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Vitamin D: Implications of the Institute of Medicine Report for Clinical Practice
By Dorothy Grasso, RN, MS, CCRN, FNP and Margaret A. Rafferty, DNP, RN, MPH, PMHCNS-BCIn November 2010, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium and Vitamin D, a radical departure from previous advice given regarding these two nutrients that have been reported in respected health journals. The 14- ....Topics : Primary Care
Read MorePelvic Inflammatory Disease: A Continuing Challenge
By Diane Turner, RN, MS, WHNP-BCPelvic inflammatory disease (PID) remains a common and sometimes serious illness that can result in reproductive complications. According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, more than 1 million females in this country, includi ....Topics : Women’s Health
Read MoreDiagnosis and Management of Adolescents and Adults with Pertussis
By Alexandra Plavskin, MS, ANP and Anita Nirenberg, DNSc, PNP-BC, AOCNPPertussis used to be considered a childhood illness. However, over the past two decades, the largest increase of pertussis cases has been reported among adolescents and adults. Pertussis incidence is projected to increase further in these two populat ....Topics : Primary Care
Read MoreDr. 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., fou .... Read MoreSandra 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 P .... Read MoreWell-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 Fame. .... Read MoreConsider Alternate Revenue Streams
By Melanie Balestra, NP, ESQThis article appeared in the Winter 2011 issue of Practice Management: A Business Guide for Nurse Practitioners. For nurse practitioners (NPs) looking to supplement their existing income, there are several traditional and nontraditional avenues to c .... Read MoreSex 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 mode .... Read MorePress Release: Gale Adcock Re-elected
Nurse Practitioner Gale Adcock was re-elected to a second term on the Cary Town Council, continuing to represent one-quarter of the town’s 140,000 citizens. Adcock won with an overwhelming majority of more than 65% of the votes cast and out-raised .... Read MoreIntegrating a CAM Therapeutic Strategy for Hypertension
By Kikikipa Kretzer, PhD, APNTraditional approaches used to manage the complexities of hypertension (HTN) have achieved modest success. Most persons with HTN in the United States have blood pressure that is uncontrolled or inadequately controlled on medications, or they are unaw .... Read MoreTOP Articles in AJNP
Ulcerative Colitis from the Patients’ Viewpoint: A Review of Two Internet Surveys by Sharon Dudley-Brown, PhD, RN, FNP-BC and Kathy Baker, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CGRN
Editorial Supplement
Motivating Patients to Behavior Change: Tools and Techniques for Patients with Diabetes by Tom Bartol, NP, CDE
Pediatrics
Overview of Factors Contributing to Sexual Abuse in Children by Gail Hornor, DNPc, RNC, MS, CPNP
