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Preparing RNs for emerging roles in primary care
Shifts in care delivery require a shift in nurse preparation.
The increase in the aging population, surge of chronic diseases, passage of the Affordable Care...
Sepsis identification: A race against time
Nursing assessments and recognition of risk factors aid prompt recognition and treatment.
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that occurs when the body’s response to infection...
Looking beyond the pandemic: A virtual roundtable
The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, but many are starting to ponder its lasting effects on nursing. The editorial team at American Nurse...
Nurses’ role in continuous renal replacement therapy
Expand your knowledge for safe, quality care.
Takeaways:
Acute kidney injury (AKI) in combination with other disease processes, such as COVID-19, significantly impacts patient mortality...
Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state
Early identification and management are key to good outcomes.
Learning Objectives
Compare onset, diagnosis, and treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state.
Identify...
Recognizing and treating dissociative disorders
The nurse’s role in supporting patients and their families.
Takeaways:
Dissociative disorders are a group of psychiatric disorders that result from experiencing or witnessing trauma;...
Support nurse health with a structured walking program
Identify barriers and create structure to aid participation.
Takeaways:
Supporting nurses to embrace a healthy lifestyle can have a positive outcome on their well-being.
A...
Common causes of hearing loss in adults
Nurses can help reduce potential loss of quality of life.
Takeaways:
Approximately 16% of adults age 18 years and older report trouble hearing
Symptoms of...
Person-centered care and dementia
Best practices for residents living in long-term care
Takeaways:
A growing body of evidence supports the idea that personhood and selfhood are not lost even...
An overview of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy
Understanding conditions that can cause this disorder will help nurses educate and care for patients.
Takeaways:
Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is a description given to various...
Pressure injury prevention in long-term care
Follow the evidence to improve outcomes.
Takeaways:
High quality healthcare is established using evidence-based practice in nursing protocols and procedures.
To decrease pressure injury (PI)...
How innovation and design thinking can improve care
Empathy and collaboration create opportunities to help vulnerable populations.
Takeaways:
Design thinking is a problem-solving tool driven by the needs of the targeted population.
The...
Evidence-based strategies to prevent enteral nutrition complications
Follow these tips to keep your patients safe.
Takeaways
Enteral nutrition (tube feeding) can be administered safely but is not without risks.
Optimal nursing care can...