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Myxedema coma
Emergent and aggressive treatment are key to a good outcome.
Takeaways:
Myxedema coma is the most severe, potentially life-threatening form of hypothyroidism and a...
Small bowel obstruction
Early identification results in a positive outcome.
Takeaways:
Abdominal pain, bloating and distension, vomiting, and obstipation are warning signs of small bowel obstruction.
Small bowel...
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...
Providing ethics consultation in the middle of a pandemic
As a new graduate RN, I was confronted with the case of allowing a natural death for a 6-month old baby girl who survived...
How transformational leaders address fear amid COVID-19
You can provide the guidance nurses need.
Editor’s note: This is an early release of an article that will appear in the March 2021 issue...
Improving sleep in patients with heart failure
The DREAM bundle is a simple, effective tool.
Takeaways:
Sleep disturbances are among the most commonly reported symptoms of heart failure.
Educating patients with heart...
2020 American Heart Association Basic Life Support for the inpatient setting
Everything healthcare providers need to know
Editor’s note: This is an early release of a web exclusive article for the March 2021 issue of American...
Hypertension in women commonly misidentified as part of menopause
Up to 50 percent of women develop high blood pressure before age 60
While complications of pregnancy and early menopause increase the future risk of...
Bradykinin-induced angioedema
Quick treatment results in a good outcome.
Takeaways:
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors can increase the release of bradykinin, which can increase tissue permeability with dilatation of...
Surge planning and a tiered staffing model
Takeaways:
Develop proactive surge planning approaches in advance of a crisis.
Predictive modeling, such as, anticipating staffing needs, allows for a proactive structure to...
A call to care: A model for creating an employee COVID-19 screening clinic
Takeaways:
Setting up an employee COVID testing clinic requires leadership, coordination, and can be a model of patient-centered nursing care.
When done well, employee...
Navigating excellence during a pandemic: The Magnet® program director’s role
Use the Magnet model components as a framework for meeting a crisis.
Takeaways:
Nursing leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic requires all hands on deck.
The...
Animal assistants in healthcare
An animal may provide just the benefit patients need.
Prepandemic, I had the pleasure of traveling to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a...
