An emphasis on a culture of safety and appropriate use of technology help the organization deliver safer and more efficient health care.
The complicated case of a retiree with a newly diagnosed lung tumor kicks off our new “Case Study” department.
Pradaxa gives clinicians a new tool for preventing strokes and
blood clots in patients with atrial fibrillation. Learn how it works,
who’s eligible to receive it, and how to administer it.
Learn about LINX, a surgical procedure for treating chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Experts at the federal level are working to actualize the promise of health information technology.
Health apps hold the promise of greater access to medical services, better monitoring of chronic conditions, and improved patient outcomes.
Take the spontaneity out of new-product purchases to control costs and keep patients safe.
Take the spontaneity out of new-product purchases to control costs and keep patients safe.
Testing a prototype identification system leads to 100% acuracy.
Unlike traditional vital signs, capnography yields clear, specific information about the patient’s condition and quickly alerts you to life-threatening disturbances.
A nursing team’s research findings lead to hospital-wide savings.
This technique slowly removes wastes and excess plasma water, helping patients recover from their illness.
Why critically ill patients with acute renal failure need continuous renal replacement therapy.
Newborn screening illustrates what can happen when genetic testing converges with ethics and electronic health records
Deep-brain stimulation can make a significant difference in the lives of patients with dystonia.
With multi-lead telemetry monitoring, a nurse detects dangerous changes in her patient’s heart rhythm, permitting quick action before an acute MI does permanent damage.
Our editor-in-chief tackles the issue of mandatory flu vaccination.
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.
This handout, part of ANA's Bringing Immunity to Every Community campaign,
provides the tools you need to ensure that adolescents and adults
get appropriate vaccinations.
Pregnant and postpartum women, immunocompromised
children, and persons at high risk for flu-related complications have special immunization needs. Part of ANA’s Bringing
Immunity to Every Community campaign, this handout
explains how to help ensure that these vulnerable populations are protected.
Drugs that inhibit dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) may improve glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes, reducing the risk of disease complications.
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.
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.
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.
Pressure is building to develop a national electronic health record – and the nursing profession is playing a pivotal role in developing the standards needed to support it.
Use sequential compression devices effectively to help achieve the best possible outcomes for patients.
The author describes an innovative technique that is helping patients with C. difficile infection, including patient selection; care before, during, and after the procedure; and patient education.
Using new tools, researchers are exploring complex disorders in which genes and the environment strongly interact.
Review these excerpts from anew book on genetics and ethics in health and nursing.
Syncope is a common occurrence and is commonly benign. But sometimes a swoon signals a serious underlying condition. Learn what causes syncope and how to assess and intervene for a patient who has just experienced it.
More nursing schools are using computerized manikins to help
students gain skills and develop clinical judgment.
Innovative information technology tools help ensure patients get the right care at the right time.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) originates from atherosclerosis, a disease in which low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particles build up in the arterial wall.
Nurses in one large healthcare system are involved at all levels of EHR implementation
These arrhythmias can be tricky to interpret on a rhythm strip.
The author guides you through the basics.
At schools that have integrated electronic health records into the
curricula, students learn the importance of entering, managing,
and using data to produce information and knowledge.
Increasing numbers of patients at risk for sudden cardiac death are receiving ICDs for primary prevention. This article explains how ICD therapy has grown more complicated.
Several therapies are available to help patients with this progressive disease who develop airway infections.
Adult immunization rates in the United States are well below national public health goals. Find out what steps you can take to raise disease awareness and boost vaccine coverage.
ANA’s “Bringing Immunity to Every Community” campaign aims to boost RNs’ knowledge of immunization, encourage them to get vaccinated, and position them as leading immunization advocates.
Create a protocol for this lifesaving intervention at your facility.
A type of dialysis, MARS removes toxins and replaces
lost liver functions.
Reprocessing can help an organization save money and protect the environment.
The earlier renal disease is detected, the better. That’s why the microalbumin test is so important for patients with certain chronic conditions.
Learn the advantages of repairing a mitral valve instead of replacing it.
After decades of dormancy, mumps is back and could be making an appearacne soon at a clinic or hospital near you.
Learn more about this common disorder of neuromuscular transmission and its affects on patients
Pharmacomechanical thrombectomy removes dangerous clots to restore healthy function in hours.
The Genetic/Genomic Competency Center (G2C2, http://www.g-2-c-2.org/) is a new free online resource created to help educators teach the next generation of nurses and physician assistants about genetics and genomics.
In an AMNT roundtable, executives discuss the value of engaging frontline nurses in technology decisions, explore the chief nursing officer’s role in technology selection, and exchange views on how technology improves patient outcomes.
A survey of attitudes, knowledge and genomic competency
More children are going unvaccinated these days. This article can help reverse this worrisome trend.
The National Health Service must embrace technology to meet the challenges it faces.
Although the hazards of manual patient lifting and transferring are well known, misinformation persists.
Peripheral arterial disease is all too common – and all too often goes unrecognized.
Brush up on your knowledge of these potentially life-saving drugs.
Our Editor-in-Chief tells the story of her experience as a patient.
The transition to a paperless health system is a chance for nurses to shape the technology.
Electronic health records, HIT, and nursing informatics are transforming American health care.
Why is immunization so crucial for nurses? Which vaccinations should all nurses get? Find out with this educational handout focusing on national efforts to reduce vaccine-preventable disease through ANA’s Bringing Immunity to Every Community campaign.
Confused about central catheters? Here’s what you need to know.
Pulse oximetry helps med-surg nurses meet the challenge of caring for the greater numbers of acutely ill patients they’re seeing.
More than half of cancer patients get radiation therapy. This
article gives a basic overview of this potentially life-saving treatment, discusses nursing interventions for radiation patients, and tells you what you need to know to provide education and emotional support to patients and their families.
New techniques expand the options for high-risk patients and cause fewer complications than conventional surgery.
Flu season approaches. Protect yourself and your patients by getting immunized.
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 monthly round-up of clinical, practice, and career news, updates, and alerts.
Web exclusive! A monthly round-up of clinical and practice news and alerts at www.AmericanNurseToday.com
WEB EXCLUSIVE! A monthly round-up of clinical and practice news and alerts.
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.
Web Exclusive! A monthly round-up of clinical and practice news and alerts.
Nursing informatics professionals are ready to lead the transformation to a technology-enabled healthcare environment.
Where would you be without a “smart” phone to manage your life? We’ve adapted to noxious ring tones; how have we adapted to technology in nursing?
The upcoming influenze season poses additional challenges.
As hospital admissions shrink, nursing jobs are shiftingto other areas, such as outpatient offices, clinics, postacute facilities, and home care.
With a shrinking workforce and more complex healthcare, how can nurses raise the bar on clinical excellence? One hospital uses health information technology to improve efficiency and reduce unnecessary errors – and has gained Magnet status in the process.
Until recently, the outlook for patients who remained comatose after cardiac arrest was dire. But therapeutic hypothermia is turning the tide. Learn the facts about this life-saving approach.
Editor-in-Chief Pam Cipriano interviews the nation’s health IT "czar" on
nurses’ role in transforming health care through the electronic health record.
This noninvasive technique gives early warning of respiratory compromise.
Learn how to detect and manage pain in patients who may not respond to pain in expected ways.
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.
The author takes the reader on her step-by-step journey that resulted in a change in practice.
Workforce-management software and operational integration help match the right nurse to the right patient at the right time.
Your knowledge and your patient teaching can be the difference between a quick recovery and a serious complication.
Should healthcare workers be required to obtain flu vaccines? The author presents both sides of the issue.
Colonoscopy minus the colonoscope; accuracy without invasiveness. These are just a few of the benefits of virtual colonoscopy.
Virtual-building orientation teaches hospital staff how to
navigate a new building even before the move takes place.
How genetic testing ensures that patients start warfarin therapy at their personal-best doses.
When it comes to health information technology (HIT), every nurses has a stake in—and a piece of—the action. Let’s figure out how to make HIT work for, not against, us.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that all healthcare workers receive the influenza vaccine. Here is how one medical center is working to meet that goal.
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