by RNSAdmin | Jan 23, 2018 | Education, Rheumatoid Arthritis
As a rheumatology nurse practitioner with 16 years of experience, I have seen a lot of patients with rapidly progressing disease. Unquestionably, after nearly 2 decades of experience with biologic therapies, the use of early, aggressive therapy is best for most of our...
by RNSAdmin | Jan 16, 2018 | Education
The scariest movie I ever saw was called “The Ring.” I’m not exactly sure what it was about, because I “watched” it while hiding under my jacket in the movie theater. Something about a cursed girl who lived on an island off Seattle, and she inadvertently made horses...
by RNSAdmin | Jan 9, 2018 | Education
Because patient outcomes are increasingly being used as outcomes measures to determine the success or failure of certain treatment regimens, health behavior modifications, and compliance issues, rheumatology nurses are becoming increasingly more important in...
by RNSAdmin | Jan 2, 2018 | Education, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sjögren’s
J.T. was a former professional baseball player who came to our practice after being diagnosed at age 45 with severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In the prime of his youth, J.T. played for a number of minor league teams, and even after his baseball career, he remained an...
by RNSAdmin | Dec 26, 2017 | Education, Rheumatoid Arthritis
In nursing school, we are taught to use care plans to help manage our patients’ health problems. First, we assess the patient; next, we develop a plan of care; and finally, we implement the plan of care. At the end of this process, the patient response hopefully...
