For one nurse, taking pictures of preemies develops into an art form.
Massive weight loss leaves lots of excess skin. See how plastic surgery can help.
Mindfulness training can help nurses, patients, and loved ones cope with loss, grief, and suffering.
Nurses can use current science to collaborate with other healthcare professionals toward reducing alcohol and drug abuse.
A precursor to serious complications, this dangerous condition is on the rise among Americans.
Many patients face prolonged recovery and permanent disability after a traumatic brain injury. This article reviews appropriate assessment and intervention and highlights family care.
Nursing confronts climate change.
Food-and Americas’ overconsumption of it-have become public health issues. We need therapy for what one expert calls our “national eating disorder.”
Learn how to promote pediatric immunizations in your practice. Part of ANA’s Bringing Immunity to Every Community campaign. this handout stresses the importance of vaccinating children and their caregivers, parents, and siblings.
Obesity poses a dire health threat to children. Learn how to help families break the obesity cycle by following the recommendations in the AMA’s comprehensive new childhood obesity guidelines.
Obesity poses a dire health threat to children. Learn how to help families break the obesity cycle by following the recommendations in the AMA’s comprehensive new childhood obesity guidelines.
Nurses nationwide work to eliminate partner violence.
Is widespread triclosan use leading to microbial resistance? ANA urges nurses to take a cautionary approach toward using triclosan-containing products at home.
Save the children. Every pediatric assessment should include a complete environmental health history.
Facing up to widespread obesity – a reality check on a very real epidemic.
Our editor-in-chief turns a spotlight on faith and community partnerships.
Among the many treatments and supportive interventions for cancer, nurses and patients must not overlook a foundation of health—good nutrition. A proper diet during cancer treatment and beyond is essential for patients to feel better, have the strength needed to fight the disease, and maintain wellness.
Between 30% and 50% of adults admitted to U.S. hospitals are malnourished. This article explains how to provide nourishment while achieving better outcomes and shorter hospital stays.
Learns about the hazards of glutaraldehyde and ethylene oxide.
The more you know about menopause, the more you can help patients understand and cope with symptoms.
Technological advances, special equipment, and screening algorithms help healthcare facilities and nurses meet the needs of bariatric patients while reducing worker injury.
ANA CEO “stars” with actress Jessica Alba in the fight against toxic chemicals.
Environmental pollution threatens our homes, workplaces, and communities. So what can you do? This article will tell you.
Many people assume herbs can’t cause harm, and neglect to tell healthcare providers they’re using them. This article will boost your herbal awareness and help you eradicate herbal ignorance among patients, colleagues, family, and friends.
Gain insight into nurses’ health practices and obtain feedback on your own health.
Contribute to your favorite charity and reduce your federal income tax in the process.
Protect yourself and your patients from harmful sun effects.
Routine alcohol abuse screening identifies patients who abuse alcohol and helps reduce alcohol-related health problems.
A colorful teaching tool can help your patients understand and control this chronic disease.
Laser pointers can cause tragedies. Help raise awareness of their
hazards.
The authors explain how they used an evidence-based practice model to establish a new nursing practice – kangaroo care for healthy newborns.
ANA’s healthy blood pressure campaign targets both consumers and nurses.
A special holiday message from our editor-in-chief.
Letters to the Editor – April 2008
Through resolutions, partnerships, and conferences, ANA’s advocacy for chemicals
policy reform is gaining wider exposure.
This oral-care protocol reduces the risk of hospital-acquired infection.
Peripheral arterial disease is all too common – and all too often goes unrecognized.
Pressure mapping shows you high risk areas, so you can take steps to help prevent pressure ulcers.
Using the transtheoretical model helps you gauge your patient’s readiness to change.
Roughly half of adults ages 65 and older drink alcohol. Although experts continue to debate the possible health benefits of alcohol when consumed in minimal daily amounts, alcohol’s health risks in adults too often are overlooked by both family members and healthcare professionals.
Our editor-in-chief discusses the importance of population health.
This nightly vexation afflicts nearly 10% of the elderly.
February is the perfect opportunity to get heart healthy.
Sexual dysfunction plagues many breast cancer patients. Learn why this happens and how to intervene appropriately.
As a shiftworker, you may have this disorder yourself. As a caregiver, you may detect it in patients.
Osteoporosis and low bone mass affect about 44 million Americans. Women account for 80% of that number. And each year, more than 1.5 million Americans suffer osteoporotic fractures.
How to survive your shift unscathed – with less stress
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You can help save lives by learning how stroke symptoms and risk factors differ in women and men.
Preventing readmissions is an important quality focus. Here is how you can work with other team members to help reduce readmissions for patients who have diabetes.
More than one-third of Americans take vitamin and mineral supplements daily. Do you know what you should be teaching patients?
Learn how slathering a chemical solution over the face or abrading it with a stream of crystals rejuvenates the skin. This article takes you under the skin surface and walks you through the steps of a superficial skin peel.
Storytelling is a useful way to promote holistic care. The next time your patient shows poor coping ability, you might want to ask him to tell a story about what he’s experiencing.
Some personal-care products contain carcinogens, reproductive
toxins, and hormone disruptors.
Use The Joint Commission core measures to improve the care of patients with heart failure.
More research is needed to increase our understanding of multiple chemical sensitivity.
A pet visit may do the trick for your patient.
Helping your patients stop smoking is one of the most important things you can do to protect their health. Now evidence-based guidelines are available to guide your interventions.
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