Many patients face prolonged recovery and permanent disability after a traumatic brain injury. This article reviews appropriate assessment and intervention and highlights family care.
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), the most common healthcare-associated infection, can be deadly.
Web exclusive! An update of drug news, including alerts, approvals, and removals.
Web Exclusive! An update of drug news, including alerts, approvals, and removals.
The more you know about menopause, the more you can help patients understand and cope with symptoms.
Although painful and disruptive, interstitial cystitis often can be managed with drugs, bladder instillation and other procedures, and dietary changes. Most patients also need psychosocial support or professional counseling to deal with related stress, anxiety, depression, and frustration.
Although painful and disruptive, interstitial cystitis often can be managed with drugs, bladder instillation and other procedures, and dietary changes. Most patients also need psychosocial support or professional counseling to deal with related stress, anxiety, depression, and frustration.
The earlier renal disease is detected, the better. That’s why the microalbumin test is so important for patients with certain chronic conditions.
One of The Joint Commission’s 2012 National Patient Safety Goals is preventing urinary tract infections caused by
catheters. The author reviews best practices that will help nurses meet that goal.
Infections related to urinary catheters are the most common type of healthcare-acquired infection. The author describes his pilot study of an evidence-based intervention to reduce these infections.
Author Leah Curtin analyzes the ethics of a case of confusion and restraints.
Start the conversation: Don’t let embarrassment prolong the problem.
In the ever-escalating war between bacteria and human beings, some of the bugs are outsmarting us. Here’s what you need to know about antibiotic therapy to help reduce bacterial resistance and optimize therapy for patients with acute infections.
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