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Nurse Faculty Member Earns DNP and Promotion to Assistant Director

Post University

By 2019, Kennetta was teaching online courses at the community college as well. After completing the Doctor of Nursing Practice – Educational Leadership Specialization in December 2023, she was also promoted to assistant director of nursing and clinical coordinator at NWACC. “I The whole program was awesome.”

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Lung Cancer Rates in Middle-Aged Women Now Higher Than in Men

American Nurse

The researchers looked at the rate of lung and bronchus cancers diagnosed from 2000 to 2019 and saw the rates of decline between 2000-2004 and 2015-2019 were greater in men than women. Lung cancer is still the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. with 80% of cases and deaths caused by cigarette smoking,” said Jemal. “To

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Electronic Cigarettes: Identifying College Students Using the Ask, Advise, and Refer Tobacco Cessation Model

American Nurse

In response to this challenge, the Ask, Advise, and Refer (AAR) tobacco cessation model was implemented in a university health center, aiming to promote cessation. 2019; Soneji et al., 2019; Jatlaoui et al., American Journal of Health Promotion , 31(3), 226-231. Worldviews Evi-dence-Based Nursing , 10(3), 150-162.

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Understanding Medication Safety Training

American Medical Compliance

These include health emergencies and promoting healthier populations, while also contributing to the achievement of universal health coverage. A medication safety fact file released by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2019 shows that medication errors harm millions of patients yearly.

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The Strategies One Nursing School Used to Combat Workplace Incivility

Health Leaders | Nursing

However, the faculty admitted their desire for a civil environment where they could experience joy in the workplace, so in May 2019, five nursing faculty launched an effort to address incivility and identify and implement effective strategies to create a civil environment so faculty could experience joy at work, according to the study.

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One-click Ordering Promotes Preventive Care, Eases Provider Workflow

Consult QD

Segue to one-click ordering In late 2019, upgrades to Cleveland Clinic’s EHR portal included an improved view of patient details on the Storyboard, a patient-specific navigational tool. Simplicity, support and maintenance boost usage There are over 50 one-click ordering options available from the Storyboard since its 2019 launch.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Alcohol Consumption & the Cancer Connection

The Relentless School Nurse

In 2019 alone, approximately 96,730 cancer cases were linked to alcohol use, with 42,400 cases in men and 54,330 in women. A 2019 survey revealed that only 45% of Americans recognized alcohol consumption as a risk factor for cancer, compared to much higher awareness of other risks like radiation exposure (91%) and tobacco use (89%).