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What is CRRT and how can we provide optimal patient care?

Critical

CRRT: Providing Optimal Patient Care

by BuckeyeICUNurse, BSN

Whether you are new to CRRT, or have experience, here are key takeaways to provide optimal patient care.

Ob/Gyn

Six Myths of HIV and Pregnancy for Health Care Professionals to Co…

by RAEdiant, BSN, RN

Health Care Professionals are well-trained in the use of universal precautions to prevent the spread and transmission of viruses like Human Immunodeficiency...

Disabilities

Working as a Nurse with Chronic Illness

by MorganneSkinner, BSN, RN

This article outlines the job choices and accommodations available to nurses living with chronic illness.

Pediatric

3 Injuries That Look Like Child Abuse But Are Not

by SoniaV.

Bruising, bone deformity and fractures might appear as a violent attack on a child on initial assessment. A call to CPS is mandated. But what if the child was...

Wound

Classification Systems in Diabetic Foot Ulcers

by Stacy Phillips, BSN, RN

I wrote a small piece explaining the classification of diabetic foot ulcers. I focused on the Wagner Diabetic Foot Ulcer Classification and included easy to...

Violence Against Women: Spiked By Injection

Headlines

Needle Spiking in Nightclubs Cause Alarm

by J.Adderton, BSN, MSN

A frightening new take on drink spiking is causing alarm in England. Police are investigating numerous reports of people being spiked by injection. Read on to...

Operating Room

Do You Know What DOACs Do?

by Andrea Perreault BSN RN

A review of medications that affect blood clotting, including mechanism of action and clinical considerations.

NCLEX

Next Generation NCLEX - What Is a Bow Tie Question?

by SafetyNurse1968, BSN, MSN, PhD

3rd in a series: the Next Gen NCLEX will roll out in the Spring of 2023. Read on for a sample “bow tie” question – one of the new “stand alone”...

Safety

Critical Thinking Meets the Aspiration Debate

by Jon E Soskis

CDC permitting not aspirating prior to injecting vaccines should not be interpreted as applying to all intramuscular injections. Not aspirating does not pass...

General Nursing

Diabetes Complications: Diabetic Gastroparesis

by Kate Delaney Chen, BSN, RN

Diabetic gastroparesis is a complication of diabetes with no known cure, and it is an important one to watch out for. Gaining an awareness of how to prevent...

Does your lab use artificial intelligence?

General Specialties

Artificial Intelligence in the GI Lab

by Brenda F. Johnson, MSN

Artificial Intelligence has made its way into almost every aspect of our lives. We see it in self-driving cars, search engines, and even gaming. We are now...

General Nursing

Educating Patients

by JeanstarMSN

The purpose of my article is to describe a patient encounter and the important role nurses have in educating patients. The importance of nurses as part of the...

General Nursing

Compassion Fatigue - Staying Positive

by JeanstarMSN

Compassion fatigue (CF) is the accumulation of months and years of exposure to patients with emotional pain. Let’s talk about what you can do right now to...

General Nursing

How to Give Constructive Feedback

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Preceptors can dread giving constructive feedback. Here's a cheat sheet to follow to make it easy for both the preceptor and the preceptee.

NCLEX

Next Generation NCLEX: Are You Ready?

by SafetyNurse1968, BSN, MSN, PhD

This fall, new nursing students will be preparing for not just the nursing school experience, but to be the first group preparing to take the Next Gen NCLEX...

Have you had experience with trigger point injections (TPIs)?

General Nursing

What You Need to Know About Trigger Point Injections

by J.Adderton, BSN, MSN

Trigger point injections are being used to relieve the discomfort of chronic muscle pain. Read on to learn more about how it is improving function and quality...

General Nursing

Surefire Tips to Starting the Toughest IVs

by Serenity Mirabito MSN RN OCN, MSN

Whether you are a seasoned nurse or in your first semester of nursing school, you will experience the terror and exhilaration of starting a challenging IV. ...

General Nursing

Venomous Snake Bites: Here's What To Do

by J.Adderton, BSN, MSN

What would you do if you or someone else was bitten by a poisonous snake? Read on to learn first aid tips that could save a life.

Aesthetics

How do I become a nurse esthetician?

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Have you thought about being a Nurse Esthetician (aka Cosmetics Nurse) but have questions? What do they do? What training is needed? Where do they work? This...

Headlines

Treating Newborns in Opioid Withdrawal: A Nursing-First Approach

by NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN

Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a treatable condition that newborns may experience as a result of prenatal exposure to certain substances, most often...

Entrepreneurs

Don't Be Afraid to Make A Change in Your Nursing Career

by dareese, MSN, RN

This article will outline ways to find a new satisfying position in nursing to start you on a path that will refresh you as a nurse and get you back to loving...

General Nursing

Your Help Needed: Give A Tip To A New Grad Nurse

by Nurse Beth, MSN

Here are 9 tips for new grad nurses. Asking experienced nurses to share their best advice.

General Nursing

8 Parkinson's Myths Debunked

by J.Adderton, BSN, MSN

April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month and a great time to clear up common myths about the disease.

Informatics

Is an MSN in Nursing Informatics Worth It?

by Lisa Brooks, BSN, MSN, RN

When nurses find out a master’s degree in Nursing Informatics is not required to enter the field, the next question asked is usually, ‘Is that degree even...

General Nursing

10 Essential Tips for New Grad Preceptors

by Nurse Beth, MSN

If you’ve been asked to be a preceptor, congratulations! It’s an honor because your organization has hand-selected you to represent them to a new hire...