The CDC offered guidance for clinicians for the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) Covid-19 vaccine Tuesday after six women, ages 18 to 48, suffered a rare type of blood clot.
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Prevention of Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies
All sexually active women of reproductive age who could become pregnant and who drink alcohol need to be counseled about the potentially harmful effects of alcohol on a developing fetus.
Clinical Pearls for NPs: Lyme Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Diagnosis and Tick Removal
A short guide to diagnosis of Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Lyme disease, along with a link to a video of tick-removal technique
NPs Less Likely Than Physicians to Fill a Potentially Inappropriate Medication, Study Finds
Nurse practitioners filled fewer prescriptions for potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) and were less likely to refill a PIM than a physician, an analysis of Medicare records in Texas found.
Campaign Honors NPs Fighting to Prevent FASD
A social media campaign has been launched to celebrate all the Women’s Health Nurse Practitioners, midwives and nurses who do so much to champion the prevention of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD).