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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

• The Dementia Diagnosis- The Dementia Diagnosis April 20, 2019 By Karen Wilkinson,  RN, NHA, CLNC – CareerSmart® Learning Contributor Diagnosis [dahy-uhg-noh-sis]:  1. Medicine/Medical.   a: the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a disease condition.  b: the decision reached from such an examination.  Abbreviation: Dx. Being on the receiving end of a diagnosis is anxiety-provoking.  At best, a diagnosis is received with relief because bad things have been ruled out.  But, what happens when a medical workup rules out other bad things but still lands in uncertain, or even undesirable, territory?  Such is the path for those with dementia.  No one wants to hear that they have dementia; but, a diagnosis is important and necessary to provide a framework for care planning. Dementia simply describes a set of symptoms, such as memory loss, difficulty with problem-solving or language, or even changes in mood or behavior.  Each person’s symptoms are… ...Read More
• Would You Like Butter In Your Coffee?- Would You Like Butter In Your Coffee? April 14, 2019 By Registered Dietitian, Carla Yaldezian-Estrada, MS, RD – CareerSmart® Learning Contributor If you were asked this question a couple of years ago you may have thought “Butter…in your coffee?” However, today, putting butter or oil in your coffee is not uncommon or surprising. In fact, it has become a very popular trend. Putting butter and oil in your coffee stemmed from studies that compared a high-fat, low carbohydrate diet and rate of weight loss. Findings suggested that a high-fat, low carbohydrate diet yielded in weight loss, regardless of the high-fat food source (i.e. high-fat foods like butter). This helped to kick off the craze wave of the high fat, low carbohydrate diets and new diet recommendation that butter isn’t as bad as we thought – basically telling people “Hey, don’t worry about saturated fat anymore.” Additional studies began to surface comparing… ...Read More