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August 2013 Vol. 8 No. 8
Enhancing patient outcomes with sequential compression device therapy
Use sequential compression devices effectively to help achieve the best possible outcomes for patients.
Family initiated rapid response team
Rapid response isn’t just for staff. More hospitals are allowing, even encouraging, patients and their families to make the call for help.
FDA tells companies to stop illegal sale of treatments for diabetes
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued warning letters to 15 companies, notifying them the sale of their…
From our readers: Power of forgiveness
The author describes the value of forgiveness.
From our readers: Resolving the forces of bias and duty in caring for incarcerated patients
In the nurses’ station of the 39-bed med-surg unit I double-checked my patient’s 2:00 PM medications against the pharmacy sheet…
How to safely enjoy the sun
Protect yourself and your patients from harmful sun effects.
Informal leaders and cultural change
Informal leaders are crucial to the success of a change involving the nursing team, yet they are often overlooked. A…
Radiation therapy 101
More than half of cancer patients get radiation therapy. This
article gives a basic overview of this potentially life-saving treatment, discusses nursing interventions for radiation patients, and tells you what you need to know to provide education and emotional support to patients and their families.
Stranger in a strange land
These nurse educators describe the transformative learning that occurred when they taught in another country.
Study: Bloodspot test for fibromyalgia
“A bloodspot-based diagnostic test for fibromyalgia syndrome and related disorders,” published in Analyst, reports that in the pilot study, the…
Study: More diagnostic tests in ED may not improve outcomes for CAP
According to study published by Pediatrics, emergency departments (EDs) that used more diagnostic tests for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) had higher…
Ultrasound-guided peripheral I.V. access: Guidelines for practice
Learn more about a noninvasive technique that can help spare your patient pain.
What Works: Improving influenza vaccination compliance in an academic medical center
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that all healthcare workers receive the influenza vaccine. Here is how one medical center is working to meet that goal.
Why do people lie?
Don Esco sought skilled nursing care at a Placerville, California facility for Johnnie, his wife of nearly 61 years, when…
