Family presence during resuscitation: The in’s and out’sWhen the family wants to be with the patient, this advice will help you guide the conversation and manage the situation.
Tuberculosis today: Fighting an ancient adversaryThe author describes the newest approaches to detecting, treating, and controlling this very old infectious disease.
Understanding high-frequency oscillatory ventillationTo survive acute lung injury, patients need all the help they can get. High-frequency oscillatory ventillation protects their lungs by maintaining a constant mean…
To sleep, perchance to healSleep doesn’t come easily for ICU patients. Many suffer chronic sleep deprivation, which can raise stress levels, depress immune responses, and impair wound healing. To…
Practice guidelines, standards, consensus statements, position papers: What they are, how they differHealthcare agencies and societies frequently issue practice guidelines, standards, and various statements and papers on clinical topics. This article explains how to evaluate these…
Recognizing depression in childrenAll kids can be moody and unpredictable. But for roughly 5% of children, behavioral changes reflect depression. Learn why depression holds added dangers for children…
Creating a culture of civility in the workplaceEnd verbal abuse, negative behavior and physical abuse in the workplace, using these 7 challenges. This article is available to American Nurses Association members…
Be a myth-buster: Stop the misconceptions about fibromyalgiaFibromyalgia produces many symptoms but no signs, so some clinicians dismiss it as a wastebasket diagnosis. But the pain is very real, and patients…
Cervical Spine injuries: Preserving function, improving outcomesHow to provide skilled care that stops the damage and helps your patient manage the injury.
Recognizing and easing procedural painA procedure may be routine to you, but the pain it produces isn’t routine to your patient.
Ogilvie’s syndrome: No ordinary constipationA patient complains of bloating, abdominal tenderness, and constipation. Nothing unusual? Maybe. But if you’re too quick to dismiss these symptoms, you could be overlooking…
Family presence during resuscitation: The in’s and out’sWhen the family wants to be with the patient, this advice will help you guide the conversation and manage the situation.
Tuberculosis today: Fighting an ancient adversaryThe author describes the newest approaches to detecting, treating, and controlling this very old infectious disease.
Understanding high-frequency oscillatory ventillationTo survive acute lung injury, patients need all the help they can get. High-frequency oscillatory ventillation protects their lungs by maintaining a…
To sleep, perchance to healSleep doesn’t come easily for ICU patients. Many suffer chronic sleep deprivation, which can raise stress levels, depress immune responses, and impair wound…
Practice guidelines, standards, consensus statements, position papers: What they are, how they differHealthcare agencies and societies frequently issue practice guidelines, standards, and various statements and papers on clinical topics. This article explains how to…
Recognizing depression in childrenAll kids can be moody and unpredictable. But for roughly 5% of children, behavioral changes reflect depression. Learn why depression holds added dangers…
Creating a culture of civility in the workplaceEnd verbal abuse, negative behavior and physical abuse in the workplace, using these 7 challenges. This article is available to American Nurses…
Be a myth-buster: Stop the misconceptions about fibromyalgiaFibromyalgia produces many symptoms but no signs, so some clinicians dismiss it as a wastebasket diagnosis. But the pain is very real,…
Cervical Spine injuries: Preserving function, improving outcomesHow to provide skilled care that stops the damage and helps your patient manage the injury.
Recognizing and easing procedural painA procedure may be routine to you, but the pain it produces isn’t routine to your patient.
Ogilvie’s syndrome: No ordinary constipationA patient complains of bloating, abdominal tenderness, and constipation. Nothing unusual? Maybe. But if you’re too quick to dismiss these symptoms, you could…
To sleep, perchance to healBy: Kenneth J. King, BSN, RN, Noreen Halley, RN, and DaiWai M. Olson, BSN, RN, CCRN
Practice guidelines, standards, consensus statements, position papers: What they are, how they differBy: Yvonne D’Arcy, MS, RN, CRNP, CNS
