Prescribing is a well-known term used to describe the act of ordering a treatment, typically a medication to treat a disease or symptom. As a person ages they tend to accumulate what I refer to [...]
In 2011 the INS, Infusion Nurse Society released their latest “Infusion Nursing Standards of Practice.” Many changes in recommendations of how we care for infusion patients were made in this [...]
In my April 2015 blog, I discussed hidden symptoms including Parkinson’s Disease Psychosis (PDP). This month, we take a closer look at this symptom complex and the increased disability and [...]
In 2011 the INS, Infusion Nurse Society released their latest “Infusion Nursing Standards of Practice” Many changes in recommendations of how we care for infusion patients were made in this [...]
As reported in the Science Daily University of Leicester chemist and microbiologist have developed an “electronic nose”, which is sniffing out the smell of disease of the killer superbug [...]
All care-providers of older adults are challenged with adopting person-centered dementia care practices and reducing the use of antipsychotic medications. To this end, providers must integrate [...]
Nurse-on-nurse bullying may be more prevalent than people think and could have major consequences. Workplace bullying for nurses may be a bigger problem than most people think and in some cases [...]
In this rapidly expanding world of technological advances and dramatic shifts in healthcare delivery, the demanded higher standards of care responsibilities are being enforced through the [...]
The Infusion Nurses Society (INS) publishes the “Infusion Nursing Standards of Practice” document that has been legally recognized as the standard for infusion practice. In a court of law it is [...]
Blood glucose control is critical for diabetic patients because every major study published has shown convincingly that lower hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) equals a reduction in diabetes-related [...]