Sensitive Timing for Risk of Overweight Among Infants of Low-Income Hispanic Immigrants.
The study highlights a time-sensitive opportunity for interventions to reduce risk for overweight for this vulnerable population.
Sleep Characteristics in Mothers of Children With Developmental Disabilities.
Impaired sleep can contribute to conditions such as cardiometabolic disorders, depression, and decreased immune function. Mothers of children with developmental disabilities (DDs) may be at greater risk for impaired sleep due to the sleep problems of their children. This cross-sectional study described the self-reported sleep characteristics of mot...
States' Progress Toward Nurse Practitioner Full Practice Authority: Contemporary Challenges and Strategies.
Breastfeeding Curricular Content of Family Nurse Practitioner Programs.
FNPs can play an integral role in breastfeeding promotion and counseling. There appears to be a lack of education provided to FNPs regarding breastfeeding management. Creative approaches that incorporate lactation education into FNP programs may increase FNPs' breastfeeding knowledge and enhance their ability to provide support to breastfeeding fam...
Disordered Eating Behaviors in Emerging Adults With Type 1 Diabetes: A Common Problem for Both Men and Women.
Clinicians should assess for DEB in both male and female emerging adults with T1D, especially overweight patients with poor glycemic control.
Self-Management Strategies in Emerging Adults With Type 1 Diabetes.
Emerging adults demonstrate increased independence in diabetes problem solving and communication with health care providers in the year after high school. Problem-solving skills may help emerging adults adapt type 1 diabetes self-care in response to unpredictable schedules after high-school, and promoting these skills may prevent deteriorations in ...
Lessons From Team Nursing.
Predicting Health Care Utilization for Children With Respiratory Insufficiency Using Parent-Proxy Ratings of Children's ...
HRQL was associated with health care and inpatient days. Clinical teams can use HRQL as a marker for utilization risk, enabling potentially earlier intervention, better outcomes, and lower costs.
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A Pharmacotherapy Primer.
Postpartum Depression Screening at Well-Child Appointments: A Quality Improvement Project.
Screening mothers at well-child appointments can identify women with postpartum depression. Not doing so is a missed opportunity. The results of this project support the identification of postpartum depression by screening using the EPDS during well-child appointments up to 1 year of age.
