Adding NP to inpatient surgical team can reduce emergency department visits
A study published in Surgery found that adding a nurse practitioner (NP) to an inpatient surgical team reduced unnecessary emergency…
November 2011 Vol. 6 No. 11
ANA launches Healthy Nurse program
Registered nurses educate patients and the public on good health and wellness practices. But many times, nurses themselves are unable…
ANA offers even more ways to be engaged online
ANA has launched the Boundless Voices action site for Facebook, which integrates ANA’s online advocacy tools with Facebook’s social network.
Awash in “bath salts”: The dangers and skyrocketing use of mephedrone
Banned in September, this designer stimulant can cause dangerous side effects and death.
Benzocaine puts a patient in a bind
Methemoglobinemia from benzocaine exposure causes tissue hypoxia.
Detecting and screening for depression in older adults
Don’t assume depression is a normal finding in elderly patients.
ECRI names top 10 health technology hazards for 2012
ECRI Institute’s top 10 health technology hazards for 2012 include alarm hazards, medication errors when using infusion pumps, enteral feeding…
ED nurses continue to be victims of workplace violence according to new report
The latest data from the “Emergency Department Violence Surveillance Study,” an ongoing survey study from the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA),…
Emergency nursing: A specialty unlike any other
The president of the Emergency Nurses Association tells why she’s proud to be an emergency nurse.
FDA allows marketing of first system to repair failed or problematic aortic endografts
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is allowing marketing of the first system—a minimally invasive option—that can repair a failed…
FDA approves first drug for myelofibrosis
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Jakafi (ruxolitinb), the first drug approved to treat patients with the bone…
FDA approves first generic version of Lipitor
The U.S. Food and Drug administration has approved the first generic version of Lipitor (atorvastatin calcium). Read more.
FDA drops certain restrictive requirements for Nplate and Promacta
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced changes to the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies for Nplate (romiplostim) and…
FDA launches new website on safe disposal of ‘sharps’
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has launched a new website for patients and caregivers on the safe disposal of…
Four drugs or drug types account for most adverse events resulting in emergency hospitalizations
A study the New England Journal of Medicine found that 67% of emergency hospitalizations related to adverse drug events were…
From Your ANA President
ANA promotes nursing research through its National Center for
Nursing Quality, the American Nurses Foundation, and integration
of research into practice and policy.
HbA1c poor way to identify children with diabetes
HbA1c is not a reliable way to identify children with diabetes according to a study in DiabetesCare. The study authors…
How working nights can work in your favor
Shortly after I completed my master’s degree in nursing, I spoke with my nurse mentor about my career decisions. At…
Improving outcomes in med-surg patients with opioid-induced respiratory depression
Myth debunking and better recognition of respiratory compromise can help prevent deaths.
Never fear—the critical-care resource nurse is here
Creating a critical-care resource nurse role has helped one hospital
ensure that critically ill patients get the same level of care no
matter where they’re admitted.
Nonfatal occupational injuries among healthcare workers increase
According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, the incidence rate for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses…
November 2011 References
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Quantum ethics: Coming to grips with the dark side
Nurses have an ethical duty to address the web of relationships,
expectations, and egocentrism that influences them.
RNs stay close to home after graduation
More than half (52.5%) of newly licensed RNs in 15 states work within 40 miles of where they attended high…
Rotating night shifts may increase risk of type 2 diabetes
Female nurses who rotated night shifts (at least three night/month in addition to days and evenings in that month) had…
Strategies for a successful semester
These trying economic times provide opportunities for career changes. Perhaps you’re returning to college for your first degree or to…
The evolving role of the forensic nurse
Even if they’re not portrayed on the TV shows "CSI" or "Law &
Order: SVU," forensic nurses are pivotal in real-life forensic cases.
Catch up on the dynamic, evolving specialty of forensic nursing.
The practice of ethics
More nurses skilled in ethics are needed to help nurses cope with on-the-job ethical dilemmas.
The quality nexus: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
In April, Farzad Mostashari, MD, ScM, became the fourth National Coordinator of Health Information Technology within the Office of the…
Tips for applying to an advanced-degree nursing program
When you compete for a seat in an advanced-degree program, your application can spell the difference between acceptance and rejection.…
Transforming care through health information technology
Editor-in-Chief Pam Cipriano interviews the nation’s health IT "czar" on
nurses’ role in transforming health care through the electronic health record.
Trust in the workplace: Build it, break it, mend it
The authors reveal how to rate trust levels and
betrayal risk on your unit—and what to do if you
breach a colleague’s trust.
Underweight and overweight teens consume more illegal drugs than teens of normal weight
A study of 33,185 Italian teenagers (15 to 19 years) has found that illegal drug use was more common in…
Women report more negative emotional impact from diabetes than men
A survey from Rite Aid and WebMD found that compared to men, women report that diabetes had a greater negative…
