Cardiovascular disease continues to be the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States despite four decades of decline in death rates and incidence of heart disease, stroke and related vascular diseases. Medication adherence has been . . .

Problem: The need for nurse practitioners (NPs) in the primary care setting is increasing with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010 due to the shortage of primary care providers. However, the role transition from registered nurse (RN) to NP has been . . .

Venipuncture such as blood draw and intravenous (IV) access are commonly performed in the emergency department (ED) as a diagnostic and treatment intervention. The pain associated with these procedures is inadequately treated and poorly managed in the . . .

Adolescent females in the United States and around the world are at an increase risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Understanding the factors that increase adolescent females vulnerability to HIV infection is necessary for the development of . . .