Through poetry, Susan Wilcox Stelton, MSN, APRN-BC, CWOCN, reflects on the many facets of nursing.
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Through poetry, Susan Wilcox Stelton, MSN, APRN-BC, CWOCN, reflects on the many facets of nursing.
When a patient begins to vomit bright red blood, a nurse relies on his knowledge of Mallory-Weiss tears-and the adroit interventions of the rapid response team.
A nursing team’s research findings lead to hospital-wide savings.
Do you routinely instill normal saline solution into endotracheal tubes before suctioning? Use only the Glasgow Coma Scale for neurologic assessment? Evidence on these and other sacred cows of nursing practice might surprise you.
Learn how to resolve interpersonal clashes by choosing the right type of conversation at the right time.
An update of drug news, including alerts, approvals, and removals.
An ANA Workgroup is drafting position statements on end-of-life issues.
The author explains not the Newborn Scale of Sepsis she developed helps nurses quantify the clinical signs and laboratory markers of severe bacterial infection.
Letters to the Editor – April 2008
Medicare has reduced its reimbursement for hospital-acquired conditions. Will some hospitals try to offset the shortfall by slashing nurse staffing?
Evidence-based nursing practice obliges us to embrace innovation and let go of our sacred cows.
Extensive use of third-generation cephalosporins has led to cephalosporin-resistant bacterial strains. Learn how these organisms cause deadly infections and you can help control their spread.
Exposure to volatile anesthetic gases poses a hazard to anyone who works in an operating or recovery room.
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