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Bhimji S, May SK. Pancoast tumor. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/284011-overview. Accessed June 18, 2009. Lambert EH, Eaton LM, Rooke ED. Defect of neuromuscular conduction associated with malignant neoplasms. Am J Physiol.…
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A new document created by ANA and other groups delineates emergency care principles for psychiatric patients.
American Association of Neuroscience Nurses. AANN Core Curriculum for Neuroscience Nursing. 4th ed. St. Louis, MO: Saunders; 2004. Barker E. Neuroscience Nursing: A Spectrum of Care. 3rd ed.…
Many patients face prolonged recovery and permanent disability after a traumatic brain injury. This article reviews appropriate assessment and intervention and highlights family care.
The Institute of Medicine’s Future of Nursing Initiative needs to create solutions that propel nursing and health care into the future.
Effective communication enables nurses and physicians to negotiate a collaborative decision that honors the family’s wishes.
Engel K, Barnosky A, Berry-Bovia M, Desmond J, Ubel P. Provider experience and attitudes toward family presence during resuscitation procedures. J Palliat Med. 2007;10(5):1007-1009. Halm M. Family presence…
One evening while making rounds in the geriatric psychiatry unit, a nurse manager heard a patient crying in a little girl’s voice and pleading for her mother and…
James A, Mackenzie L, Mukaetova-Ladinska E. Doll use in care homes for people with dementia. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2006;21:1093-1098. Jeste D, Caligiuri M. Tardive dyskinesia. Schizophr Bull.…
Dear American Nurse Today readers: Here’s your chance to help shape the future. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s “Initiative on the Future of Nursing” at the Institute of…
Surviving surprise visits can be easier if you use the author’s “E” approach.
Adamski P. Implement a handoff communications approach. Nurs Manage. 2007;38(1):10,12. Adamski P. Prepare for the next patient instead of the next survey. Nurs Manage. 2006;37(11):9. American Nurses Credentialing…
Formulating a philosophy of patient-care delivery helped a nursing department prepare for Magnet redesignation.
Engler L. The importance of all meals. NSCA’s Performance Training Journal. 4(6):10-11. http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/eating-healthy-important-7166.html. Accessed June 15, 2009. Mayo Clinic Staff. How much caffeine is in your daily habit?…
Making a few changes can improve your energy level, job performance, and overall health.
Find out how a peanut-butter taste test taught staff nurses about the research process.
American Nurses Credentialing Center. Application Manual: Magnet Recognition Program. Silver Spring, MD: American Nurses Credentialing Center; 2009. Bowles DJ. Active learning strategies…Not for the birds! Int J Nurs…
People who mutilate themselves excel at hiding their injuries. Find out how to identify self-mutilators and nurture their trust.
Derouin A, Bravender T. Living on the edge: the current phenomenon of self-mutilation in adolescents. MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2004;29(1):12-19. Favazza A. Self-injurious behaviors in college…
Nursing vigilance helps a patient with chronic obstructive oulmonary disease stave off respiratory failure.
Chojnowski D. “GOLD” standards for acute exacerbation of COPD. Nurse Pract. 2003;28:26-35. Crawford A, Harris H. COPD: help your patients breathe easier. RN. 2008;71:21-27. Global Strategy for diagnosis,…
Patients lose when nurse staffing is insufficient Heavy workloads and insufficient staffing affect patient care, according to about 2,000 nurses surveyed worldwide by the International Council of Nurses…
Using a “teachable moments” model, emergency department staff cacn teach patients now to manage their asthma.
Alavy B, Chung V, Maggiore D, Shim C, Dhuper S. Emergency department as the main source of asthma care. J Asthma. 2006;43:527-532. National Asthma Education and Prevention Program/National…
Happiness comes from doing the things that give you life.
How happy and healthy are nurses? Nursingtimes.net. October 21, 2008. www.nursingtimes.net/how-happy-and-healthy-are-nurses/1902473.article. Accessed July 22, 2009. Kerns CD. Putting performance and happiness together in the workplace. Graziadio Business Report.…
No matter where nurses practice or how stressful their work lives are, many use words like “delighted” and “exhilarated” to describe how they feel when they write about…
Heinrich KT. A Nurse’s Guide to Presenting and Publishing: Dare to Share. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett; 2008. Lara A. You’ll Know You’re A Writer When… San Francisco,…
A catastrophic diagnosis puts nursing care to the test
The complicated case of a retiree with a newly diagnosed lung tumor kicks off our new “Case Study” department.
A catastrophic diagnosis puts nursing care to the test
Bhimji S, May SK. Pancoast tumor. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/284011-overview. Accessed June 18, 2009. Lambert EH, Eaton LM, Rooke ED. Defect of neuromuscular conduction associated with malignant…
Anatomy lesson 101
ANA’s National Center for Nursing Quality promotes nursing quality and patient safety while helping nurses advocate for themselves.
Care, not chaos
A new document created by ANA and other groups delineates emergency care principles for psychiatric patients.
Caring for patients with traumatic brain injuries references
American Association of Neuroscience Nurses. AANN Core Curriculum for Neuroscience Nursing. 4th ed. St. Louis, MO: Saunders; 2004. Barker E. Neuroscience Nursing: A Spectrum…
Caring for patients with traumatic brain injuries: Are you up to the challenges?
Many patients face prolonged recovery and permanent disability after a traumatic brain injury. This article reviews appropriate assessment and intervention and highlights family care.
Coloring outside the lines
The Institute of Medicine’s Future of Nursing Initiative needs to create solutions that propel nursing and health care into the future.
Family presence during resuscitation: Who decides?
Effective communication enables nurses and physicians to negotiate a collaborative decision that honors the family’s wishes.
Family presence during resuscitation: Who decides? references
Engel K, Barnosky A, Berry-Bovia M, Desmond J, Ubel P. Provider experience and attitudes toward family presence during resuscitation procedures. J Palliat Med. 2007;10(5):1007-1009.…
How dolls can help patients with dementia
One evening while making rounds in the geriatric psychiatry unit, a nurse manager heard a patient crying in a little girl’s voice and pleading…
How dolls can help patients with dementia references
James A, Mackenzie L, Mukaetova-Ladinska E. Doll use in care homes for people with dementia. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2006;21:1093-1098. Jeste D, Caligiuri M.…
Initiative on the Future of Nursing
Dear American Nurse Today readers: Here’s your chance to help shape the future. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s “Initiative on the Future of Nursing”…
Mission: Achieve continual readiness for Joint Commission surveys
Surviving surprise visits can be easier if you use the author’s “E” approach.
Mission: Achieve continual readiness for Joint Commission surveys references
Adamski P. Implement a handoff communications approach. Nurs Manage. 2007;38(1):10,12. Adamski P. Prepare for the next patient instead of the next survey. Nurs Manage.…
Nursing research sheds light on key nursing-care values
Formulating a philosophy of patient-care delivery helped a nursing department prepare for Magnet redesignation.
Nutrition for nurses who work shifts references
Engler L. The importance of all meals. NSCA’s Performance Training Journal. 4(6):10-11. http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/eating-healthy-important-7166.html. Accessed June 15, 2009. Mayo Clinic Staff. How much caffeine is…
Nutrition tips for nurses who work shifts
Making a few changes can improve your energy level, job performance, and overall health.
One hospital’s “peanutty” path to Magnet designation
Find out how a peanut-butter taste test taught staff nurses about the research process.
One hospital’s “peanutty” path to Magnet™ designation references
American Nurses Credentialing Center. Application Manual: Magnet Recognition Program. Silver Spring, MD: American Nurses Credentialing Center; 2009. Bowles DJ. Active learning strategies…Not for the…
Self-mutilation: The cutting truth
People who mutilate themselves excel at hiding their injuries. Find out how to identify self-mutilators and nurture their trust.
Self-mutilation: The cutting truth references
Derouin A, Bravender T. Living on the edge: the current phenomenon of self-mutilation in adolescents. MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2004;29(1):12-19. Favazza A.…
Suppressing a COPD flare-up
Nursing vigilance helps a patient with chronic obstructive oulmonary disease stave off respiratory failure.
Suppressing a COPD flare-up references
Chojnowski D. “GOLD” standards for acute exacerbation of COPD. Nurse Pract. 2003;28:26-35. Crawford A, Harris H. COPD: help your patients breathe easier. RN. 2008;71:21-27.…
Take Note – Sept/Oct 2009
Patients lose when nurse staffing is insufficient Heavy workloads and insufficient staffing affect patient care, according to about 2,000 nurses surveyed worldwide by the…
Teachable moments: Asthma education in the ED
Using a “teachable moments” model, emergency department staff cacn teach patients now to manage their asthma.
Teachable moments: Asthma education in the ED references
Alavy B, Chung V, Maggiore D, Shim C, Dhuper S. Emergency department as the main source of asthma care. J Asthma. 2006;43:527-532. National Asthma…
What gives you life? references
How happy and healthy are nurses? Nursingtimes.net. October 21, 2008. www.nursingtimes.net/how-happy-and-healthy-are-nurses/1902473.article. Accessed July 22, 2009. Kerns CD. Putting performance and happiness together in the…
Why more nurses should write for publication (but don’t)
No matter where nurses practice or how stressful their work lives are, many use words like “delighted” and “exhilarated” to describe how they feel…
Why more nurses should write for publication (but don’t) references
Heinrich KT. A Nurse’s Guide to Presenting and Publishing: Dare to Share. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett; 2008. Lara A. You’ll Know You’re A…