September 2008 Vol. 3 No. 9 Archives

September 2008 Vol. 3 No. 9

ANA urges Congress to invest in domestic nursing education, not immigration

September 11, 2008

ANA urges Congress to invest in domestic nursing education, not immigration As the nursing shortage continues to weigh on hospital administrators and patient care, the need to resort…

And the music plays on…

September 11, 2008

In the mid-1970s, I was a graduate nurse starting my career at a large, urban hospital. One of my patients, an elderly man named Eddie, had just been…

Applying a systematic approach to new-product assessment

September 11, 2008

Take the spontaneity out of new-product purchases to control costs and keep patients safe.

Caring and advocating for school children

September 11, 2008

When we think about RN staffing issues, most of us immediately think about these issues in the context of hospitals or long-term care facilities. There is another, less…

Community-acquired pneumonia: Follow the guidelines to better outcomes

September 11, 2008

Make sure your care of patients with community-acquired pneumonia is evidence-based and up-to-date.

Drugs Today – September 2008

November 11, 2008

Web Exclusive! An update of drug news, including alerts, approvals, and removals at www.AmericanNurseToday.com/journal.

How the candidates want to change health care

September 11, 2008

Web exclusive! See what Senators McCain and Obama say they’ll do to fix our broken healthcare system.

Improving health care with systems thinking

September 11, 2008

We strive to reach the theoretical goal of perfect patient care. But is defect-free health care possible? Or are avoidable deaths from preventable errors inevitable? Sociologist and organizational theorist Charles Perrow describes…

Make a difference as a rehabilitation nurse

September 11, 2008

From September 21 to 27, we celebrate National Rehabilitation Awareness Week by promoting the value of rehabilitation, highlighting the opportunities for the nearly 50 million Americans with disabilities,…

On breaking a bone for the first time…at age 59

September 11, 2008

Look, I’m a nurse, and I’ve probably seen a thousand broken bones in the last 35 years. Well, not actually seen them, but seen them wired, immobilized, splinted,…

Preventing the high-pressure complications of abdominal compartment syndrome

September 11, 2008

Avoid multiple organ failure with early monitoring and early intervention.

Psychiatric nurses are in demand

September 11, 2008

Built on therapeutic communication and relationship development, psychiatric nursing is the basis of all nursing. A core healthcare profession, psychiatric nursing provides primary mental-health care in the private…

References – September 2008

September 11, 2008

Complete list of references

Reversing SIADH

October 11, 2008

When a cancer patient’s thirst increases and urine output decreases, suspect syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone.

Seasonal influenza vaccination and the nurse

September 11, 2008

Seasonal influenza vaccination and the nurse We are about to enter the seasonal influenza vaccination year. There continues to be concern, and rightly so, about the low seasonal…

Take Note – September 2008

September 11, 2008

Johnson & Johnson’s Campaign for Nursing’s Future In 2002, Johnson & Johnson launched the Campaign for Nursing’s Future to enhance the image of nursing, help recruit new nurses…

Taking it to the top

September 11, 2008

ANA and state associations promote health system reform The importance of health system reform can seem like a distant memory when gas prices are going through the roof…

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Why you need an electronic professional portfolio

September 11, 2008

You can think of an electronic professional portfolio as being similar to an electronic health record. An electronic health record captures all the clinical conditions and interventions over…