Medication errors: Best Practices
A medication error can occur in any healthcare setting-with devastating consequences. The authors describe weaknesses in the key elements of medication use and propose…
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Evaluating the neurologic status of unconscious patients
Assessing the neurologic status of unconscious or comatose patients can be a challenge because they can’t cooperate actively with your examination. But once you…
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…
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…
Safe patient handling and movement in home healthcare settings
Home health settings present a challenging health care environment for home healthcare workers who perform patient movement and handling activities, such as lifting, transferring,…
Identifying complete heart block in elderly patients
How to use auscultation to distiguish sinus bradycardia from complete heart block in geriatric patients.
Medication errors: Best Practices
A medication error can occur in any healthcare setting-with devastating consequences. The authors describe weaknesses in the key elements of medication use…
Evaluating the neurologic status of unconscious patients
Assessing the neurologic status of unconscious or comatose patients can be a challenge because they can’t cooperate actively with your examination. But…
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…
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…
Safe patient handling and movement in home healthcare settings
Home health settings present a challenging health care environment for home healthcare workers who perform patient movement and handling activities, such as…
Identifying complete heart block in elderly patients
How to use auscultation to distiguish sinus bradycardia from complete heart block in geriatric patients.