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Did you wake up this morning refreshed and ready to tackle your to-do list with focus and energy? Or did you lean on coffee, caffeinated tea, or energy drinks to…
Read More »Susan Halli Demeter and Lisa Maher, PCNA’s current and incoming board Presidents, reflect on PCNA’s three decades of service to the cardiovascular nursing community and peek ahead to the future.…
Read More »Cardiovascular disease (CVD), particularly atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), remains the leading cause of death on a global scale.[i],[ii] CVD is also the leading cause of death in patients with type…
Read More »Every March, Blood Clot Awareness Month provides cardiovascular health care professionals with an opportunity to refresh their knowledge, and help patients better understand—and reduce—their risk. Blood Clot Development When a…
Read More »This year, PCNA celebrates our 30th anniversary—and we also observe the 60th anniversary of Heart Month. Each February, Heart Month compels us to focus a little more on heart health,…
Read More »The Role of Nursing Education in Improving Patient Outcomes Effective communication between nurses and patients is crucial in managing heart failure and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Nurse-patient communication plays a significant…
Read More »PCNA’s December 2023 Cardio Connections Summit spotlighted heart failure and cardio-oncology content, including the latest guidelines and their application into clinical practice. The faculty shared information and techniques on screening,…
Read More »Thank you to Jason R. Jean, DNP, APRN, RN for this resource-full article on tobacco cessation and text messaging programs. Tobacco cessation is one of the critical strategies to reduce…
Read More »What is a Supraventricular Tachycardia? Supraventricular Tachycardia, also known as SVT, is an umbrella term for an elevated heart rate of over 100 bpm that takes place in the atria.…
Read More »Thank you to Rachel Rotramel, RN, MSN, CCRN, RN-BC for this article on improving mentorship in nursing using connection. Mentorship is the mutually beneficial relationship between mentor and mentee. A…
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