Topics in Advanced Practice Nursing

Healing Iraq One Book at a Time: Medical Texts and Periodical Donations to Iraqi Healthcare Professionals Do you have books, journals, video, or patient education materials you can donate to healthcare professionals in need? Rehabilitation materials are needed, as well as general books and journals.
Journal Article, August 14, 2008
Integrating Genetics Into Primary Care: Family History Is Key Genomics is changing the face of health and disease, and it's time to translate genetic research into practice. Start by learning how family history and risk assessment can help provide better care.
Journal Article, June 18, 2008
Pain in the Cognitively Impaired Elderly: Guidance for Clinicians What do you do when your patients can't tell you they are in pain? Can you rely on self-report of pain in patients with dementia? Learn how to ask about pain, behaviors to watch for, and other tips.
Journal Article, May 15, 2008
CE End-of-Life Care: Improving Communication Skills to Enhance Palliative Care Learn the differences between hospice and palliative care, and how to communicate with patients and families to learn their end-of-life wishes.
Journal Article, May 14, 2008
Reducing Hospital Stays for Patients Discharged to Nursing Homes: An Evolving Program Unless innovations in care for difficult-to-place patients are developed, these patients are likely to congregate in acute hospitals and compromise the ability of these facilities to provide care.
Journal Article, May 8, 2008
Perception of Front-line Healthcare Providers Toward Patient Safety: A Preliminary Study in a University Hospital in Egypt Healthcare safety is a worldwide concern. This research reinforces the need for a positive safety culture and clear organizational support.
Journal Article, April 16, 2008
Nursing Assessment for Predicting Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Community Hospital Approach Astute assessment and early detection of sleep disturbances are important to minimize risk for hospitalized patients.
Journal Article, February 5, 2008
Clinical Excellence Through Evidence-Based Practice - A Model to Guide Practice Changes Putting research into practice is no simple task. This model provides the framework for a process that can be adapted for use in any organization or setting.
Journal Article, January 25, 2008
Refusing Medical Care in New York State: Politics and Implementation of Policy Every healthcare practitioner needs to understand the state and local laws that control the refusal of medical care.
Journal Article, October 31, 2007
A Dream Yet to Come True: Disparity of Healthcare Access in China Healthcare reform appears to be an area of weakness on the landscape of market economy in China.
Journal Article, October 19, 2007
CME/CE Companion Animals and Human Health: Part II -- Zoonotic Diseases
Journal Article, October 5, 2007
Identification and Management of Metabolic Syndrome: The Role of the APN Early intervention is the key to limiting long-term morbidity due to metabolic syndrome.
Journal Article, October 3, 2007
Companion Animals and Human Health Risk: Animal Bites and Rabies null
Journal Article, August 8, 2007
Widower Responses to the Death of a Wife: The Impact on Family Members This study offered 6 recommendations that are useful for clinicians when assisting both the widower and his children in coping with the loss of a wife and mother.
Journal Article, August 7, 2007
Patient Safety Issues With Patient-Controlled Analgesia Patients like PCA and find the therapy easy to use, but do you know how to deliver PCA safely?
Journal Article, June 26, 2007
Learning to "Live With" Chronic Pain: Lessons From Mrs. Tandy Mrs. Tandy's pain was described as a severe burning (10/10 in intensity) that had been constant for 6 years, gradually worsening over time. It bothered her most at night.
Journal Article, June 26, 2007
Acute Pain Management in Hospitalized Patients With Current Opioid Abuse Learn about assessment and treatment that can make managing pain in opioid abusers more effective.
Journal Article, June 6, 2007
Assessment and Management of Pain in Older Adults: A Review of the Basics There are many options available to manage pain in older adults, including those with cognitive impairment. Learn how to better assess and manage pain in this population.
Journal Article, May 24, 2007
The Advanced Practice Nurse's Role in Palliative Care and the Management of Dyspnea Dyspnea is one of the most common symptoms reported by patients receiving palliative care, and management can be challenging.
Journal Article, February 2, 2007
COPD as a Life-Limiting Illness: Implications for Advanced Practice Nurses Focus on symptom management, support of self-management, patient and family education, and advance care planning.
Journal Article, January 29, 2007
A Perspective on the End of Life: Hospice Care Most Americans would prefer to die in their homes, free of pain, surrounded by family and loved ones. Hospice can help make this happen.
Journal Article, January 12, 2007
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Advanced Practice Nursing: An Overview CBT is the ideal vehicle for the nurse to use to guide counseling and education interactions with individuals.
Article, October 17, 2006
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: A Case Report -- Animal-Assisted Therapy Therapy dogs, integrated with more traditional forms of treatment, can improve therapeutic results.
Article, October 12, 2006
Training Nurses in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Enhancing Community Care of Patients With Serious Mental Illness Providing CBT as an adjunct to pharmacotherapy can enhance recovery for many individuals with serious mental illnesses.
Article, September 26, 2006
CE Working in a Retail Clinic: What Nurse Practitioners Need to Ask
Journal Article, September 20, 2006
Nurses Integrate Cognitive Therapy Treatment Into Primary Care: Description and Clinical Application of a Pilot Program Learn about a 2-year pilot program to teach APNs to integrate mental health services into primary care settings.
Journal Article, September 19, 2006
Reducing Morbidity of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Hospitalized Patients: Preventing Nosocomial Infection or Aspiration Despite advancements in supportive care, the mortality rate associated with ARDS remains extremely high. Learn to prevent, diagnose, and treat this syndrome.
Journal Article, July 5, 2006
The Role of the Advanced Practice Nurse in Reducing Coronary Heart Disease in African-American Women Despite attempts to increase awareness and promote healthy lifestyles, African-American women continue to have the highest incidence of uncontrolled hypertension, obesity, and dyslipidemia.
Journal Article, June 22, 2006
Putting the 2005 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Heart Failure Guidelines Into Clinical Practice: Advice for Advanced Practice Nurses Are you familiar with the latest guidelines? Learn more here on the care of patients with heart failure.
Journal Article, June 9, 2006
Improving the Movement of Difficult-to-Place Patients Between Hospitals and Nursing Homes: A Follow-up Study Is it possible to increase the movement of difficult-to-place patients from hospitals to nursing homes?
Journal Article, April 12, 2006
Male Disclosure of Sexual Abuse and Rape Learn to employ compassionate systems of identification, referral, and treatment of male rape victims.
Journal Article, April 10, 2006
An Overview of Multiple Sclerosis: Diagnosis and Management Strategies To meet specialized care needs of people with MS, we must involve multiple disciplines in a comprehensive care model.
Journal Article, March 21, 2006
Questions and Answers on Malpractice Insurance for Nurse Practitioners Do I need my own policy? How much coverage do I need? Answers to these questions and many more, for NPs.
Journal Article, February 3, 2006
What Do Nurses Really Do? Nurses save lives, prevent complications, prevent suffering, and save money. So why do nurses have such a hard time explaining such compelling facts and acts?
Journal Article, February 2, 2006
Managing the Heart Failure Epidemic: The Evolving Role of Nurse Specialists Future crises in heart failure management may be mitigated by adopting nurse specialists to perform many of the core cognitive functions of integrated disease management.
Journal Article, January 10, 2006
Recognizing and Intervening in Pituitary Apoplexy What symptoms differentiate pituitary apoplexy from subarachnoid hemorrhage? Knowing the answers could mean the difference between full recovery and life-altering disabilities.
Journal Article, December 28, 2005
Acute Ischemic Stroke: Evaluation and Management Strategies Less than 5% of acute stroke patients receive the thrombolytic agent that can reverse ischemic damage. Learn to enhance your patients' chances of receiving the ideal treatment.
Journal Article, December 16, 2005
Catheter-Related Infections: It's All About Biofilm Bacteria on catheters excrete a sticky substance that anchors them together and to the catheter surface, forming a biofilm that is more resistant to antimicrobials.
Journal Article, August 18, 2005
An Overview of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters PICCs are less invasive and less risky than other short-term central catheters. Learn all about this increasingly popular type of device.
Journal Article, August 17, 2005
Infusion Nursing's Greatest Barrier: The Lack of Evidence to Support Evidence-Based Practice Nurses who specialize in infusion therapy must struggle to define evidence-based practice in the absence of rigorous research needed for a solid scientific foundation.
Journal Article, August 17, 2005
Hospital to Home Care: Discharge Planning for the Patient Requiring Home Infusion Therapy Proper discharge planning can help ease the transition for patients needing infusion therapy when they get home from the hospital.
Journal Article, August 17, 2005
Developing a Patient-Centered Approach to Vascular Access Device Selection Involving patients in the selection of vascular access devices not only can improve outcomes but also can enhance their quality of life.
Journal Article, August 17, 2005
CE Scope of Practice and the Nurse Practitioner: Regulation, Competency, Expansion, and Evolution I'm an NP -- can I work as an RN? As an acute care NP, can I work in primary care? I'm prepared as an adult NP -- can I see children too? Learn the answers to these questions and many more.
Journal Article, June 15, 2005
Advanced Practice Nursing Education: Opening Doors to Community Collaboration Learn strategies to foster the visibility of NPs in a community.
Journal Article, May 3, 2005
A Community-wide Program to Improve the Efficiency of Care Between Nursing Homes and Hospitals A cooperative program between nursing homes and hospitals demonstrates reduced hospital stays and increased nursing home admissions of difficult-to-place patients.
Journal Article, May 2, 2005
Preparing Your Patient for Surgery Without appropriate preoperative planning, patients may arrive unprepared on the day of surgery.
Journal Article, March 21, 2005
Enhancing Patient Safety in a Healing Environment Gardens, lighting, technology, resources? Learn about the aesthetic, ergonomic, and safety factors that help create a safe healing environment.
Journal Article, March 21, 2005
Competency Assessment and Competence Acquisition: The Advanced Practice Nurse as RN Surgical First Assistant What is the role of APNs as surgical assistants?
Journal Article, March 21, 2005
Curriculum Models for the Practice Doctorate in Nursing The NONPF Practice Doctorate Task Force offers the first published elaboration of the different models for the practice doctorate curriculum.
Journal Article, March 10, 2005
The Caring Relationships Created by Nurse Practitioners and the Ones Nursed: Implications for Practice NPs are beginning to examine theories that describe the practice of their profession.
Journal Article, January 14, 2005

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