Rheumatology Nurses Society

The Rheumatology Nurses Society invites your review and comment on the Rheumatology Nursing: Scope and Standards.

RNS is seeking your opinion on a potential publication on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for you and your patients. Please take a few minutes to respond to the survey questions.

More and more, I find that my patients are bringing in books to help them relax during the infusion. From this, we’ve started a Book Library for our Infusion Center!

Start a communication board in your practice.  This can be especially effective in an infusion room.  In a central area of the room, place a bulletin board where posts can be made.  A few examples would be a reminder to get a flu vaccination or to announce a walk/run benefiting   Rheumatology.  Maybe post a wheelchair [...]

Start the New Year off with an evaluation of how the patient feels they are doing.  There are many  “patient self- reporting forms” available and some insurance carriers require them to be done at each visit.  If you are using one, let us know which one and why that one is used.  If you are [...]

Flu season is upon us with more than half the states reporting sporadic Influenza Like Illness (ILI) and minimal lab confirmed cases.  In the United States influenza viruses or “flu” typically occur during late fall through early spring.  Annual influenza vaccination is the most effective means for preventing the flu and its associated complications. The [...]