Equine-assisted activities and therapies partner professionals with horses to address the patient’s needs.
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September 2013 Vol. 8 No. 9
Patients with positive attitudes are more likely to exercise and live longer. Read more and read the study abstract.
New biotherapy drugs and older chemotherapy agents may improve quality of life in patients with autoimmune diseases.
To save this patient, the team must halt cerebral artery vasospasms quickly.
Like many nurses, you may experience stress frequently, both on and off the job. Chronic stress can alter your equilibrium (homeostasis), activating physiologic reactive pathways that cause your…
On Sept. 16, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first generic version of Xeloda (capecitabine), used to treat metastatic breast and colorectal cancer. Read more.
ANA continues its journey of transformation.
With national attention focused on the unacceptable prevalence of medical errors, the healthcare sector has turned to highly reliable industries, including aviation and nuclear power, to learn about…
ANA’s legislative agenda introduced in the 113th Congress
Resilience: Live, love, laugh
By addressing patients’ concerns, you can help them adhere to insulin therapy with less pain and anxiety.
Laser pointers can cause tragedies. Help raise awareness of their hazards.
Natalie Sanchez recently was promoted to a nurse manager position. So far, she thinks, things are going well. She is starting to feel comfortable with her new role…
Enduring and evolving: Code of Ethics for Nurses
The UEXCEL program has improved patient outcomes while developing nurse leadership and autonomy.
Improving your networking skills can help you climb the career ladder.
Researchers have developed a new opioid drug, UMB 425, which is as strong as morphine, but has reduced tolerance over time and no obvious toxic effects. The drug…
The Center for Devices and Radiological Health, part of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has launched a new program designed to look more closely at medical…
We need to pay attention to the memes that are catching and spreading within our profession.
A UK study in PLOS Medicine found that people with dementia have about three times the rate of urinary incontinence and more than four times the rate of…
According to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine, mortality rate for myocardial infarction (MI) didn’t significantly change between 2005 and 2009 despite reduction in hospital…
A study in the American Journal of Critical Care found that transferring patients out of the ICU before or later an optimal time window increased mortality. Read more.
The risk of divorce increases directly in relation to the length of time enlisted service members have been deployed to combats zones, according to a new study from…
A study presented at the 2013 53rd Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy meeting has found that low dose oral vancomycin showed similar effectiveness compared to…
Regular colonoscopy screening could prevent 40% of colorectal cancers, according to a study in the New England Medical Journal that followed 88,902 participants from two studies over 22…
A study in Clinical Nursing Research reports that a 30-minute “therapeutic shower” taken when a woman is in active labor, can significantly reduce tension and anxiety and increase…
The Stroop smartphone application (EncephalApp_Stroop) is a short, valid, and reliable tool for screening for minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE), according to a study in Hepatology. Currently, there are…
A written succession plan gives direction when developing successors for the director role.
One hospital’s Magnet quest and several other factors came together to reduce the infection rate.
This minimally invasive approach provides an unobstructed view of nearly all cardiac structures.
A horse is a horse—and sometimes part of a clinical team, too
Equine-assisted activities and therapies partner professionals with horses to address the patient’s needs.
According to a study in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes,
Patients with positive attitudes are more likely to exercise and live longer. Read more and read the study abstract.
Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Drugs for Autoimmune Disease
New biotherapy drugs and older chemotherapy agents may improve quality of life in patients with autoimmune diseases.
Complications after brain hemorrhage repair
To save this patient, the team must halt cerebral artery vasospasms quickly.
Eating better to help manage chronic stress
Like many nurses, you may experience stress frequently, both on and off the job. Chronic stress can alter your equilibrium (homeostasis), activating physiologic reactive…
FDA approves first generic capecitabine to treat breast and colorectal cancers
On Sept. 16, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first generic version of Xeloda (capecitabine), used to treat metastatic breast and…
Getting to the root of the root-cause analysis problem
With national attention focused on the unacceptable prevalence of medical errors, the healthcare sector has turned to highly reliable industries, including aviation and nuclear…
Improving insulin adherence in diabetes care
By addressing patients’ concerns, you can help them adhere to insulin therapy with less pain and anxiety.
In the blink of an eye: The hazards of laser pointers
Laser pointers can cause tragedies. Help raise awareness of their hazards.
Introverts can be nurse leaders, too
Natalie Sanchez recently was promoted to a nurse manager position. So far, she thinks, things are going well. She is starting to feel comfortable…
Magnet® Nurses In Action: Clinical stars lead a successful professional practice program
The UEXCEL program has improved patient outcomes while developing nurse leadership and autonomy.
Making professional connections
Improving your networking skills can help you climb the career ladder.
New pain drug developed
Researchers have developed a new opioid drug, UMB 425, which is as strong as morphine, but has reduced tolerance over time and no obvious…
New program addresses women’s needs when developing medical devices
The Center for Devices and Radiological Health, part of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has launched a new program designed to look…
Nursing’s memes: Ideas that mold the profession
We need to pay attention to the memes that are catching and spreading within our profession.
Study: Dementia increases risk of incontinence
A UK study in PLOS Medicine found that people with dementia have about three times the rate of urinary incontinence and more than four…
Study: Faster hospital MI care has not reduced mortality
According to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine, mortality rate for myocardial infarction (MI) didn’t significantly change between 2005 and 2009…
Study: ICU transfer timing affects mortality
A study in the American Journal of Critical Care found that transferring patients out of the ICU before or later an optimal time window…
Study: Longer military deployments increase divorce risk
The risk of divorce increases directly in relation to the length of time enlisted service members have been deployed to combats zones, according to…
Study: Low-dose vancomycin as effective as high dose against C. diff
A study presented at the 2013 53rd Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy meeting has found that low dose oral vancomycin showed…
Study: Regular colonoscopy screening could prevent 40% of colorectal cancers
Regular colonoscopy screening could prevent 40% of colorectal cancers, according to a study in the New England Medical Journal that followed 88,902 participants from…
Study: Showering helps ease discomfort of women in labor
A study in Clinical Nursing Research reports that a 30-minute “therapeutic shower” taken when a woman is in active labor, can significantly reduce tension…
Study: Smartphone app valid cognitive dysfunction screening
The Stroop smartphone application (EncephalApp_Stroop) is a short, valid, and reliable tool for screening for minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE), according to a study in…
Succession planning for Magnet® Program Director
A written succession plan gives direction when developing successors for the director role.
The Magnet® effect: Success in minimizing bloodstream infections
One hospital’s Magnet quest and several other factors came together to reduce the infection rate.
Transesophageal echocardiography: Getting a clearer view
This minimally invasive approach provides an unobstructed view of nearly all cardiac structures.