ADVANCE Perspective: Nurses : Public Health Nursing

Pulling for Sarah: A Unique Perspective on Lung Transplant Case

Chuck Holt — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:32:00 GMT

My brother has a lung disorder related to rheumatoid arthritis which may eventually cause him to need a lung transplant. It’s as troubling to write about as it was to hear about a few months ago. Were my brother at the top of the lung transplant list...(read more)

Are You What You Eat?

Pam Tarapchak — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:53:00 GMT

Soda has taken a hit recently. First, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed a ban in the city on soft drinks larger than 16 ounces. Second, the Center for Science in the Public Interest wants the FDA to cap the amount of sugars added to beverages,...(read more)

In Print or Online? It's Up to You.

Chuck Holt — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:07:00 GMT

Editor's note: This blog was written by Elizabeth Rosto Sitko, managing editor of ADVANCE for Long-Term Care Management. Last week, Newsweek published its final print issue . As a magazine enthusiast (I subscribe to many, I've studied them, and I work...(read more)

Managing Marijuana Use

Robin Hocevar — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:18:00 GMT

Last week, Colorado and Washington became the first two states to legalize marijuana for non-medical use. Many nurses, especially those in oncology, have had years of experience of with patients using the substance for pain relief. More than 6,000 studies...(read more)

Tweets of the Week (1-23)

Pam Tarapchak — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:47:00 GMT

This week brought us the State of the Union speech, lots of talk about obesity and more studies on autism. And what was @ADVANCENurses talking about? Nurses: Is bullying in the workplace real? http://t.co/9JOksQ06 @washingtonpost Missed the State of the...(read more)

Minimizing MRSA?

Joe Darrah — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:50:00 GMT

On my morning drive into work today I heard a radio report that, rather nonchalantly, described the increasing incidence of community-associated MRSA - explaining that the condition is more treatable than the hospital-acquired variety, which was said...(read more)

Unsafe at Any Speed

Rich Krisher — Fri, 13 May 2011 23:42:00 GMT

As a child of the 1960s and '70s, I often wonder how I made it through my childhood. My friends and I roamed the neighborhoods unaccounted for pretty much from breakfast to dinner, and often well after dark. On foot and bike, we were all over the place,...(read more)

Nursing Update on Radiation Risk

Candy Goulette — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 20:51:00 GMT

While disasters (and possible disasters) make better press, the report from a number of agencies this week is that West Coast residents (and anyone in the rest of the U.S.) shouldn't be worried about a plume of radiation from Japan. In a March 17 briefing...(read more)

A Safe Haven for Drug Users, Run by Nurses

Stacey Miller — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 15:41:00 GMT

Needle-exchange programs, sometimes called syringe-exchange programs, were first established in the late 1980s in the western U.S. and New York City. Since, nearly 200 programs have cropped up nationwide, exchanging millions of new syringes to IV drug...(read more)