Hyponatremia signals acute adrenal insufficiency
Maryann Ward, age 56, is admitted to the chest pain unit. Sara, her nurse, finds her alert and oriented. Mrs. Ward tells Sara her chest pain started…
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Caring for patients with spinal cord injuries
Spinal Cord Injuries (SCIs) are a significant cause of disability, with profound—and in many cases devastating— consequences. According to recent data, about 12,000 SCIs occur annually in the United States, and up…
Hours per patient day: Understanding this key measure of productivity
Tracking HPPD helps to ensure each of the units in a hospital are meeting financial targets in order to remain financially healthy. Administrators, charge…
How to recognize, prevent, and troubleshoot mechanical complications of enteral feeding tubes
Feeding tubes are used for various indications in patients with either acute or long-term needs. Critical care, acute care, long-term, and home care nurses…
Bloodstream infections from peripheral lines: An underrated risk
Analytics—the study of data to reveal meaningful patterns—is remaking large swaths of our culture, from business to sports to politics. In health care, applying…
Implementing a mobility program for ICU patients
More than 5 million patients are admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) every year, with survival rates approaching 80%. But when they leave the…
The ABCDEs of emergency burn care
Consider this scenario. You’re driving home from work after a busy shift and there has been an accident ahead on the freeway. As you…
What works: An ED goes vertical to improve patient flow and satisfaction
In the midst of unprecedented change in health care, hospitals and emergency departments (EDs) are attempting the impossible — increase both patient volume and…
Caring for patients with solid organ transplants
Donald Brooks, age 57, comes to the emergency department after fracturing his right hip in a skiing accident. He is admitted to the orthopedic…
Acute kidney injury: Causes, phases, and early detection
When you arrive for your afternoon shift, you receive report from the day-shift nurse. He states he just admitted Marc Stevens, age 78, after…