Continuing Nursing Education Archives

Continuing Nursing Education

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…

Continuous glucose monitoring: THE BASICS

Blood glucose self-monitoring helps patients with diabetes understand the interrelationships among food, activity, and medication to achieve their glycemic targets. It also aids treatment…

Atrial fibrillation: Recognition and management to improve quality of life

Atrial fibrillation is a complex medical diagnosis requiring a holistic and interprofessional approach to minimize symptoms, prevent adverse outcomes, and improve the patient’s quality…

Pulmonary embolism: Surveillance is key

Pulmonary embolism (PE) occurs when a clot (thrombus) that formed somewhere in the body dislodges, travels through the right side of the heart to…

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…

Differentiation syndrome: An emerging oncologic complication

Nurses are critical to recognizing and managing this life-threatening condition. Learning Objectives Identify the pathophysiology of differentiation syndrome (DS). Compare DS with tumor lysis…

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Optimizing postoperative pain management in patients with chronic pain

Evidence-based recommendations. Takeaways: Inadequate postoperative pain relief can increase length of stay, delay discharge, increase readmission rates, and delay ambulation. Exploring the postoperative challenges…

Hypertension update: Implications for nursing practice

According to the 2021 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics, hypertension (HTN) affects nearly one in two (46%) adults in the United States. More men than women…

Venous ulcer care

Prompt, proper care will help reduce complications and improve quality of life. Venous ulcers are the most common lower extremity wounds in the United…

Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state (HHS) are endocrine emergencies. Hospitalizations for diabetes and DKA are rising, possibly because of increased diabetes prevalence and…

An overview of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy

Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is a description given to various rare conditions that can lead to life-threatening arrhythmias in the absence of ischemic, hypertensive, or…

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Pressure injury prevention in long-term care

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services report that pressure injuries (PIs) affect millions of patients each year, with incidence rates ranging from 2.2%…

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