A Message From The RNS President: COVID-19
We would like to take a minute to recognize how hard all of you are working amid the COVID-19 outbreak. As phones are ringing off […]
Doing What We Do Best: Listening
One of my college professors once told me, “Iris, if you listen hard enough, the patient will tell you what is wrong with them.” Apparently, […]
Improving Our “Webside” Manners
In a very general sense, telemedicine is the practice of diagnosing and treating patients through means of telecommunication. Recognizing the likely future growth of telemedicine, […]
Taking a Different Bite Into the Telemedicine Debate
Ten years ago, our office had not even implemented an electronic health record (EHR) system, let alone started to think about telemedicine and its potential […]
Giving Our Patients’ Lives Some Normalcy Through Telemedicine
As I sit here to write this article in a very Zen-like environment, gazing at the ocean being warmed by the sun, it makes me […]
Updated Second Edition of Scope & Standards of Practice in Rheumatology Nursing
Sarasota, FL – The joint RNS–American Nurses Association (ANA) publication, the second edition of Rheumatology Nursing: Scope & Standards of Practice is a comprehensive and […]
Will I still be able to get pregnant despite having lupus? | Handling the Hard Questions Series
A chapter from HANDLING THE HARD QUESTIONS: What Our Patients Are Asking Us About Rheumatic Disease Read and download this booklet on our Workforce Resource […]
Why are there so many different kinds of Lupus? | Handling the Hard Questions Series
A chapter from HANDLING THE HARD QUESTIONS: What Our Patients Are Asking Us About Rheumatic Disease Read and download this booklet on our Workforce Resource […]
How did I get Lupus? | Handling the Hard Questions Series
A chapter from HANDLING THE HARD QUESTIONS: What Our Patients Are Asking Us About Rheumatic Disease Read and download this booklet on our Workforce Resource […]
Why do I often feel worse right after starting a new medication? | Gout | Handling the Hard Questions Series
A chapter from HANDLING THE HARD QUESTIONS: What Our Patients Are Asking Us About Rheumatic Disease Read and download this booklet on our Workforce Resource […]
Are there certain foods and drinks I am going to need to avoid? | Gout | Handling the Hard Questions Series
A chapter from HANDLING THE HARD QUESTIONS: What Our Patients Are Asking Us About Rheumatic Disease Read and download this booklet on our Workforce Resource […]
How did I get Gout? | Handling the Hard Questions Series
A chapter from HANDLING THE HARD QUESTIONS: What Our Patients Are Asking Us About Rheumatic Disease Read and download this booklet on our Workforce Resource […]
How likely am I to pass this onto my children? | Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA)| Handling the Hard Questions Series
A chapter from HANDLING THE HARD QUESTIONS: What Our Patients Are Asking Us About Rheumatic Disease Read and download this booklet on our Workforce Resource […]
Will my disease ever go away? | Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) | Handling the Hard Questions Series
A chapter from HANDLING THE HARD QUESTIONS: What Our Patients Are Asking Us About Rheumatic Disease Read and download this booklet on our Workforce Resource […]
“Putting it into Practice” | A Recap of the 2019 RNS Conference by Heather Sodee
Written by Heather Sodee Days of education, networking, and fun. Everything that nurse dreams of when attending their professional organization’s conference and the 12th Annual […]
How did I get psoriatic arthritis (PsA)? | Handling the Hard Questions Series
A chapter from HANDLING THE HARD QUESTIONS: What Our Patients Are Asking Us About Rheumatic Disease Read and download this booklet on our Workforce Resource […]
2019 RNS Conference Recap by Excellence in Rheumatology Nursing Award Winner, Joni
Written by Joni Fontenont People who know me know that I absolutely LOVE being a nurse, and it is something I am very passionate about. […]
Will the medications I may be prescribed for my Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) increase my risk of getting cancer? | Handling the Hard Questions Series
A chapter from HANDLING THE HARD QUESTIONS: What Our Patients Are Asking Us About Rheumatic Disease Read and download this booklet on our Workforce Resource […]
2019 RNS Conference Highlight from RNS Ambassador, Ursurla Banks
If you missed the 2019 RNS conference in Orlando, you missed the opportunity of a lifetime for learning, networking, and fun. I had the chance to […]
Does a diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) mean I am going to eventually be crippled or disabled? | Handling the Hard Questions Series
A chapter from HANDLING THE HARD QUESTIONS: What Our Patients Are Asking Us About Rheumatic Disease Read and download this booklet on our Workforce Resource […]
How did I get Rheumatoid Arthritis? | Handling the Hard Questions Series
A chapter from HANDLING THE HARD QUESTIONS: What Our Patients Are Asking Us About Rheumatic Disease Read and download this booklet on our Workforce Resource […]
How to Qualify for Social Security Disability Benefits with Arthritis
More than 40 million adults in the US suffer from debilitating arthritis. If you’re one of them you may be able to receive Social Security […]
RNS Member Karen McKerihan attends NICA’s Inaugural Annual Conference
A post by Karen McKerihan I am a nurse practitioner (NP) and Director of Infusion Services for a large rheumatology practice in South Carolina. I […]
The Patient Perspective: The Benefits of Participating in a Clinical Trial | Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
It started with one pill a day, then two, and then four. That was followed by a series of injections. And on and on, still […]
Dealing with the Unique Challenges of the “Have Nots” | Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
In the United States, those of us who work as healthcare providers often struggle with the realities of the “haves” vs. the “have nots.” The […]