Complementary alternative medicine (CAM) and treatments have received much attention and acclaim in the past years. Many patients and practitioners turn to CAM as alternatives to avoid side effects of drug therapies, as well as enhance personal beliefs about Eastern medical options. Of particular…
2016 is not a good time to be a psychiatrist or psychiatric clinical nurse specialist in long-term care. Long-term care mental care is in crisis. Overregulation, nursing home politics, and ineffective medications are making practicing in this environment difficult. Psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse prescribers…
Tricks to jumpstart your advanced practice career I was inspired to write this series to serve as a guide for student and new nurse practitioners. I remember being faced with so many things to consider during the last year of my family nurse practitioner program…
Words of wisdom for student and new NPs I was inspired to write this series to serve as a guide for student and new nurse practitioners. I remember being faced with so many things to consider during the last year of my family nurse…
Keeping your staff motivated to perform at top quality takes clever nursing leadership. “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” – U.S. President John F. Kennedy A good nurse leader is someone who can inspire others to work together in pursuit of a…
Tips to help new NPs provide exceptional patient care I was inspired to write this series to serve as a guide for student and new nurse practitioners. I remember being faced with so many things to consider during the last year of my family nurse…
Things you need to know in your day-to-day practice I was inspired to write this series to serve as a guide for student and new nurse practitioners. I remember being faced with so many things to consider during my last year of my family…
Becoming certified for the first time can be a confusing process I was inspired to write this series to serve as a guide for student and new nurse practitioners. I remember being faced with so many things to consider during my last year of…
Nurses rely on core values to ensure quality care is provided to patients. As nurses, we are taught in school and in the workplace the ideal of “beneficence,” which is, doing no harm to our patient and being kind, honest and ethical. These become core…
As a nurse practitioner specializing in cardiovascular care in an acute-care hospital, I am consulted when a patient need open-heart surgery. I speak to the patient and his significant others. I discuss what to expect before, during and after the surgery, and answer any…