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• Continuing Nursing Education – Worth Our Time and Energy - Continuing Nursing Education - Worth Our Time and Energy March 15, 2018 By Karen Wilkinson, RN, NHA, CLNC – CareerSmart Learning Contributor Nurses are constantly learning.  It is part of the daily routine.   New equipment arrives, an unfamiliar diagnosis is written, regulations and policies change, or an ethical or cultural dilemma interrupts the day. Keeping up with current nursing practice can be challenging, but it is the nurse’s responsibility to do so. One of the many ways nurses learn is through continuing nursing education.  As licensed nurses, continuing education requirements are part of licensure renewal for nearly everyone.  But, the benefits go beyond just the licensure requirements.  Continuing nursing education is integral to a nurse’s professional development.  It builds on the basic education that was required for licensure, and also on past and present professional work experience.  As knowledge and competence in nursing practice increase with continuing nursing education, so ...Read More

• Why Immunization - Why Immunization? August 1, 2018 By Karen Wilkinson, RN, NHA, CLNC – CareerSmart Learning Contributor National Immunization Awareness Month is observed in August as a way to spotlight the importance of vaccination for people of all ages, and is sponsored by the National Public Health Information Coalition (NPHIC).  In the United States, vaccine-preventable diseases are still causing illness, hospital admissions and death.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that pneumococcal pneumonia infects around 900,000 people annually, resulting in 400,000 hospitalizations and 19,000 deaths.  And, although there is hesitation on the part of many in the U.S. to obtain the influenza vaccine, flu -related deaths in the U.S. have ranged somewhere between 12,000 and 56,000 since 2010.  HPV is also taking a toll.  More than 27,000 cases of HPV-related cancer are diagnosed every year, with almost 4,000 annual deaths from cervical cancer.  Even shingles is causing pain – ...Read More
• A Day in the Life - A Day in the Life August 8, 2018 By Karen Wilkinson, RN, NHA, CLNC – CareerSmart Learning Contributor   Did you know that an estimated 5.7 million Americans are now living with Alzheimer’s disease?  At this time, ten percent of people 65 years of age and older have Alzheimer’s dementia.  And as a person gets older, the percent increases.  Of those age 75 years or older, 81 percent are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or other dementias.  Alzheimer’s is currently the sixth leading cause of death in the United States.   Without a medical breakthrough, projections put the overall number of those with Alzheimer’s dementia at nearly 14 million by 2050.[1]   These figures are alarming.  As healthcare professionals, we are only looking at the tip of the iceberg as we care for those who are currently diagnosed with this debilitating and deadly disease who live in our communities and facilities.   But, the care ...Read More