Cedar Valley Iowa PCNA Chapter

07/22/2016

Happy Friday! As nurses, we've come a long way - I'm glad we no longer reuse metal catheters 👍

Let’s go inside a time machine and travel back before to see the practices we don’t do (hopefully for good) anymore.

10/13/2015

The American Heart Association has released its first comprehensive recommendations about how to prevent and treat cardiac arrest in pregnant women. http://spr.ly/6189BMb9D

06/29/2015

A slew of new studies on brain stents for stroke has led to a change in the treatment guidelines. http://spr.ly/6186BBLdo

06/02/2015

Happy Tuesday! We can all use a little nap time! Enjoy!

Getting enough sleep is crucial for your heart health. So go ahead and take an extra snooze today. http://spr.ly/6187CAH5

05/26/2015

NY Times article...it's a must-read!!!

States with a shortage of doctors are giving nurse practitioners greater responsibilities and autonomy.

05/07/2015

Happy Nurses Week!!! Thank you for all you do!

04/17/2015

Sleep apnea may hasten memory and thinking declines, leading to earlier diagnoses of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease, suggests a...

04/10/2015

Please click on the link below to read about and support NIH funding for heart and stroke research as well as support Nurse Practitioner Supervision of Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Services!!!

Its Virtual Lobby Day! You can take action from home on 2 important CV issues right now: http://www.congressweb.com/PCNA

04/10/2015

Went to a great lecture yesterday by Dr. Robert Sallis called "Exercise REALLY Is Medicine!" Think if we prescribed this as much as we do pills!!! See the attached slides below for how it would appear in the PDR...

04/09/2015

Enjoying sunny Anaheim and learning a lot!!!

03/20/2015

Happy Certified Nurses Day!!!

Today is Certified Nurses Day! Take a moment to appreciate all the certified nurses on your staff!