October 2012 Vol. 7 No. 10
Carefronting: An innovative approach to managing conflict
Carrots and sticks
FDA approves first subcutaneous cardiac defibrillator
FDA approves Synribo for chronic myelogenous leukemia
FDA releases safety announcement on possible heart failure risk for Mirapex
For once, ethics and the ‘bottom line’ agree
Author Leah Curtin discusses the dangers of bottom-line thinking.
From our readers: The art of self-disclosure
From our readers: The making of a newsletter
Future of Nursing Campaign launches new website
Getting straight on low back pain treatment
Be sure you’re up to date on this common problem.
Have we lost our ability (and our sensitivity) to communicate in healthcare?
Long-term health outcomes of childhood sexual abuse
The consequences of childhood sexual abuse continue into adulthood. Here’s what can occur and how you can help these patients.
New survey on family caregivers released
Patient satisfaction now factors into Medicare reimbursement
Putting Evidence Into Practice: Cognitive impairment
The latest in a series of articles on managing cancer-related symptoms from the Oncology Nursing Society.
Quiz Time
Readers Respond
Reading and critiquing a research article
Shiftwork Sleep Disorder: The Role of the Nurse
Do you work the night shift or rotating shifts? Do some of your patients struggle with sleep problems? If so, access an on-demand webinar on shiftwork sleep disorder (SWSD) so you can learn how to recognize the effects of SWSD and how to manage the disorder.
Speak to be heard: Effective nurse advocacy
Learn how to be a more effective advocate.
Special Supplement to American Nurse Today – Best Practices for Falls Reduction: A Practical Guide
Learn the facts about patient falls and find out how to overcome obstacles
to creating safer care environments.
Study: Ginkgo biloba doesn’t improve memory, executive function, or attention in healthy people
Study: Kidney transplant patients prone to early readmission
Study: Online prostate cancer information may be hard for patients to understand
Study: Preoperative hyponatremia associated with perioperative mortality
Study: Reporting medical errors may help reduce them in multi-site clinical practices
Walgreens partners with hospitals to provide pharmacists to coordinate medications for patients
When nurses precept students: Views from both sides of the equation
The author highlights differing viewpoints of the precepting experience.