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Preventing hospital-acquired pneumonia
Implementing a fundamental nursing skills bundle can reduce risk.
Takeaways:
Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) is a serious complication of an acute care admission, particularly for patients...
Caring for infants and families affected by neonatal abstinence syndrome
Standardized care and compassion are key to successful treatment.
Takeaways
Evidence-based standardized protocols are needed to provide the best treatment for the mother-infant dyad and...
Outpatient care of patients with COPD
Controlling symptoms and preventing exacerbations are the key to patient quality of life.
Takeaways:
Nurses must be able to identify patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary...
Medical Cannabis: What Nurses Need to Know
Nurses can help patients make smart decisions by educating themselves.
Takeaways:
Nurses frequently treat patients who use or are considering using cannabis as a medicine.
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Central vascular access device complications:
The nurse’s role at each point of care
Takeaways:
Central vascular access devices (CVADs) can be essential to accomplishing patient therapeutic regimens.
Nurses must be...
Short peripheral and midline catheter complications
The nurse’s role at point of care
Takeaways:
Short peripheral and midline catheters can be essential to accomplishing patient therapeutic regimens.
Nurses must be competent...
Depression and chronic medical illness in adults
This dual diagnosis poses challenges for patients—and their nurses.
Takeaways:
Adults with chronic medical illness have a high prevalence of co-morbid depression.
Depression often goes...
Evidence-based epilepsy care
Assessment, treatment, and self-management
Takeaways:
Epilepsy is a complex disease that includes seizures that may or may not be active.
Recognizing comorbidities can improve health...
Oral anticoagulants: Pharmacologic management update
Stay-up-to-date to avoid complications and achieve the best treatment for patients.
Takeaways:
This article discusses the use of oral anticoagulants.
Indications, side effects and dosing...
Evidence-based practices for osteoarthritis management
Self-management education is the foundation of osteoarthritis care.
Takeaways:
· Osteoarthritis is a chronic disorder of the joints that is painful, prevalent, costly, and a leading...
Evidence-based update on chest tube management
Is your practice current?
Takeaways:
Chest thoracotomy tube (CTT) management can seem challenging, so let evidence-based practice guide you.
Familiarize yourself with the chest drainage...
Implementation: The linchpin of evidence-based practice changes
Take a strategic approach to translating research into practice.
Takeaways
Implementation is a major step in the evidence-based practice (EBP) process that’s often underappreciated and...
Breast cancer survivors: Assessment and management of long-term treatment effects
Survivor care continues long after treatment ends.
Takeaways:
Long-term effects of breast cancer treatment include fatigue, hot flashes and night sweats, sexual dysfunction, sleep disturbance, weight...