Reviewed by Abbie Jacobs, RN, BSN News that the FDA authorized the use of remdesivir as a treatment for COVID-19 patients on May 1st has been making waves in public health circles and beyond. Remdesivir, or RDV, an anti-viral drug …
Reviewed by Abbie Jacobs, RN, BSN The American healthcare system has been turned on its head by the COVID-19 pandemic. For everyone else, it’s all just pictures on the nightly news, viewed in isolation in millions of quiet households across …
Reviewed by Abbie Jacobs, RN, BSN If you started the year studying for a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree, that coursework is probably the last thing on your mind right now. Many schools have closed their campuses and transitioned to …
Reviewed by Abbie Jacobs, RN, BSN If you’re an advanced practice nurse, or RN thinking about going into advanced practice, you no doubt have heard the buzz about how some big industry stakeholders are pushing to see all MSN nurse …
You’ve probably heard it (and likely experienced it) your entire career: there just aren’t enough nurses to go around in the United States. Not enough nurses in the workforce… not enough nurses in the pipeline… and the retiring generation of …
Reviewed by Abbie Jacobs, RN, BSN Nurses have always been on the front lines to bring aid when disasters strike, often at substantial risk to their own lives. Right behind first responders, nurses are often among the first to show …
The identity of the nurse practitioner is firmly rooted in the idea that the highest level of nursing care can be delivered by combining holistic practices from nursing with the traditional medical model of evidence-based treatments based on a patient’s …
A substantial body of research indicates that DNP-prepared nurses provide a level of care equivalent to that of physicians at a much lower cost. Stakeholders currently emphasize the need for more nurses with a doctorate—both those with DNPs and PhD/DNPs. …
The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists honored Kathryn White, DNP, CRNA, APRN after her election as a Fellow to the American Academy of Nursing (AAN). White is one of only 30 CRNAs who have received this honor since the formation …