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Avoiding iatrogenic opioid dependency and addiction
Assessment, empathy, and nonpharmacologic options are effective strategies.
Takeaways:
Pain perception is multifactorial and includes somatic and medical, cognitive, emotional, behavioral, social, and motivation factors.
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Caring for adult patients with obesity in primary care
Evidence-based interventions are key for successful outcomes.
Editor’s note: This is a web exclusive article for the October 2021 issue of American Nurse Journal.
Obesity is...
Reducing overuse of telemetry
Editor's note: This is a web exclusive article for the July 2021 issue of American Nurse Journal.
Strategies for nurses
Continuous cardiac monitoring or telemetry is...
One and done: Prefilled flush syringes
Reinforce safe practices in your organization.
Editor's Note: This is an early release of a web exclusive article for the July 2021 issue of American...
Self-management = a balanced life
Follow this formula for success.
Takeaways:
• Self-management coupled with a wellness approach can mitigate the stress associated with nursing and improve individual nurse health.
• Procrastination...
A musical approach to coping with psychosocial stress
A powerful tool for nurse well-being
Editor’s note: This is an early release of a web exclusive article for the May 2021 issue of American...
Quality improvement training: A simplified approach
How a correctional facility engages all staff in QI
Takeaways:
The purpose of continuous quality improvement (QI) programs is to improve healthcare by identifying problems,...
Caring during COVID-19
Editor’s note: This is an early release of a web exclusive article for the April 2021 issue of American Nurse Journal.
At the bottom of...
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...
Emergent nurse cross-training in response to COVID-19
Program prepares a hospital for future patient surges
Takeaways:
Patient surges during the COVID-19 pandemic require nurses who are cross-trained to work in units other...
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...
Managing delirium in the pediatric patient
A strategic, team approach ensures optimal results.
Takeaways:
Delirium may go unrecognized in pediatric patients.
Strategies used to manage the symptoms of delirium also aid...
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AHA: It’s Safe to Treat High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy
High blood pressure during pregnancy can present significant risks to mother and child, but practitioners have sometimes be hesitant to prescribe blood pressure medication...