When a 2 acuity rating isn’t truly a 2
Primary Care
America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009
Make a difference join ANA’s Health Care Reform Team
Beasts, gods and FaceTime: The anguish of visitor limitations during the COVID-19 pandemic
Brushing up on mouth care for cancer patients with mucositis
Caring for a homeless adult with a chronic disease
For homeless people, chronic illnesses can be hard to manage. Here’s what you should know about assessing these patients and developing a practical discharge plan.
Clinical trials 101
Don’t miss the second in a four-part series on clinical trials written by nurses from the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health, which covers phases of clinical trials, informed consent, ethics, and more.
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.
From our readers…Strategies for Implementing an Effective Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners Program (SANE)
SANE nurses help ensure victims of sexual assault receive the compassionate care they need and collect evidence that can be used in court.
FTC supports APRN practice in new report
Guidelines for abdominal aortic aneurysm screening released
Issues up close
Family nurse practitioner (FNP) and nurse-midwife Karen Holder, FNP-BC, CNM, MHS, sees patients at a large primary care clinic in Flagstaff, Arizona, as well as at small satellite units in remote communities sprinkled around northern Arizona.
Severe pain: What’s the diagnosis?
Read this puzzling case history, and see if you can decide on the correct diagnosis.
Spotting alcohol and substance abuse
If you work in primary care, consider creating screening program for alcohol and substance abuse.
Standardized patient “hand off” reduces medical errors
Study: Appropriate nurse staffing lowers hospital readmission rates
Study: Men more likely than women to return to hospital within 30 days of discharge
Study: More focus on maternal mental health needed
Take Note – June 2009
A monthly round-up of clinicial and practice new and alerts.
The impaired nurse: Would you know what to do if you suspected substance abuse?
Check your knowledge of substance abuse in nurses.
What every nurse needs to know about the clinical aspects of child abuse
Child-abuse cases can be the mot difficult ones for nurses to cope with. But with the right knowledge and tools, you can care for abused children more effectively.
What Works: All in the family — How a family advisory council promotes family-centered care in the NICU
The author describes how the council works and its benefits for patients and families.
What’s causing this respiratory distress?
How to recognize and reverse transfuion-related acute lung injury.