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By: Megan Giovanelli Doble, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-C Jan 26 2019
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS): Part 1 A 42-year-old male with no significant past medical history presented to the emergency department (ED) with severe abdominal pain. Work-up revealed acute pancreatitis due to alcohol consumption. He disclosed being a binge drinker. Gallbladder...
By: Christina Gresh, MSN, RN Jan 22 2019
Adenovirus – What Nurses Need to Know Adenovirus has been in the news over the past several months, shedding light on a common virus that usually produces minor symptoms. With severe illnesses and even deaths reported lately, it’s important to have a broad understanding of this...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Jan 18 2019
Supporting Family Caregivers Did you know…? American Journal of Nursing (AJN) offers an important collection of evidence-based resources to benefit nurses and other healthcare professionals who care for older adults. This series of articles was published as a print...
By: Lynne Centrella Rudderow, MSN, RN, CRNP, WHNP-BC, CCE Jan 8 2019
STD and STI – What’s the difference? The first time you probably heard the term sexually transmitted disease (STD) was in the awkward years of middle school in a mandatory health class that everyone dreaded. The classroom echoed with giggles and eyes roamed about! The teacher saying...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Jan 2 2019
Celebrate Nursing in 2019 Mark your calendars! Here are the nursing recognition days, weeks, and months for 2019.*Dates and links will be updated as they become available.January National CRNA Week January 20-26 IV Nurse Day January 25February PeriAnesthesia Nurse...
By: Ancitta Sebastin, Dec 31 2018
Inspired Nurses Calendar 2018: Remembering Why I Am A Nurse Lippincott NursingCenter.com is partnering with Lippincott Solutions to bring you an inspired nurse’s story every month. Here is the December 2018 inspired nurse story, Remembering Why I Am A Nurse.Remembering Why I Am A Nurse...
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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Jan 18 2019
Supporting Family Caregivers Did you know…? American Journal of Nursing (AJN) offers an important collection of evidence-based resources to benefit nurses and other healthcare professionals who care for older adults. This series of articles was published as a print...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Oct 9 2018
NCNP Fall '18: Pearls and Inspiration We headed west last month for the National Conference for Nurse Practitioners (NCNP)! It was sunny and warm in Ahaheim, where nurse practitioners came together to learn, network, and have some fun! My experience at this NCNP really focused on...
By: Karen Innocent, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, CMSRN Jul 19 2018
Lippincott Professional Development Accepts ANCC Premier Award July 17, 2018 Lippincott Professional Development (LPD) has received the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Premier Accreditation Award for the second year in a row. As the Executive Director of Continuing Education at Wolters Kluwer, I...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Jul 16 2018
NCNP Spring ‘18: Dissecting the Difference Between MDs and NPs How do primary care concerns differ between an MD and an NP? Dr. Margaret Fitzgerald, Conference Chairperson for the National Conference for Nurse Practitioners (NCNP), explained it clearly during the opening session to the Spring 2018 NCNP...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Oct 27 2017
National Conference for Nurse Practitioners (NCNP): Fall 2017 Earlier this month, we had a great showing of advanced practice nurses for our fall National Conference for Nurse Practitioners (NCNP). It was one week after Nursing Management Congress2017 and one week after the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas....
By: Karen Innocent, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, CMSRN Aug 14 2017
ANCC Premier Prize Lippincott Professional Development (LPD) is the 2017 winner of American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Premier Program Award. We are very honored to receive this award which is given to very few organizations that compete each year...
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By: Megan Giovanelli Doble, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-C Jan 26 2019
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS): Part 1 A 42-year-old male with no significant past medical history presented to the emergency department (ED) with severe abdominal pain. Work-up revealed acute pancreatitis due to alcohol consumption. He disclosed being a binge drinker. Gallbladder...
By: Christina Gresh, MSN, RN Jan 22 2019
Adenovirus – What Nurses Need to Know Adenovirus has been in the news over the past several months, shedding light on a common virus that usually produces minor symptoms. With severe illnesses and even deaths reported lately, it’s important to have a broad understanding of this...
By: Lynne Centrella Rudderow, MSN, RN, CRNP, WHNP-BC, CCE Jan 8 2019
STD and STI – What’s the difference? The first time you probably heard the term sexually transmitted disease (STD) was in the awkward years of middle school in a mandatory health class that everyone dreaded. The classroom echoed with giggles and eyes roamed about! The teacher saying...
By: Myrna B. Schnur, MSN, RN Nov 26 2018
SGLT2 and SGLT1: What's the Difference? Diabetes mellitus remains a very complex disorder to medically manage, often requiring insulin for Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and lifestyle modifications such as diet, exercise, and weight loss along with oral antidiabetic medications for...
By: Valerie Dziados, MSN, CRNP, ANP-C, AGACNP-C Nov 16 2018
Think it could be ACS? How do you know? Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in adults in the United States, accounting for approximately one-third of deaths in patients over the age of 35 years (CDC, 2017). In 2018 the American Heart Association reported 28.1...
By: Grace Eisen, Oct 30 2018
Inspired Nurses Calendar 2018: You Saved My Life Lippincott NursingCenter.com is partnering with Lippincott Solutions to bring you an inspired nurse’s story every month. Here is the October 2018 inspired nurse story, You Saved My Life.  You Saved My Life Grace Eisen...
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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Jan 18 2019
Supporting Family Caregivers Did you know…? American Journal of Nursing (AJN) offers an important collection of evidence-based resources to benefit nurses and other healthcare professionals who care for older adults. This series of articles was published as a print...
By: Myrna B. Schnur, MSN, RN Oct 29 2018
Why Don’t We Use Trendelenburg? When I first started my nursing career in the early 1990s, I remember watching my preceptor in the critical care unit reflexively place her patient in the Trendelenburg position during episodes of acute hypotension and shock. She explained that...
By: Megan Giovanelli Doble, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-C Jun 14 2018
The New “Hour-One” Sepsis Bundle: Key Takeaways and Controversies Since its inception in 2002, the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SCC) has sought to improve the quality of sepsis care, improve survival for patients with sepsis and increase awareness of sepsis to both those in healthcare and the public. In the...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Jun 7 2018
Apgar Score: A lecture by Dr. Virginia Apgar [Podcast] Have you seen today's Google Doodle? Today, June 7th, is the birthday of legendary physician, Virginia Apgar, the creator of the Apgar score. The Apgar score is used in delivery rooms around the world to assess newborn well-being. If you work...
By: Jessica Ann Emmons, MSN, CRNA Mar 10 2018
Incivility in Nursing- Enough is Enough! [VIDEO] At some point, we have all likely witnessed behavior from one colleague toward another that was disrespectful, impolite, or downright rude.  The topic of workplace incivility calls to mind several examples from my own experience, where I had...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Feb 17 2018
Preparing for the Worst: Active Shooter Training In the fall of 2017, after returning from Nursing Management Congress2017 and the National Conference for Nurse Practitioners, both of which took place in Las Vegas immediately following the mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival, I...
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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Nov 2 2018
The Ability to Influence: An Interview with Mary Beth Kingston, RN, MSN, NEA-BC [Podcast] It’s always interesting to learn the different paths nurses take in their careers. In a recent conversation with Mary Beth Kingston, the Chief Nursing Officer at Advocate Aurora Health in Milwaukee, I learned about the turns her career has...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Oct 16 2018
Nurses – The Keepers of Patients’ Stories: An Interview with Angela Patterson DNP, FNP-BC, NEA-BC [Podcast] We all have interesting stories to share about our journey in nursing. I recently spoke with Dr. Angela Patterson, the Chief Nurse Practitioner Officer of CVS MinuteClinic and Vice President of CVS Health. Dr. Patterson knew from a young age that...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Sep 24 2018
The Unique Perspective of Nurses: An Interview with Mary Ann Fuchs, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN [Podcast] I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Mary Ann Fuchs, Vice President of Patient Care and System Chief Nurse Executive for Duke University Health System and the Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs for Duke University School of Nursing...
By: Myrna B. Schnur, MSN, RN Sep 11 2018
Nursing Now: The First 6 Months Approximately six months have passed since the official launch of Nursing Now, a global collaborative campaign between the International Council of Nurses (ICN) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Nursing Now’s vision is to &ldquo...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Aug 30 2018
Chief Nurse, Dr. Anne Woods, Presents on Global Stage This week, Dr. Anne Dabrow Woods, Chief Nurse of Wolters Kluwer Health Learning, Research, and Practice, presented at the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) 2018 National Nursing Forum, a signature leadership and educational event, which took...
By: Myrna B. Schnur, MSN, RN May 23 2018
Are Nurses Invisible in the Media? We, as nurses, are aware of the profound impact that our profession has and continues to have on the advancement of patient care, policy and business. Nurses work at the bedside, teach at universities, conduct ground-breaking research, serve as...
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By: Karen Innocent, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, CMSRN May 11 2018
Think Differently about Innovation in Nursing Karen Innocent, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, CMSRN Executive Director of Continuing Education Wolters Kluwer - Health Learning, Research & PracticeMy colleague, Denise Felsenstein, tested an intervention during her Doctor of Nursing practice...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Aug 31 2016
Introducing Your NursingCenter.com Dashboard! You may or may not have yet noticed that we’ve begun implementing more personalized features here on NursingCenter.com. Take some time to explore your very own dashboard of content related to your area(s) of practice! Here’s how&hellip...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Jul 19 2016
Mobile Healthcare Applications Part 3: Nursing Education at Your Fingertips Rounding out this blog series on mobile health applications (apps) or mHealth apps, I wanted to touch on apps specifically designed to provide educational tools and quick references for the nursing profession. According to a survey conducted by...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Jul 10 2016
Mobile Healthcare Applications Part 2: To Regulate or Not? In Part 1 of this series, I provided a general overview of mobile medical applications (apps) that are available on the market in the areas of general health, wellness, disease management, and hospital clinical workflow. There are many potential...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Jul 3 2016
Mobile Healthcare Applications Part 1: Your Health at Your Fingertips If you own a Smart mobile phone, chances are you have downloaded a mobile application (app) or have used one at some point. According to a 2015 Pew Research Study, two-thirds of Americans own a Smart phone and more than half have used their phone...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP May 9 2016
Medication Safety: Go beyond the basics For any nurse working in a direct care setting, preparing medications and administering them to patients is part of the daily routine. Mistakes can happen at any point in the process. Administration errors are one of the most serious and most...
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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Jan 2 2019
Celebrate Nursing in 2019 Mark your calendars! Here are the nursing recognition days, weeks, and months for 2019.*Dates and links will be updated as they become available.January National CRNA Week January 20-26 IV Nurse Day January 25February PeriAnesthesia Nurse...
By: Ancitta Sebastin, Dec 31 2018
Inspired Nurses Calendar 2018: Remembering Why I Am A Nurse Lippincott NursingCenter.com is partnering with Lippincott Solutions to bring you an inspired nurse’s story every month. Here is the December 2018 inspired nurse story, Remembering Why I Am A Nurse.Remembering Why I Am A Nurse...
By: Christina Gresh, MSN, RN Dec 7 2018
Lifelong Learning to Advance Nursing Care The field of nursing is vast, ever expanding, and ever changing. With this in mind, the opportunities for us to advance our profession are clear. No matter what type of setting in which you work, there are opportunities to increase your knowledge...
By: Grace Eisen, Oct 30 2018
Inspired Nurses Calendar 2018: You Saved My Life Lippincott NursingCenter.com is partnering with Lippincott Solutions to bring you an inspired nurse’s story every month. Here is the October 2018 inspired nurse story, You Saved My Life.  You Saved My Life Grace Eisen...
By: Jack Davis, MSN, RN, ONC Oct 23 2018
Enhancing the Health Care Landscape One Ortho Nurse At a Time Each year on October 30, orthopaedic nurses everywhere celebrate International Orthopaedic Nurses Day. The tradition began in the United States’ Senate with a proclamation presented by Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) in 1990 to then-President...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Sep 30 2018
Inspired Nurses Calendar 2018: Laughter through the Pain Lippincott NursingCenter.com is partnering with Lippincott Solutions to bring you an inspired nurse’s story every month. Here is the September 2018 inspired nurse story, Laughter through the Pain.  Laughter through the...
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By: Myrna B. Schnur, MSN, RN Oct 29 2018
Why Don’t We Use Trendelenburg? When I first started my nursing career in the early 1990s, I remember watching my preceptor in the critical care unit reflexively place her patient in the Trendelenburg position during episodes of acute hypotension and shock. She explained that...
By: Cara Deming Jun 13 2016
The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) and Lippincott NursingCenter – what a pair! If you haven’t noticed already, Lippincott NursingCenter hosts a wide variety of content from the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI). JBI is a leading international research and development organization based within the Faculty of Health Sciences...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Nov 4 2015
Red meat and cancer: the beef on beef Over the past week, several people have asked me about recent news related to red meat and processed meat causing cancer. Could it be true? Is it really as dangerous as smoking? Do I need to stop using my grill? While the association between red...
By: Cara Deming Mar 19 2014
NursingCenter’s “Specialty Sites” Are you familiar with NursingCenter’s specialty sites? In the past few years, NursingCenter has launched two specialty sites, the Evidence Based Practice Network and the Skin Care Network. Both sites feature targeted, in-depth content and...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Mar 12 2013
Defining Features of a Systematic Review Today, I listened in on the Ovid Webcast, Beyond the Search: Maximizing the Quality of Systematic Reviews. Dr. Edoardo Aromataris, PhD, Director of Synthesis Science at the Joanna Briggs Institute in Adelaide, Australia and Dr. Craig Lockwood...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Feb 10 2013
Time to get dressed! The research on nursing uniforms The debate over standardization of nursing uniforms is well-documented, however, the existence of rigorous, well-designed studies is lacking. In the latest issue of JONA, Journal of Nursing Administration, an integrative review examining the...
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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Dec 12 2018
2018 Gift Guide for Nurses What will you get for that special nurse in your life? Whether it’s a colleague, family member, friend, or a nurse who cares for you or your loved one, finding the perfect gift doesn’t have to be a challenge. Fifteen great ideas are...
By: Jack Davis, MSN, RN, ONC Oct 23 2018
Enhancing the Health Care Landscape One Ortho Nurse At a Time Each year on October 30, orthopaedic nurses everywhere celebrate International Orthopaedic Nurses Day. The tradition began in the United States’ Senate with a proclamation presented by Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) in 1990 to then-President...
By: Margaret Smith, MJ, BSN, RN, CRNI Oct 11 2018
Top 10 Things to Remember When Precepting a Nursing Student We’ve all been nursing students – some more recently than others – but it shouldn’t be too hard to recall those first clinical experiences and the impact of our clinical preceptors. If you find yourself precepting a student...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Oct 9 2018
NCNP Fall '18: Pearls and Inspiration We headed west last month for the National Conference for Nurse Practitioners (NCNP)! It was sunny and warm in Ahaheim, where nurse practitioners came together to learn, network, and have some fun! My experience at this NCNP really focused on...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP Aug 17 2018
Is there a ‘K’ in certification? There may not be a letter ‘K’ in certification, but there is certainly a ‘K’ in some of the certification acronyms. What does it mean? The ‘K’ in some certifications, such as CCRN-K (Acute/Critical Care...
By: Myrna B. Schnur, MSN, RN May 9 2018
Many Faces of Innovation: One Nurse’s Perspective Myrna B. Schnur, MSN, RN Clinical Editor, Lippincott NursingCenter.com Innovation is a word used almost excessively in our society where technology permeates every aspect of our lives. Nowhere is this more evident than in the field of...

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