Risks of practicing without professional liability insurance.

This article discusses the risks of practicing without professional liability insurance and offers recommendations for nurses, especially those facing a state board of nursing investigation, malpractice lawsuit, or criminal charge.

Renal cell carcinoma, part 3.

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) accounts for most renal malignancies. This article, the last in a three-part series, presents treatment options for RCC using the American Joint Committee on Cancer Tumor, Node, and Metastasis staging system as a framework, as well as nursing-care options for patients undergoing partial or radical nephrectomy.

Renal cell carcinoma, part 2.

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) accounts for most renal malignancies. This article, the second in a three-part series, addresses how renal masses are classified, signs and symptoms of RCC, medical treatments for RCC, and priority nursing interventions for patients with RCC.

Renal cell carcinoma, part 1.

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) encompasses a group of malignancies that originate in the epithelium of the renal cortex, most often in the upper pole of the kidney. This article, the first of a three-part series on RCC, addresses the incidence and epidemiology of RCC along with its genetic alterations, risk factors, histologic characteristics, and imaging characteristics.

Lessons learned from 5 women as they transition into assisted living.

Relocation and transition to an assisted living facility (ALF) is considered a critical period for the prospective new resident both in the anticipatory time prior to admission and the early weeks post admission.(1) Administrators and health care providers at a large life care, aging-in-place facility in the southwest identified a need for improving supportive nursing interventions for easing the transition of newly admitted residents into the assisted living apartments. In response, a qualitative study exploring the expectations and experiences of five newly admitted residents was conducted over a six month period.