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Six Weeks To Rewire Your Brain

This six-week TeleWebinar presented by WebNPOnline and ProAttitude is offered twice this fall. Learn about a proven approach to transcend stress and achieve optimal brain function from Don Joseph Goewey, author of Mystic Cool. ...

Health Reform Hits Main Street

Confused about how the new health reform law really works? This short, animated movie from the Kaiser Family Foundation explains the problems with the current health care system, the changes that are happening now, and the big changes coming in ...

Dr. Loretta C. Ford Honored as the 2010 Recipient of the Princess Srinagarindra Award

The ICN INP/APN Network would like to announce and congratulate Dr. Loretta C. Ford for being selected and honored as the 2010 recipient of the Princess Srinagarindra Award in ...

Dr. Loretta Ford Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame

Congratulations to Dr. Loretta Ford as we celebrate her induction into The National Women's Hall of ...

Dr. Loretta Ford to be Inducted in Colorado Women's Hall of Fame March 8, 2012

The Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame has announced the names of 10 women who will be inducted into the Hall at a gala ceremony on March 8, 2012. Contemporary inductees are: Kristi S. Anseth, Ph.D, biomedical engineer; Loretta C. Ford, Ed.D, R.N., founder of the nurse practitioner movement and women’s health advocate; Temple Grandin, Ph.D, animal sciences expert and autism advocate; Ding-Wen Hsu, businesswoman and Asian communities leader; Mary ...

Importance of Collaboration in Treating Chronic Disease

This article presents a synthesis of research regarding polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) diagnosis and management, particularly with respect to an intervention called the group medical visit (GMV), which is advocated to enhance care for women with this chronic disease. ...

Statin Intolerance: Management Strategies

The number of prescriptions for statin medications continues to rise. Although these lipid-lowering medications have been shown to reduce cardiovascular disease-related morbidity and mortality, they can have unpleasant, intolerable, or dangerous muscle-related side effects in some patients. Although serious side effects are rare, 1 in 10 statin users experiences myalgias. As a result, nurse practitioners must be able to identify patients at risk ...

Crisis in Emergency Departments: The Nurse Practitioner Role

By Patricia D. Abbott, PhD, RN, FNP-BC and Brenda Zierler, PhD, RN, RVTEmergency department (ED) overcrowding is a major problem in the United States; current indicators suggest that this problem will worsen in coming years. Over the past several decades, the emergency medical system (EMS) has evolved into a safety net for the US healthcare system, but concern exists that, without changes, this safety net may fray and disintegrate.2 With ED overcrowding reaching a crisis level and with healthcare reform still in ...

NPs Shine in the Corporate Health Venue

By Gale Adcock, MSN, RN, FNP as told to Mary Carole McMannGale Adcock is a big advocate of the nurse practitioner (NP) role in corporate health. Although not every NP can find a situation as ideal as the one she enjoys at SAS, they can flourish in this growing niche. ...