June 2017

In recent years, nursing and advanced practice nursing have made great strides in the public’s awareness of their profession.

Acute conjunctivitis, or “pink eye,” is inflammation of the conjunctiva, the clear thin mucous membrane lining the inner eyelids and covering the sclerae.

Nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs), both rapidly growing professions, stand poised to help alleviate the ever-increasing health care provider shortfall. The NP workforce increased by 75% from 2000 to 2011, and presently, there are 222,000 licensed NPs in the United States.

As with any pharmacologic class, central nervous system stimulants carry the risk of potential drug interactions that can be pharmacokinetic or pharmacodynamic.

It’s hard to believe that although summer has not yet officially begun, those of us in retail health are already thinking about back-to-school time.