ANA on the Frontline July 2020
Learn about the top issues facing ANA member nurses, how ANA is working for you, and what ANA is doing to advance nursing. In…
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Lead toxicity in children
Assessment and prompt intervention can prevent harm. Takeaways: Lead toxicity can cause behavioral, cognitive, or motor problems in children. Nurses’ role is to educate,…
Preventing postoperative pulmonary complications
Postoperative pulmonary complications are costly and responsible for extended hospital stays and mortalities. Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) are multimodal evidence-based guidelines aimed at…
June 2020 Vol. 15 No. 6
American Nurse Journal continues to keep track of the COVID-19 pandemic, with an eye to information nurses can put to use immediately, including how…
ANA on the Frontline June 2020
Learn about the top issues facing ANA member nurses, how ANA is working for you, and what ANA is doing to advance nursing. In…
Dental abscess: Early recognition for a positive outcome
Nurses have an important role to play in identifying and managing dental infections. Takeaways: Dental abscesses are common dental emergencies. Dental abscesses may result…
Reducing hemolysis rates
An emergency department’s quality improvement project aims to reduce errors and improve care. Takeaways: Rates of hemolysis decrease with the implementation of proper blood…
Nurses on the front lines during pandemics
An annotated bibliography. Editor’s note: This article has undergone peer review. Key Points Infectious disease outbreaks are an emerging global threat. Nurses are one…
Be alert for Kawasaki disease
Early detection is key to avoiding heart disease. Takeaways: If Kawasaki disease (KD) is recognized and treated early, children can recover quickly with a…
May 2020 Vol. 15 No. 5
This issue of American Nurse Journal finds the world continuing to live with and battle COVID-19. The journal staff want to thank all of…
ANA on the Frontline May 2020
Learn about the top issues facing ANA member nurses, how ANA is working for you, and what ANA is doing to advance nursing. In…
Quality improvement in action: Revised critical blood glucose value
In January 2017, at a 253-bed, semirural hospital, a critical blood glucose value notification wasn’t automatically sent for a blood glucose level of 42…
ANA on the Frontline July 2020
Learn about the top issues facing ANA member nurses, how ANA is working for you, and what ANA is doing to advance…
Lead toxicity in children
Assessment and prompt intervention can prevent harm. Takeaways: Lead toxicity can cause behavioral, cognitive, or motor problems in children. Nurses’ role is…
Preventing postoperative pulmonary complications
Postoperative pulmonary complications are costly and responsible for extended hospital stays and mortalities. Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) are multimodal evidence-based guidelines…
June 2020 Vol. 15 No. 6
American Nurse Journal continues to keep track of the COVID-19 pandemic, with an eye to information nurses can put to use immediately,…
ANA on the Frontline June 2020
Learn about the top issues facing ANA member nurses, how ANA is working for you, and what ANA is doing to advance…
Dental abscess: Early recognition for a positive outcome
Nurses have an important role to play in identifying and managing dental infections. Takeaways: Dental abscesses are common dental emergencies. Dental abscesses…
Reducing hemolysis rates
An emergency department’s quality improvement project aims to reduce errors and improve care. Takeaways: Rates of hemolysis decrease with the implementation of…
Nurses on the front lines during pandemics
An annotated bibliography. Editor’s note: This article has undergone peer review. Key Points Infectious disease outbreaks are an emerging global threat. Nurses…
Be alert for Kawasaki disease
Early detection is key to avoiding heart disease. Takeaways: If Kawasaki disease (KD) is recognized and treated early, children can recover quickly…
May 2020 Vol. 15 No. 5
This issue of American Nurse Journal finds the world continuing to live with and battle COVID-19. The journal staff want to thank…
ANA on the Frontline May 2020
Learn about the top issues facing ANA member nurses, how ANA is working for you, and what ANA is doing to advance…
Quality improvement in action: Revised critical blood glucose value
In January 2017, at a 253-bed, semirural hospital, a critical blood glucose value notification wasn’t automatically sent for a blood glucose level…