Prescription drugs in pregnant and nursing women
On May 8, the FDA released two draft guidance documents designed to improve understanding of effects of prescription drugs in pregnant and nursing women.…
Women’s Health
Nursing considerations for procedural sedation and analgesia: Part 1
This first in a two-part series reviews patient assessment, red flags, and pharmacologic agents. Takeaways: Registered nurses providing moderate procedural sedation and analgesia must…
FDA approves new osteoporosis treatment
On April 9, the FDA approved Evenity (romosozumab-aqqg) to treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women at high risk of fracture. (more…)
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection
Nurses should have a high level of suspicion for spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) when patients, especially young women, present with chest pain and…
Night shifts and miscarriages
Nurses are all too familiar with the disadvantages of night shift work, including deleterious effects on general health (including sleep disturbance and weight gain),…
Time’s Up Healthcare: Ending a culture of harassment
Women make up 80% of healthcare workers but only 11% of healthcare CEOs. And data on gender inequity in healthcare professions show “an entrenched…
Strategies for nurse leaders
Turn your vision into a road map for others. AUDREY M. STEVENSON, PhD, MPH, MSN, FNP-BC, has spent much of her 30-year career in…
Cholecystectomy during third term of pregnancy should be avoided
For women in the third trimester of pregnancy, cholecystectomy should be delayed (whenever possible) until the postpartum period to avoid adverse maternal outcomes, according…
Breast cancer survivors: Assessment and management of long-term treatment effects
The number of new breast cancer cases is relatively stable (breast cancer represents 15% of all new cancer cases diagnosed in the United States…
Critically ill obstetric patients
ALTHOUGH evidence-based nursing guidelines exist to direct the care of acute and chronic conditions in obstetric (OB) patients while they’re in OB settings, few…
FDA approves new test for menopause status
On Oct. 24, the FDA approved the PicoAMH Elisa diagnostic test, which helps determine a patient’s menopausal status. (more…)
Lung cancer mortality for women projected to increase more than 40% worldwide by 2030
The global age-standardized lung cancer mortality rate among women is projected to increase by 43% from 2015 to 2030, according to an analysis of…
Prescription drugs in pregnant and nursing women
On May 8, the FDA released two draft guidance documents designed to improve understanding of effects of prescription drugs in pregnant and…
Nursing considerations for procedural sedation and analgesia: Part 1
This first in a two-part series reviews patient assessment, red flags, and pharmacologic agents. Takeaways: Registered nurses providing moderate procedural sedation and…
FDA approves new osteoporosis treatment
On April 9, the FDA approved Evenity (romosozumab-aqqg) to treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women at high risk of fracture. (more…)
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection
Nurses should have a high level of suspicion for spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) when patients, especially young women, present with chest…
Night shifts and miscarriages
Nurses are all too familiar with the disadvantages of night shift work, including deleterious effects on general health (including sleep disturbance and…
Time’s Up Healthcare: Ending a culture of harassment
Women make up 80% of healthcare workers but only 11% of healthcare CEOs. And data on gender inequity in healthcare professions show…
Strategies for nurse leaders
Turn your vision into a road map for others. AUDREY M. STEVENSON, PhD, MPH, MSN, FNP-BC, has spent much of her 30-year…
Cholecystectomy during third term of pregnancy should be avoided
For women in the third trimester of pregnancy, cholecystectomy should be delayed (whenever possible) until the postpartum period to avoid adverse maternal…
Breast cancer survivors: Assessment and management of long-term treatment effects
The number of new breast cancer cases is relatively stable (breast cancer represents 15% of all new cancer cases diagnosed in the…
Critically ill obstetric patients
ALTHOUGH evidence-based nursing guidelines exist to direct the care of acute and chronic conditions in obstetric (OB) patients while they’re in OB…
FDA approves new test for menopause status
On Oct. 24, the FDA approved the PicoAMH Elisa diagnostic test, which helps determine a patient’s menopausal status. (more…)
Lung cancer mortality for women projected to increase more than 40% worldwide by 2030
The global age-standardized lung cancer mortality rate among women is projected to increase by 43% from 2015 to 2030, according to an…
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