"Statistical test," "null hypothesis," "p-value." These are terms that come up in nursing research, but they are hard to understand by name alone. This time, we will think about them using examples of ...

Is that "High" liver function result really about the liver?If only ALP is high, it might be the bones. If only AST is high, it might be the muscles or hemolysis. Lab data is confusing when looked at ...

Why “normal range” doesn’t always mean healthy on your lab results Your doctor says everything looks fine, but you still feel ...

Mr. V felt tightness across his chest. His deepest breaths felt shallow. He sought help at an emergency department, where a resident physician found several worrying signs, including swelling of his ...

But values between 500 and 1,000 actually slightly decrease the odds of a blood clot. For those at low risk for blood clots, a result in that range is nearly as reassuring as a “normal” one, even ...

Newswise — Kennesaw State University has honored longtime donor Katherine A. Scott by naming a nursing simulation lab in recognition of her $1 million gift establishing the Katherine A. Scott Nursing ...

Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ont., has unveiled its School of Nursing’s updated specialties laboratory, aimed at helping train the next generation of health-care providers. The lab simulates ...

McDaniel College is taking a new approach to addressing the nationwide nursing shortage by moving students off campus and into a new hospital facility. The lessons involve classroom instruction for ...

What happens when you know you don't feel well, but you're told your blood work is “normal”? Dr. Tracy Page, founder of Wisconsin Institute of Functional Medicine, and her patient Katie Labedz joined ...

SUFFERN - The patients in SUNY Rockland Community College's new nursing simulation lab can talk to the students working to earn an associate's degree; they also have a detectable pulse and other vital ...

Morning complete blood counts and metabolic panels have been a routine for many hospitals, but leaders are rethinking which patients actually need routine blood work and are putting precautions in ...