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What I Learned From My Patient: Feel the Beat
By Jill C. Muhrer, MSN, FNP-CThree years ago, we re-introduced this column to provide readers with a forum in which to share interesting and elucidating cases with other nurse practitioners. One reader, Jill C. Muhrer, submitted four true stories—vignettes of four patients ...Well-Behaved Women Don’t Make History
By Phyllis Arn Zimmer, MN, FNP, FAANThis article appeared in the November/December 2011 issue of The American Journal For Nurse Practitioners. “For changing the healthcare paradigm, and for changing lives, you, Loretta C. Ford, are inducted into the National Women’s Hall of ... By Laurie LewisVersie Johnson-Mallard, PhD, ARNP, an assistant professor at the College of Nursing at the University of South Florida, has won a competitive grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to study strategies to prevent the spread of viral ...Use of Hormone Therapy Following Ovarian Cancer Treatment: A Review
By MerryLee Getsinger Foster, MS, RN, FNP; Julie Eggert, PhD, RN, GNP-BC, AOCN; Stephanie Davis, PhD, MSN, RN, FNP-BC; and JenniferOvarian cancer is the second most common gynecologic malignancy in women worldwide, and the No. 1 cause of death among all gynecologic malignancies. Although scientific advancements have increased ovarian cancer survival rates, much research is ...Urinary Incontinence/Overactive Bladder in Women: The Role of Sacral Neuromodulation
By Saundra Sturdy Seidel, APRN-BC, CUCNSActress/comedienne Whoopi Goldberg uses a light approach toward the topic of urinary incontinence; however, millions of women find nothing funny about this problem. ...The 5 NP Political Issues and the One Solution
By Eileen T. O'Grady, PhD, RN, NP, Dr. Loretta C. Ford, RN, EdD, PNP, FAAN, FAANPThe success and rapid expansion of NPs and all APRNs have become a threat to the traditional way that health care is delivered in this country. APRNs have felt the political maneuverings of some (not all) physician organizations as they attempt to ...Smoking Cessation: Counseling or No Counseling
By Shelia Kardeen, BSN, RN; Kristine Smith, BSN, RN; and Kathleen Thornton, PhD, RNIn “Smoking Cessation: Counseling or No Counseling?” which appears in the March 2010 issue of AJNP, the authors present a critical appraisal and synthesis of current evidence to determine the effectiveness of counseling in smoking cessation ...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. ...Sex Rx: Vaginal Lubrication - Exploring Options
By Susan Kellogg-SpadtFrom Women's Healthcare Journal, Annual Primary Care Edition: 2011 Although the amount of moisture or dryness that a woman and her partner prefer during sexplay may vary among couples, cross-cultural research suggests that most women consider a ...Sandra Ryan Elected to Fellowship of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia
By Mary Carole McMann, MPHThis article appeared in the January/February 2012 issue of Nurse Practitioner World News. In November of 2011, Sandra “Sandy” F. Ryan, MSN, CPNP, FAANP, became the first nurse practitioner (NP) to be elected to the Fellowship of the College of ...Top Articles in WebNPOnline
Assessing Non-suicidal Self-injurious Behaviors in Adolescents
by Emily C. Williams, MSN, FNP-C; Alison Moriarty Daley, MSN, APRN, PNP-BC; and Joanne DeSanto Iennaco, PhD, MS, RN
