Coffee-ground emesis tips off caregivers to acute upper GI bleeding.
To make drug use safer in older adults, nurses must take complete medication histories, report suspected reactions to the FDA, and take a holistic view of our patients’ health status.
Learn what steps you can take to help patients avoid drug contamination and cope with drug shortages.
Rapid withdrawal from antidepressant drugs can cause serious problems in acute-care patients. This article explains why acute-care nurses need to put antidepressant discontinuation syndrome on thier radar screen.
Scientists are learning more about this baffling disorder, but a cure is a long way off.
Banned in September, this designer stimulant can cause dangerous side effects and death.
Methemoglobinemia from benzocaine exposure causes tissue hypoxia.
New biotherapy drugs and older chemotherapy agents may improve quality of life in patients with autoimmune diseases.
When an elderly patient becomes confused and agitated, a careful history of recent procedures and medications points clinicians in the right direction.
Drugs that inhibit dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) may improve glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes, reducing the risk of disease complications.
In a new report, the Institute of Medicine concludes that at least 25% of harmful adverse drug events are preventable, and recommends specific preventive actions for nurses and other healthcare workers.
In the not-so-distant future, the science of pharmacogenetics may
enable clinicians to give the right drug in the right dosage to the
right patient—in every case.
An update of drug news, including alerts, approvals, and removals.
A monthly update of drug news, including alerts, approvals and removals.
A monthly update of drug news, including alerts, approvals, and removals
Web Exclusive! An update of drug news, including alerts, approvals, and removals.
An update of drug news, including alerts, approvals, and removals.
A weekly update of drug news, including alerts, approvals, and removals.
An update of drug news, including alerts, approvals, and removals.
An update of drug news, including alerts, approvals, and removals.
An update of drug news, including alerts, approvals and removals.
Web Exclusive! An update of drug news, including alerts, approvals, and removals at www.AmericanNurseToday.com/journal.
Web Exclusive! An update of drug news, including alerts, approvals, and removals.
Web Exclusive! An update of drug news, including alerts, approvals, and removals at www.AmericanNurseToday.com/journal.
Learn what you can do to manage this devastating effect of cancer treatment.
Leah Curtin discusses a restraint situation.
Many patients with HIV/AIDS are doing well on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Yet HAART can increase cardiovascular risks by reducing high-density lipoprotein levels, raising triglyceride levels, and causing insulin resistance.
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.
High-energy drinks carry risks nurses need to know.
By addressing patients’ concerns, you can help them adhere to insulin therapy with less pain and anxiety.
Myth debunking and better recognition of respiratory compromise can help prevent deaths.
Patients with ovarian cancer may receive intraperitoneal (IP) chemotherapy, which delivers chemotherapeutic agents directly into the peritoneal cavity. Drugs given by this route include paclitaxel, carboplatin, and cisplatin.
Both of these complex endocrine disorders involve the adrenal glands and cause abnormal cortisol levels. Based on physical and laboratory findings, could you determine which one your patient has?
Are you using the right hand lotion at work?
Not all AV blocks are dangerous. Find out which ones are and how they’re managed.
What to do when life-saving chemotherapy causes a disfiguring rash.
A type of dialysis, MARS removes toxins and replaces
lost liver functions.
A medication error can occur in any healthcare setting-with devastating consequences. The authors describe weaknesses in the key elements of medication use and propose ways to make drug therapy safer.
Nurses have a right to know if they’re being exposed to toxins at work, at home, and in the community.
Too often, pharmaceutical waste – much of it hazardous – shows up in our surface, ground, and drinking water. To solve this problem, the healthcare industry must work closely with federal and state regulators.
Brush up on your knowledge of these potentially life-saving drugs.
When you administer paternal and enteral phenytoin (Dilantin), make sure your patient stays free from seizures and drug toxicity.
Many people who take prescription opioids underestimate the abuse potential.
Understand the terms opioid tolerant and opioid naïve so you can safely administer opioids and protect patients.
The latest in a series of articles on managing cancer-related symptoms from the Oncology Nursing Society.
The latest in a series of articles on managing cancer-related symptoms from the Oncology Nursing Society.
All kids can be moody and unpredictable. But for roughly 5% of children, behavioral changes reflect depression. Learn why depression holds added dangers for children – and how you can detect it.
This nightly vexation afflicts nearly 10% of the elderly.
Without quick thinking and a call to the rapid response team, this reaction to atypical antipsychotics can kill.
For a patient receiving high-dose opioids, frequent monitoring of the sedation level and quick intervention when that level increases stops respiratory depression from claiming another victim.
What you need to know about six high-impact drugs.
These six drug profiles, along with the six in the March issue of American Nurse Today, bring you up to date on significant advances in drug therapy.
A weekly round-up of clinical and practice news and alerts.
A monthly round up of clinical, practice, and career news, updates, and alerts.
A monthly round-up of clinical and practice news and alerts.
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This review of the six classes of antihypertensives tells you what you need to know and what you need to teach patients.
Extensive use of third-generation cephalosporins has led to cephalosporin-resistant bacterial strains. Learn how these organisms cause deadly infections and you can help control their spread.
This complex disorder takes many forms, has many causes, and is growing more common due to increased heparin
exposure. Learn how to help prevent it, identify it early, and manage both the disorder and its complications.
Our editor-in-chief discusses the upcoming insurance requirement related to the Affordable Care Act and emphasizes the need for nurses to be knowledgeable about the requirements so they can help friends, family, and patients navigate the health insurance marketplace.
FDA’s REMS program is one more way the agency is trying to reduce drug risks.
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.
How genetic testing ensures that patients start warfarin therapy at their personal-best doses.
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