This month features the second in our two-part series on peripheral access devices. This article focuses on complications related to insertion, use, and discontinuation—prevention…
In September 2017, The Joint Commission released a Sentinel Event Alert about the importance of adequate patient handoff reports at each change in patient…
Simulation boosts skills and encourages active learning. Takeaways: Traditional medication administration dosage testing can be time-consuming, costly, and lack elements of active learning. Simulation…
Our cover story this month takes a look at intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy. The World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and…
The July 2019 issue of American Nurse Today offers up two clinical articles with updates critical to good nursing care. The first—Evidence-based epilepsy care—is…
Averting a Crisis. Takeaways Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS), impaired renal function resulting from advanced liver disease, is characterized by renal vasoconstriction, systemic vasodilatation in the…
This month’s continuing nurse education article provides a pharmacologic update on oral anticoagulants. Many new medications are available, and this article offers insight into…
Simulation boosts skills and encourages active learning. Takeaways: Traditional medication administration dosage testing can be time-consuming, costly, and lack elements of active…
Averting a Crisis. Takeaways Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS), impaired renal function resulting from advanced liver disease, is characterized by renal vasoconstriction, systemic vasodilatation…
This month’s continuing nurse education article provides a pharmacologic update on oral anticoagulants. Many new medications are available, and this article offers…