Current Issue
VOL 15 NO 5 • Jul/Aug 2024
This issue’s cover illustration depicts bacteria of the gut microbiome in the stomach and duodenum. Artwork by Alexandra Webber © 2024, DNA Illustrations, Inc., Asheville, North Carolina.
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EditorialBeth Faiman, PhD, MSN, APRN-BC, AOCN®, BMTCN, FAAN, FAPO
Editorial
We have all seen artificial intelligence (AI) being increasingly integrated into our daily lives, from how we communicate with others to the way we shop and manage our information. There are emerging examples of applications in health care as well, with profound implications for patie...
Research and ScholarshipRose Ann Ruddy,(1) DNP, MSN, RN, ACNP-BC, Brigit Carter,(2) PhD, RN, CCRN, FAAN, Maryanne Giuliante,(1) DNP, MBA, RN, GNP, ANP-C, NEA-BC, HEC-C, and AnnMarie Lee Walton,(2) PhD, RN, MPH, OCN®, CHES, FAAN Head and neck cancers account for 4% of all cancers in the US, with estimations that over 71,000 people will be diagnosed in the US in 2024 (Siegel et al., 2024). Head and neck cancers occur twice as often among men than women and are more common in people over the age of 50.
Patients with head a...
Review ArticlePaula M. Barrenechea, MPAS, PA-CThe gut microbiome contains millions of microorganisms that live in a symbiotic manner with their hosts, which are humans. Without these microorganisms, the gut does not operate at its intended capacity. The gut microbiome is an emerging area of medical interest not limited to the gut, because th...
Grand RoundsNicole Ross, MSN, CRNP, AOCNPCase Studies
Case Study 1
A 70-year-old female with a functional, metastatic ileal neuroendocrine neoplasm (NEN) has had metastatic disease since her diagnosis in 2010. She has received a somatostatin analog (octreotide LAR) from 2010 to 2020 and also received liver-directed therapy in 2019 for p...
