September/October 2009 Vol. 4 No. 8

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.…
ANA’s National Center for Nursing Quality promotes nursing quality and patient safety while helping nurses advocate for themselves.
A new document created by ANA and other groups delineates emergency care principles for psychiatric patients.
The Institute of Medicine’s Future of Nursing Initiative needs to create solutions that propel nursing and health care into the future.
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…
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?…
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…
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.…

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.

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.

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”…

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…

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…

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…

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