America’s health literacy challenge According to reports research by the U.S. Department of Education shows that almost 130 million American adults read below a sixth-grade level,...
In addition to a nurse’s salary, have a look at the full advantages package Marie Nolan, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, enjoys imparting her personal experience negotiating...
Critical considering is a skill that nurses must learn and is just not easy to master. There is an ideal deal of emphasis within the literature...
I’m very excited that I’m lower than two weeks away from starting the General Practitioner Program (DNP) at George Washington University. As I reflect on my...
Coalition of Nurses on Management Boards AND In September, we participated within the American Hospital Association (AHA) Advocacy Day in Washington, DC. Before we arrived on...
Electronic medical records (EMR) provide access to data for nursing research purposes. However, the challenge for clinical nurses is find out how to obtain this data...
Last week I had the pleasure of speaking with Susan Fletcher, EdD, MSN, professor at Chamberlain College of Nursing. I had heard in regards to the...
In the previous two blogs, we discussed alpha-adrenergic and beta-adrenergic drugs, drugs that inhibit various actions of the sympathetic nervous system. In this blog we are...
The Emergency Medical Treatment and Treatment Act (EMTALA) was passed to finish the “throwaway” of people that presented to the emergency department (ED) for care but...
Integrative medicine is a well-coordinated effort by healthcare providers to mix traditional health care methods, comparable to diagnostic testing, physical rehabilitation, and medications, with evidence-based complementary...
