Nurses play a key role in administering medications. Understanding the fundamentals of common medications will help ensure protected and effective patient care. From pain management to...
Is there a spot for artificial intelligence (AI) in nursing? The American Nurses Association (ANA) statement emphasizes that “the appropriate use of AI in nursing practice...
The role of the nurse within the treatment of diabetes. A continuous glucose monitoring reader (or smartphone app) scans a sensor attached to the patient’s body...
Hello, my name is Karen Innocent and I’m the Director of Continuing Education and Conferences at Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. I’m very happy to have this...
Last week during Patient Safety Awareness Week, the next interview from the New York Times caught my attention. In , Dr. Peter J. Pronovost, medical director...
Any article that has the word “tips” or “list” within the title all the time catches my attention. For me, these words mean that the article...
As I discussed in a previous post, some of the stressful things I experienced in nursing school was remembering all the data about medications. I remember...
A recent study published in a journal checked out medication errors from the nurses’ perspective. Researchers sought details about error reporting, the importance of technology in...
How a lot of us take ibuprofen or naproxen once we experience aches or perhaps a headache without considering twice about it. If you are like...
Last week during RNchat, a Twitter chat for nurses, the discussion turned to the importance of communication. I used to be reminded that communication just isn’t...
