Alzheimer’s disease does more than rob people of their memories; people with Alzheimer’s actually experience two different kinds of symptoms. The first, which are referred to as cognitive symptoms, disrupt memory, language and thinking. The second, known as behavioral and psychiatric symptoms, can cause personality changes and agitation.
Many people with Alzheimer’s and their families find [...]

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia in the elderly. This condition is characterized by a progressive loss of memory, deterioration of virtually all intellectual functions, increased apathy, decreased speech function, disorientation, and gait irregularities. It is also one of the best known and important of all degenerative diseases. It is a condition [...]

Continuing changes within the health care field have brought to the forefront a growing awareness and concern regarding the quality of health care being delivered today in the nation’s acute care hospitals. This report summarizes the state of acute care hospitals today, looks at how this environment influences the trends within nursing, examines how these [...]

There is a critical shortage of geriatrics-prepared health care professionals. There are currently about 750 geriatric nurse specialists in the United States compared with a projected need for 25,000 geriatric nurse specialists in the year 2020. Geriatrics needs to join pediatrics as a required element of training for the next generation of health care professionals. [...]

To explore today’s changing landscape, a wide range of healthcare professionals were asked to identify the impact that informatics nurses can have on the healthcare information technology (IT) environment. A total of 432 responses were received for the HIMSS 2009 Informatics Nurse Impact Survey, sponsored by McKesson. The results of this survey suggest that informatics [...]

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Below are common questions related to the Clinical Nurse Leader initiative with corresponding answers.
Q: What is the Clinical Nurse Leader?
The Clinical Nurse Leader or CNL SM is a new nursing role being developed by AACN in collaboration with an array of leaders from the practice environment. Two AACN task forces were convened [...]

In Health Care Financial Management for Nurse Managers, Dunham- Taylor and Pinczuk have developed a comprehensive reference for nurse managers and nursing administrators interested in connecting “caring” and “quality” patient-care delivery with efficient and effective financial strategies. According to the authors, “Every management decision has financial implications and every financial decision has management implications.”
The introduction [...]

Program Objectives:
At the completion of this program, graduates will be able to:
1. Assume accountability for clinical outcomes and care environment outcomes within a micro system of health care.
2. Anticipate risks to patient safety and intervene appropriately.
3. Use research-based information to provide care and to design and implement system changes.
4. Provide leadership in lateral integration of [...]

So, You Want to be an Emergency Nurse…
Thank you for your interest in emergency nursing,. This nursing specialty encompasses a variety of situations and challenges that include treating patients of all age groups and conditions.. From obtaining a complicated medical history in a short period of time, to delivering babies, to caring and resuscitating patients [...]

Providing high-quality care for more than 1.4 million older adults in the nation’s 16,000-plus nursing homes is the responsibility of RNs in both the nursing home and hospital setting. It’s estimated that the population of older Americans will double by 2030, growing from 31 million to 62 million among people ages 65 to 84 and [...]