Nurses’ health in the wake of COVID-19
Using HNHN survey data to examine trends, address needs The COVID-19 pandemic has put extraordinary strain on nurses, exacerbating the daily health challenges they…
Mental Health
When up is down: Delirium superimposed on dementia
How do we differentiate delirium and dementia and assess for DSD and prevent DSD and manage individuals with the condition? Distinguishing between the two…
Implementing trauma-informed care
Childhood trauma can result in severe mental and physical consequences that reverberate throughout a person’s life. Despite the widespread occurrence of childhood trauma, most…
Comorbid mental illness on acute medical units
What do you think when you have a patient with pneumonia and a history of mental illness? Before even meeting the patient, do you…
Nursing needs a mental health makeover
Easy access to resources and erasing stigma are key. For too long, nurses have struggled quietly with mental health issues, fearing stigma or negative…
Chaplains as connectors
In caring for the whole patient—physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually—nurses collaborate with other disciplines. To ensure a patient’s spiritual needs are met, nurses work…
Anxiety in primary care: A primer for APRNs
Anxiety disorders commonly present in primary care settings, and advanced practice RNs (APRNs) will benefit from understanding treatment options that promote positive outcomes. Several…
Suicide assessment and follow-up care
Suicide is a preventable and growing public health risk, and nurses are in a prime position to provide assessment and follow-up care. Many nurses…
How shall we mourn our dead?
Take your time and follow the path that’s right for you. Since May 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have required nursing…
Caring for adult patients with obesity in primary care
Obesity is a complicated chronic disease with many contributing and interrelated factors that include genetics, biology, metabolism, and neurobehavior. It’s also affected by society,…
Recognizing and treating dissociative disorders
Dissociative disorders are a group of psychiatric disorders that result from experiencing or witnessing trauma; affects up to 10% of the general population. As…
Aromatherapy: Essential oils and nursing
Aromatherapy—which uses plant-based essential oils (inhaled or applied topically) to achieve therapeutic effects—is a growing holistic healthcare trend, but most nurses will learn little…
Nurses’ health in the wake of COVID-19
Using HNHN survey data to examine trends, address needs The COVID-19 pandemic has put extraordinary strain on nurses, exacerbating the daily health…
When up is down: Delirium superimposed on dementia
How do we differentiate delirium and dementia and assess for DSD and prevent DSD and manage individuals with the condition? Distinguishing between…
Implementing trauma-informed care
Childhood trauma can result in severe mental and physical consequences that reverberate throughout a person’s life. Despite the widespread occurrence of childhood…
Comorbid mental illness on acute medical units
What do you think when you have a patient with pneumonia and a history of mental illness? Before even meeting the patient,…
Nursing needs a mental health makeover
Easy access to resources and erasing stigma are key. For too long, nurses have struggled quietly with mental health issues, fearing stigma…
Chaplains as connectors
In caring for the whole patient—physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually—nurses collaborate with other disciplines. To ensure a patient’s spiritual needs are met,…
Anxiety in primary care: A primer for APRNs
Anxiety disorders commonly present in primary care settings, and advanced practice RNs (APRNs) will benefit from understanding treatment options that promote positive…
Suicide assessment and follow-up care
Suicide is a preventable and growing public health risk, and nurses are in a prime position to provide assessment and follow-up care.…
How shall we mourn our dead?
Take your time and follow the path that’s right for you. Since May 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have…
Caring for adult patients with obesity in primary care
Obesity is a complicated chronic disease with many contributing and interrelated factors that include genetics, biology, metabolism, and neurobehavior. It’s also affected…
Recognizing and treating dissociative disorders
Dissociative disorders are a group of psychiatric disorders that result from experiencing or witnessing trauma; affects up to 10% of the general…
Aromatherapy: Essential oils and nursing
Aromatherapy—which uses plant-based essential oils (inhaled or applied topically) to achieve therapeutic effects—is a growing holistic healthcare trend, but most nurses will…
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