Heather M. Young, founding dean of the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at the University of California, Davis, has announced plans to step down from her leadership position to pursue a research role at the school. After leaving the […]
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I have been placing percutaneous intravenous central catheters (PICCs) in neonatal patients for almost 25 years, and I admit taking apart the process seems a bit daunting. One of the most important factors for successful insertion is good planning. The first
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Many advances have been made in the last two decades in successfully treating smaller and sicker neonates. Focus on curative care, improvements in technical interventions, and pushing the limits of viability in order to save the most vulnerable life has
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A NICU admission is inherently stressful and difficult for many families to bear. Often, a NICU admission is completely unexpected. The separation of mother and child, along with a baby’s critical health care needs, can be traumatic. Social workers are
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Nephrology nursing is projected to grow an astounding 26% over the next decade, driven by the increase in chronic kidney disease and need for dialysis. This provides an opportunity for those interested in nursing who relish the idea of making
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If you are a NICU nurse, you’ve likely been in this scenario: the unit is quiet, you’re going about your shift, when out of nowhere the ventilator starts alarming. Next, the cardiac/apnea monitor blinks red in rhythm with high pitched
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The University of Michigan-Flint (UM-Flint) recently received a $1.2 million Advanced Nursing Education Workforce grant to help prepare nurse practitioners to care for patients in underserved and rural areas. The grant will also help the School of Nursing develop and
Consider your last visit to a doctor’s office or emergency room. Whether it was delivering your second baby, getting your father’s blood pressure checked, or removing a fish hook from your son’s eye brow as a result of a scout
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When I tell people I’m a psychiatric and addictions advanced practice nurse, they are a bit surprised after I share with them my family origins. You see, I come from multiple generations of pharmacists, dating back to the turn of
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The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) is hosting fifteen high school upperclassmen and recent graduates from around the state to participate in Anchorage Nurse Camp as part of an effort to boost the number of Alaska Native nurses. Recruiting and
