Lane Therrell FNP MSN, RN, NP

Family Nurse Practitioner

Nurse Practitioner, Coach, Writer

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    FITTNESS Mnemonic for Physical Activity - Part 2 of 2

    Lane Therrell FNP posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is Part 2 of a two-part article that identifying FITTNESS as a mnemonic for physical activity and suggesting a patient-centered approach for its clinical application. Part 1 of this article...
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    How can I say thank you?

    Lane Therrell FNP replied to Mommaof3warriors's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I love the idea of having a staff education fund where those who wish to show appreciation and gratitude can contribute... Thank you for sharing these creative and positive
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    Preventing Dementia and Cognitive Decline

    Lane Therrell FNP posted a topic in General Nursing

    Recent health-news headlines identified three potentially effective interventions for preventing dementia and cognitive decline: blood pressure control, physical activity, and cognitive training. The...
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    Running into former patients

    Lane Therrell FNP replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

    If it's somehow inappropriate or wrong to interact with others outside of the workplace, then something's wrong. After all, nurses are supposed to be vehicles of human caring, right? Having said that,...
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    Mnemonic for Assessing DEMENTIA

    Lane Therrell FNP posted a topic in General Nursing

    Dementia - Nursing Mnemonics D = Drugs E = Eyes and Ears M = Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders E = Emotional Disorders N= Neurological disorder and Nutritional Deficiency T= Tumors and...
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    Too Many Nurse Practitioners?

    Lane Therrell FNP replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    This thread is intriguing to me because nursing is my second career and I am currently working as an instructor in an NP program in California. I definitely see a difference in the clinical skill and...
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    How do I learn and not just memorize???

    Lane Therrell FNP replied to lebelesprit_'s topic in Study Tips for Students's Share Tips

    Congratulations on getting accepted into an RN program and beginning your new educational adventure. You mentioned that you don't know how to learn,” and to that I will respond: Guess what you...
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    Any tips on how to protect your self in a clinic?

    Lane Therrell FNP replied to Life22feb's topic in General Nursing

    All the advice you've received so far is excellent, and I have a few additional thoughts to share which might help you decide whether to embrace this new opportunity or not. I'm a clinic-oriented...
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    Upgrade Your Stress Awareness to Stress-Savviness

    Lane Therrell FNP posted a topic in General Nursing

    Becoming a stress-savvy nurse goes far beyond having an intellectual awareness that stress exists in our professional and personal lives. Being stress-savvy requires thinking about stress in...
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    Orientation to Nurse Coaching: Benefits of Nurse Coaching

    Lane Therrell FNP posted a topic in General Nursing

    Some of my most rewarding moments as a coach and a nurse practitioner in family practice have occurred when my patients have gotten measurable results from their lifestyle changes. For example, the...
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    Orientation to Nurse Coaching: Benefits of Nurse Coaching

    Lane Therrell FNP replied to Lane Therrell FNP's topic in General Nursing

    If you found the information in this article intriguing and you want some hands-on practices to try, check out the article: Two Mnemonics for Nurse Coaching - RULE and WAIT at...
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    Two Mnemonics for Nurse Coaching Improve Change Talk: RULE and WAIT

    Lane Therrell FNP replied to Lane Therrell FNP's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for this timely reminder. These skills have definitely helped me improve my personal relationships, my social media interactions, and so much more... It makes me wonder what the world might...
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    Two Mnemonics for Nurse Coaching Improve Change Talk: RULE and WAIT

    Lane Therrell FNP posted a topic in General Nursing

    If you want to have healthy conversations about change with your patients, or anyone else, all you need to do is to follow the RULE and WAIT. I learned about RULE and WAIT from the book, Nurse...
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    Two Mnemonics for Nurse Coaching Improve Change Talk: RULE and WAIT

    Lane Therrell FNP replied to Lane Therrell FNP's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so glad you found this article useful and encouraging. Meanwhile, here's to making a difference with your patients-- one conversation at a time. I hope you will share your experiences with the...
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    Word Love; My Writing Journey

    Lane Therrell FNP replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Writing multiple books is on my bucket list, too! Finding the time to do regular, consistent, quality work on my writing projects is the current challenge. My mantra is NEVER GIVE
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    Men With Eating Disorders are Underrecognized and Underserved

    Lane Therrell FNP replied to Lane Therrell FNP's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you for doing your part to support positive body image and affirmative health language for
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    Men With Eating Disorders are Underrecognized and Underserved

    Lane Therrell FNP replied to Lane Therrell FNP's topic in General Nursing

    Links to sources are listed at the end of the article. Interestingly, if you dig deeply into the topic, you will find that the statistics vary, which is beyond the scope of this article. The ultimate...
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    Men With Eating Disorders are Underrecognized and Underserved

    Lane Therrell FNP replied to Lane Therrell FNP's topic in General Nursing

    Women's health is a specialty, but in my experience, men's health is all too often forgotten. You bring up a great point about how Photoshop influences men's body image too. I'll never forget a 22...
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    Nurse Coaching - How do I get started?

    Lane Therrell FNP replied to Kimhaehn's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Here is a link to the first article in the series. There is more to come.
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    Mnemonic for Care of Eating Disorders: WHATS UP DOC

    Lane Therrell FNP posted a topic in General Nursing

    When providing quality care for patients with eating disorders, the mnemonic WHATS UP DOC can help nurses at all levels of proficiency remember that there are multiple psychosocial factors and...
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    Orientation to Nurse Coaching: What Is Coaching Anyway?

    Lane Therrell FNP posted a topic in General Nursing

    I first experienced the power of coaching at a local Holistic Nurses Association chapter conference. At the time, I was in nursing school and I was struggling with a decision to stay in school or drop...
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    Lifelong Learning

    Lane Therrell FNP posted a topic in General Nursing

    The first time I heard the classic statement, "Nursing is a profession involving lifelong learning," I was incredibly inspired. I felt goosebumps and remember thinking, "Ooh, yeah, that's me-sign me...
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    Nurse Coaching - How do I get started?

    Lane Therrell FNP replied to Kimhaehn's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Hi, Kimhaehn. I'm excited to hear you are interested in taking steps to formally integrate coaching into your nursing practice. Congratulations in advance on taking your nursing career in a meaningful...
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    I'm So Over Nursing. I would rather work at Costco!!

    Lane Therrell FNP replied to rnfrombama's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds to me as if you're feeling severely under appreciated. From what you said in your post, I would place more blame on your workplace's corporate culture than on your chosen profession as the...