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Posts by Katy Walter

Professional Education: A Life-long Commitment to Excellence

By Katy Walter | April 1, 2022

Whether you are new to your nursing career or have an abundance…

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Understanding Obesity: Classification, Etiology, and Epidemiology

By Katy Walter | March 30, 2022

Understanding Obesity The word ‘obesity’ is used by providers, patients, media outlets,…

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Announcing the 2022 Cardiovascular Nursing Symposium Award Winners

By Katy Walter | March 24, 2022

Each year, the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA) takes time at the…

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Green Space and Heart Health: What’s the connection?

By Katy Walter | March 7, 2022

Prescribing Green Space to Promote Heart Health While cardiovascular professionals across the…

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Demystifying Clinical Practice Guidelines 

By Katy Walter | February 25, 2022

Guidelines Committees, PCNA, and You It’s no surprise that the role of…

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Urgent Call to Action for Nurses to Improve Hypertension Control

By Katy Walter | February 15, 2022

In response to the Surgeon General’s Call to Action on Hypertension, nursing…

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Incorporating Dietary Changes into New Year’s Resolutions to Improve Women’s Cardiovascular Health

By Katy Walter | February 1, 2022

Thank you to Diana Baptise and Jean Thorpe-Williams for this timely article…

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Maternal Obesity and Cardiovascular Health

By Katy Walter | January 28, 2022

Thank you to Nicole Crossley, RN, BSN, RDN, LD and Emily Jones,…

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Social Determinants of Health and Obesity

By Katy Walter | January 10, 2022

Implications for Clinical Research and Practice Thank you to Jillian Randolph BA,…

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