Take Note – February 2009
WEB EXCLUSIVE! A monthly round-up of clinical and practice news and alerts.
Aging
Easing the anguish of Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease afflicts not just the person who has it but everyone in that person’s orbit. Learn how to help family members caring for…
Oral care can be a matter of life and death
This oral-care protocol reduces the risk of hospital-acquired infection.
Quelling atrial chaos: Current approaches to managing atrial fibrillation
Every year, 2 million Americans experience atrial fibrillation (AF)—a chaotic electrical storm that ripples across both atria. The more you know about AF, the…
Being a nurse, but also a daughter or son to our aging parents
Nurses come to the profession to provide care for individuals and, in some cases, populations. It is what we do best and for most…
Helping patients navigate end-of-life issues
In the recent movie The Bucket List, two men (one of them exceedingly wealthy) are at the end of their lives. To fill their…
Take Note – February 2008
Elizabeth Battaglino Cahill, RN, named executive director of National Women’s Health Resource Center The National Women’s Health Resource Center (NWHRC) has appointed Elizabeth Battaglino…
Understanding the new standards for patient restraint and seclusion
The federal government recently made important changes to the rules and regulations on patient restraint and seclusion. Here’s what you need to know.
Take Note – March 2007
Previous hospital-room occupants may spread MRSA and VRE The risk of acquiring methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) infections increases if the…
Identifying complete heart block in elderly patients
How to use auscultation to distiguish sinus bradycardia from complete heart block in geriatric patients.
Take Note – February 2009
WEB EXCLUSIVE! A monthly round-up of clinical and practice news and alerts.
Easing the anguish of Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease afflicts not just the person who has it but everyone in that person’s orbit. Learn how to help family members…
Oral care can be a matter of life and death
This oral-care protocol reduces the risk of hospital-acquired infection.
Quelling atrial chaos: Current approaches to managing atrial fibrillation
Every year, 2 million Americans experience atrial fibrillation (AF)—a chaotic electrical storm that ripples across both atria. The more you know about…
Being a nurse, but also a daughter or son to our aging parents
Nurses come to the profession to provide care for individuals and, in some cases, populations. It is what we do best and…
Helping patients navigate end-of-life issues
In the recent movie The Bucket List, two men (one of them exceedingly wealthy) are at the end of their lives. To…
Take Note – February 2008
Elizabeth Battaglino Cahill, RN, named executive director of National Women’s Health Resource Center The National Women’s Health Resource Center (NWHRC) has appointed…
Understanding the new standards for patient restraint and seclusion
The federal government recently made important changes to the rules and regulations on patient restraint and seclusion. Here’s what you need to…
Take Note – March 2007
Previous hospital-room occupants may spread MRSA and VRE The risk of acquiring methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) infections increases…
Identifying complete heart block in elderly patients
How to use auscultation to distiguish sinus bradycardia from complete heart block in geriatric patients.