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May 2007 Vol. 2 Num. 5
ANA has launched a campaign aimed at increasing federal funding for nursing recruitment and education by $50 million. If successful, this campaign would result in a total of…
The transition from the educational setting to the practice setting can be intimidating. Make it easier by guiding novice nurses.
Testing a prototype identification system leads to 100% acuracy.
In an emergency, this blood test can detect heart failure rapidly and reliably.
Only you can relieve your stress, but this little tool can be a big help.
Annually, beginning with National Nurses Day on May 6th and concluding with International Nurses Day (also Florence Nightingale’s birthday) on May 12th, National Nurses Week marks the time…
The day before undergoing lifesaving, high-risk surgery, a young woman sat with her fiancé by her side. The charge nurse, who learned that they wanted to tie the…
Learn how these nurses changed the procedures for dressing I.V. sites and stabilizing peripheral I.V. lines based on their research.
Helen O’Shea, PhD, RN, hasn’t retired completely from her role as a nurse educator, and that is very fortunate, for the number of nurse faculty is dwindling, with…
Show us the money I agree wholeheartedly with the idea of employing nurses in or near retirement to increase the size of the professional workforce, as suggested in…
In a new report, The National Toxicology Program (NTP) expressed ”serious concern” that diethylhexyl-phthalate (DEHP), a chemical used in medical devices, may affect male reproductive tract development and…
Nurses from Montgomery Regional Hospital describe their role in treating patients from the Virginia Tech disaster.
A thoroughly rational approach to the most frightening of seizures.
Saving a patient from sudden death starts with recognizing the dangerous ventricular arrythmia that precedes it.
These six drug profiles, along with the six in the March issue of American Nurse Today, bring you up to date on significant advances in drug therapy.
How to take control of our image.
Using the P value to determine the best evidence.
Helping a little victim of sexual assault brings a profound realization.
Our expert, Mable H. Smith, PhD, JD, RN explains the subtleties of informed consent when your patient is a minor.
ANA urges Congress to invest in nursing workforce development. ANA endorses the Nursing School Capacity Act.
ANA has launched a campaign aimed at increasing federal funding for nursing recruitment and education by $50 million. If successful, this campaign would result…
Be a coach for novice nurses
The transition from the educational setting to the practice setting can be intimidating. Make it easier by guiding novice nurses.
Blood transfusions: How technology can improve patient safety
Testing a prototype identification system leads to 100% acuracy.
BNP: Rapid detector of heart failure
In an emergency, this blood test can detect heart failure rapidly and reliably.
Break the cycle of stress with PBR3
Only you can relieve your stress, but this little tool can be a big help.
Celebrating our profession during National Nurses Week
Annually, beginning with National Nurses Day on May 6th and concluding with International Nurses Day (also Florence Nightingale’s birthday) on May 12th, National Nurses…
Celebrating the art and science of nursing
The day before undergoing lifesaving, high-risk surgery, a young woman sat with her fiancé by her side. The charge nurse, who learned that they…
Evidence: The first word in safe I.V. practice
Learn how these nurses changed the procedures for dressing I.V. sites and stabilizing peripheral I.V. lines based on their research.
Faculty shortfall
Helen O’Shea, PhD, RN, hasn’t retired completely from her role as a nurse educator, and that is very fortunate, for the number of nurse…
Letters to the Editor – May 2007
Show us the money I agree wholeheartedly with the idea of employing nurses in or near retirement to increase the size of the professional…
New report reaffirms old concerns
In a new report, The National Toxicology Program (NTP) expressed ”serious concern” that diethylhexyl-phthalate (DEHP), a chemical used in medical devices, may affect male…
Nurses respond to the Virginia Tech disaster
Nurses from Montgomery Regional Hospital describe their role in treating patients from the Virginia Tech disaster.
Overcoming the fear of tonic-clonic seizures
A thoroughly rational approach to the most frightening of seizures.
Recognizing ventricular arrhythmias and preventing sudden cardiac death
Saving a patient from sudden death starts with recognizing the dangerous ventricular arrythmia that precedes it.
Six more hot drugs for today and beyond
These six drug profiles, along with the six in the March issue of American Nurse Today, bring you up to date on significant advances…
What you must know about minors and informed consent
Our expert, Mable H. Smith, PhD, JD, RN explains the subtleties of informed consent when your patient is a minor.