In honor of National Wear Red Day: The Article: Boo, S., Waters, C., & Froelicher, E.S. (2012). Coronary heart disease risk estimation in asymptomatic adults. Nursing Research, 61(1): 66-69. Big Idea: This article discusses how to use the Framingham Risk... Read More
Tomorrow is National Wear Red Day (or Go Red for Women) in the States, which focuses on cardiovascular health for women. Saturday is World Cancer Day, which aims to increase awareness of preventable cancers worldwide. Every year I wonder why... Read More
You can read Amanda’s story in her own words; please, do. The many subsequent posts are for Amanda as well as inspired by her. I thank her for sharing her time and story with me so I can share it... Read More
You can read Amanda’s story in her own words; please, do. The many subsequent posts are for Amanda as well as inspired by her. I thank her for sharing her time and story with me so I can share it... Read More
I know there are people who have read and read and read about Amanda Trujillo. In fact, there are so many great posts, I don’t know who to link to so you can see them all. Be sure to check... Read More
The Article: Effken, J. A., Verran, J. A., Logue, M. D., & Hsu, Y. (2010). Nurse managers’ decisions: Fast and favoring remediation. Journal of Nursing Administration, 40(4): 188-195. Big Idea: This article explores how 10 nurse managers within three Arizona... Read More
One of my new favorite blogs is Kind Over Matter. I found it this past weekend as I was searching for free lunchbox printables to put in my kiddos’ lunchboxes…because, you know, I am never creative at 6:30 AM as... Read More
The “Keep Calm” posters always make me smile. There are a few nursing-related “Keep Calm” items. I thought I’d add a few of my own versions to the mix. You can download them yourself, as well. Download Keep Calm and... Read More
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) recently awarded a refreshing $100,000 to three nurse researchers. Pam Hinds, RN, PhD, Celeste Phillips-Salimi, PhD, and Gloanna Peek, RN, MSN, received varying amounts over the next two years to study childhood and adolescent and... Read More
The Associated Press recently ran a story of Gail Stotler, BSN, RN, which was picked up by newspapers across the U.S. Gail developed a vein dilation technique in direct contrast to what most all of us learned – a tight... Read More