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Standardizing handoff communication
An electronic tool helps ensure care continuity and reduces miscommunication.
Takeaways:
Using a standardized electronic handoff tool improves nurse-to-nurse communication.
It ensures care continuity and...
Ceiling lifts and safe patient handling and mobility programs
Equipment accessibility and multifunctionality help ensure program success.
Editor’s note: This is an early release of a web exclusive article for the March 2021 issue...
Stroke and the Rise of Telehealth – What Nurses Need To Know
Telehealth in stroke care
“One minute the patient is completely fine and then blood flow to the brain is disrupted,” says Dr. Mona Bahouth.
“Stroke is...
Enhancing nursing curriculum with an injection of technology
Use online tools to engage and motivate students.
Evidence-based research has changed teaching from a traditional teacher-centered approach to a student-centered (constructivist) approach. According to...
The Joint Commission: COVID-19 response and accreditation
Resources and advocacy to support healthcare organizations.
Takeaways:
The Joint Commission has taken actions to support health care organizations with accreditation surveys and certification reviews...
Beasts, gods and FaceTime: The anguish of visitor limitations during the COVID-19 pandemic
For the foreseeable future, efforts to minimize human contact will remain in place as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is...
Enclosure bed: A tool for calming agitated patients
By Dawn Walters, MS, RN, Vice-President of Behavioral Health and Rehabilitation Services Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, New York As told to Janet Boivin,...
What you need to know about electronic documentation
Electronic health records (EHRs) are here to stay. Beginning January 1, 2014, all public and private healthcare providers were required to adopt and demonstrate...
CDC recognizes National Immunization Awareness Month
Click to visit www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niam, where you can find information from the CDC concerning this year's National Immunization Awareness Month.
ANA Immunize resource
Click to visit www.anaimmunize.org, the American Nurses Association's online immunization resource.
FDA approves drug for treating rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma
On July 3, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Beleodaq (belinostat) for the treatment of patients with peripheral T-cell lymphoma, a rare...
FDA approves Afrezza
On June 27, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Afrezza (insulin human) Inhalation Powder, a rapid-acting inhaled insulin to improve glycemic control...
New MRI technique may help in early diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease
Researchers have developed a simple MRI technique that may help in the early diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. Read more and read the study abstract.