Support nurse health with a structured walking program
Identify barriers and create structure to aid participation. Takeaways: Supporting nurses to embrace a healthy lifestyle can have a positive outcome on their well-being.…
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When a patient refuses a nurse assignment
Although prioritizing patients’ needs remains the core value of healthcare, awareness of healthcare workers’ experiences with prejudice perpetrated by patients continues to increase.
Common causes of hearing loss in adults
Reviewing hearing loss in relation to the type (conductive, sensorineural, or mixed) and ear anatomy helps nurses identify common and concerning causes and presentations.
Person-centered care and dementia
Best practices for residents living in long-term care Takeaways: A growing body of evidence supports the idea that personhood and selfhood are not lost…
An overview of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy
Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is a description given to various rare conditions that can lead to life-threatening arrhythmias in the absence of ischemic, hypertensive, or…
How innovation and design thinking can improve care
Empathy and collaboration create opportunities to help vulnerable populations. Takeaways: Design thinking is a problem-solving tool driven by the needs of the targeted population.…
Evidence-based strategies to prevent enteral nutrition complications
Enteral nutrition (EN), commonly called tube feeding, is defined by the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) as a system of providing…
Caring for individuals with sickle cell disease
Nurses play a pivotal role in ensuring optimal care. Takeaways: Sickle cell disease is an inherited chronic condition that affects nearly every system in…
Right-sided heart failure
Right-sided heart failure (HF) doesn’t get the attention that left-sided HF receives, but it’s an important factor in HF symptom severity and mortality. Right-sided…
Smart pumps, smart management, safe patients
When organizations and clinicians team up, patients are protected. Takeaways: Medication administration errors continue to occur due to mistakes in smart electronic infusion pump…
Brighter days ahead
Marking one year of the pandemic and nurses’ response We generally think of anniversaries as causes for celebration, as is the case of the…
Pediatric pain management
An individualized, multimodal, and interprofessional approach is key for success. Takeaways: Many pediatric patients experience unnecessary pain because of undertreatment and inadequate pain management…
Support nurse health with a structured walking program
Identify barriers and create structure to aid participation. Takeaways: Supporting nurses to embrace a healthy lifestyle can have a positive outcome on…
When a patient refuses a nurse assignment
Although prioritizing patients’ needs remains the core value of healthcare, awareness of healthcare workers’ experiences with prejudice perpetrated by patients continues to…
Common causes of hearing loss in adults
Reviewing hearing loss in relation to the type (conductive, sensorineural, or mixed) and ear anatomy helps nurses identify common and concerning causes…
Person-centered care and dementia
Best practices for residents living in long-term care Takeaways: A growing body of evidence supports the idea that personhood and selfhood are…
An overview of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy
Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is a description given to various rare conditions that can lead to life-threatening arrhythmias in the absence of ischemic,…
How innovation and design thinking can improve care
Empathy and collaboration create opportunities to help vulnerable populations. Takeaways: Design thinking is a problem-solving tool driven by the needs of the…
Evidence-based strategies to prevent enteral nutrition complications
Enteral nutrition (EN), commonly called tube feeding, is defined by the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) as a system…
Caring for individuals with sickle cell disease
Nurses play a pivotal role in ensuring optimal care. Takeaways: Sickle cell disease is an inherited chronic condition that affects nearly every…
Right-sided heart failure
Right-sided heart failure (HF) doesn’t get the attention that left-sided HF receives, but it’s an important factor in HF symptom severity and…
Smart pumps, smart management, safe patients
When organizations and clinicians team up, patients are protected. Takeaways: Medication administration errors continue to occur due to mistakes in smart electronic…
Brighter days ahead
Marking one year of the pandemic and nurses’ response We generally think of anniversaries as causes for celebration, as is the case…
Pediatric pain management
An individualized, multimodal, and interprofessional approach is key for success. Takeaways: Many pediatric patients experience unnecessary pain because of undertreatment and inadequate…