Acute mesenteric ischemiaMay 8, 2023With a mortality rate exceeding 50%, acute mesenteric ischemia requires prompt nursing identification and vascular intervention. Most patients experience acute onset of abdominal pain out of proportion to…
Adult migraine: More than a headacheMay 3, 2023Migraine is a debilitating condition that alters the lives of many people worldwide. Migraine frequently goes misdiagnosed, underdiagnosed, and undertreated. Nurses play an important role in assessing for…
ANA Enterprise News, May 2023May 6, 2023As part of Professional Development Week, the National Nurses Month toolkit suggests registering for a National Provider Identifier (NPI), a unique number used to identify individual providers and…
Applause and accoladesMay 4, 2023Each May during National Nurses Month, the American Nurses Association (ANA), our constituent and state nurses associations, and healthcare organizations nationwide acknowledge and celebrate RNs for their indelible…
BenzodiazepinesMay 2, 2023Providers prescribe benzodiazepines (BZDs)—also known as anxiolytics, hypnotics, muscle relaxants, anticonvulsants, and amnestic medications—to manage several symptoms and conditions, including anxiety, insomnia, alcohol withdrawal, sedation, muscle spasms, agitation,…
COVID-19 biomarkers: What do they tell us?May 7, 2023More than 3 years of data and research have helped us understand that COVID-19 affects the body in many ways. The impact on the lungs is arguably the…
Educational escape roomsMay 4, 2023An innovative experience for teaching IPC In our dynamic and fast-paced healthcare practice settings, nurses and patients routinely face potential risks for and exposure to infection. Identifying infection…
Heart failure management: Updated guidelinesMay 1, 2023Heart failure (HF), a clinical syndrome that results from changes in the cardiac structure, leads to impaired ventricular filling or reduced blood ejected with each heartbeat. Primary prevention…
Make an impact in 2023 and beyondMay 1, 2023If common sense were really common, we wouldn’t have to keep repeating ourselves. This year’s National Nurses Month theme is “You Make a Difference.” Of course, we already…
Medicare Care Compare: Publicly reported performance measuresMay 8, 2023According to a 2023 report by the Commonwealth Fund (an independent research group), the United States spends twice as much per year on healthcare compared to other high-income…
Nurses on the goMay 5, 2023No two nurses’ careers are the same. One of the most rewarding aspects of the profession is the unlimited number of opportunities to make a difference. To help…
Psychologically informed nurse supportMay 1, 2023Nurses across the profession have experienced increased stress and distress, which has only intensified during the global pandemic
Stopping workplace violenceMay 7, 2023The public witnessed the many challenges nurses faced during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, but other longstanding difficulties aren’t widely known, including workplace violence (WPV). This article…
The more you knowMay 5, 2023Janice Phillips, PhD, RN, CENP, FAAN, is director of nursing research and health equity at Rush University Medical Center and an associate professor in the Rush University College…
The unintended consequences of workplace violence policiesMay 6, 2023I work in pediatric acute care in a racially diverse setting. I’m worried about an emerging pattern regarding our organization’s zero-tolerance policy involving workplace violence. In my experience,…
Understanding and honoring the needs of Native American eldersMay 2, 2023Four significant factors compromise care for Native American elders: healthcare disparities, historical trauma, healthcare shortages afflicting rural areas and reservations, and a lack of culturally appropriate care in…
When a nurse is the patientMay 3, 2023Use your voice for those who can’t speak up. I’ve been a nurse for 46 years, serving in positions from critical care staff nurse to chief nurse executive.…
Acute mesenteric ischemiaBy: Aaron M. Sebach, PhD, DNP, MBA, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC, CP-C, CLNC, CGNC, CNE, CNEcl, SFHM, FNAP
Applause and accoladesBy: Jennifer Mensik Kennedy, PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, President, American Nurses Association
Educational escape roomsBy: Betty Boyle-Duke, DNP, RN, PNP-PC; Kellie Bryant, DNP, RN, WHNP, CHSE, FAAN; Rasheda Jones, PhD, RN; Sandy Cayo, DNP, RN, FNP-BC; and Katie Boston-Leary, PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC
Heart failure management: Updated guidelinesBy: Deedra Harrington, DNP, MSN, APRN, ACNP-BC; Christy McDonald Lenahan, DNP, FNP-BC, ENP-C, CNE; and Robin Beacom, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
The unintended consequences of workplace violence policiesBy: Response by Heather Fitzgerald, DBe, MS, RN, HEC-C
