social distancing” after listening to this podcast with epidemiologist Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH. (Osterholm is the founder and director...
By: Myrna B. Schnur, MSN, RN Jul 14 2020
The Basics of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Reviewed and updated by Robin Haskell, MSN, RN, CRNP: August 19, 2024 My first experience with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) occurred when I was a new nurse in the intensive care unit. ECMO therapy was being utilized as a bridge to...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Jul 1 2020
Year of the Nurse and Midwife: A Midyear Update It goes without saying that this Year of the Nurse and Midwife is not one that any of us could have imagined. The goal of increasing our visibility as a profession has certainly come to fruition, but not in the way that we anticipated. The...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Jun 29 2020
What Do You Say When…? COVID Conversations with Science Skeptics I really struggled with the title of this post. There are many differences of opinion out there right now and I would never presume to be an authority on the right or wrong actions of any individuals. As a nurse, however, I do feel a...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Jun 17 2020
COVID-19 Summer Safety Strategies Summer is upon us and it will be like no other summer we’ve experienced before. We’ve all been cooped up at home and many of us are itching to enjoy the warmer weather and the great outdoors. But we need to remember that we are still...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Jun 15 2020
Virtual Conferences – What to Know Before You "Go" Learning. Networking. Fun. Meeting CE requirements. Exciting destinations. All in one place. Now cancelled.   Many associations and organizations are taking their conferences online. Virtual meetings are not the same as those in-person...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Jun 12 2020
Nurses Month 2020: Social Media Q&A Each week during Nurses Month 2020, we asked you a question. Here are some of your answers!     “I'm nursing faculty. We had to switch from teaching face-to-face on campus to distance learning, which I had never done. Even...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Jun 10 2020
Did you Choose Nursing or Did Nursing Choose You? Some say nursing is their calling; for others it is a choice. In either case, we all have different stories of how we joined this profession and the turns our careers have taken. Last month, we shared some of our stories and you also shared some...
By: Myrna B. Schnur, MSN, RN Jun 3 2020
Understanding Diagnostic and Antibody Testing for COVID-19 Between a lack of access, insufficient supplies, and inconsistent or inaccurate results, testing for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, remains a very controversial and confusing issue. Here’s a breakdown of the key concepts based...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Jun 2 2020
Racial Disparities in Healthcare and Beyond To put it mildly, the current climate of unrest in the United States is upsetting, but not surprising. From the beginning of time, racial disparities have existed. I cannot pretend to understand what I have not experienced, but I can support my...
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