Over the past decade, the options have improved dramatically for those struggling to free themselves from an opioid addiction. But access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT)—considered the [...]
Physical activity is important for overall health and quality of life. Examples of physical activity include walking, jogging, dancing, swimming and gardening. According to the Centers for [...]
Many new graduate nurses enter the pediatrics specialty with little hands-on clinical experience. Phoenix Children’s Hospital and Arizona State University in Tempe want to change that. The [...]
It’s said that the Patron Saint of Nurses is Saint Agatha, who died in Sicily in the year 251. But if we were looking for a more modern candidate, we would have to look no further than nurse [...]
The need for a pulse-ox device becomes extreme in the hospital when a patient who had been stable suddenly gasps for breath and begins to turn blue. Some machines cost a couple hundred dollars, [...]
If approved by Gov. Phil Murphy, Bill A20 would provide health care practitioners more flexibility when prescribing medicinal marijuana. Health care practitioner means a physician, advanced [...]
Veronica Southerland, APRN, FNP-BC, FIEL, DNP(s), recently had the opportunity to show the United Nations exactly why nurses deserve a seat with world leaders. “We, as nurses, need to understand [...]
Several nurses have been in the news lately for their creative medical innovations aimed at saving lives, reducing health care disparities and lowering costs. Here are four stories published on [...]
The Estelle R. Ford Future Nurses Scholarship Fund is hosting its Future Nurse Festival on July 20. The annual music and art festival raises funds for the Estelle R. Ford Future Nurses Fund, a [...]
Indwelling devices like catheters cause roughly 25% of hospital infections, but ongoing efforts to reduce catheter use and misuse haven’t succeeded as much as health care workers would [...]
