Communicating with intubated patients: A new approach
Learn how one hospital improved communication between nurses and intubated patients through the use of an algorithm, new communication devices, and a focused communications…
Patient Safety
Environment, health, & safety
With the growing reuse of single-use medical devices, ANA supports improvements in end-of-use product management and research on ethical and safety issues related to…
Tracheostomy care: An evidence-based guide
To promote positive outcomes in patients with trach tubes, nurses need to stay up-to-date on best practices and develop and maintain the necessary skills.
FDA proposes new policy for some devices
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a new policy that reduces premarket notification requirements related to devices that have had their…
FDA changes sunscreen labeling requirements
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revised requirements for sunscreen labeling. The final rule takes effect by summer 2012. Read more.
Patient/family/visitor “hot line” prevents medical errors
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has a “hot line” that patients, families, or visitors can call if they see something wrong and think…
New FDA regulation for improving safety reporting in clinical trials discussed in The New England Journal of Medicine.
The June 8 edition of The New England Journal of Medicine includes “New FDA Regulation to Improve Safety Reporting in Clinical Trials.” Read here.
From our readers…The nature of grief
A wise person once said, “Grief is not a disease or pathology to be cured. Grief is the tangible evidence that we’ve cared and…
Medical-surgical value analysis aims high above the bottom line
Standardization of medical-surgical products across hospitals and health systems can have significant benefits in cost savings, employee satisfaction, and the quality of patient care.…
Stigma and misconceptions related to addictive disease
What do you know about addiction to opioids? If you are like many clinicians you might have trouble sorting out the facts, which can…
Smoking-cessation counseling by nurses: Description and predictors in rural hospitals
This study found that a nurse’s comfort with smoking-cessation counseling skills predicts more counseling activities.
Evidence-based interventions for dyspnea
Editor’s note: One of a series of articles on managing cancer-related symptoms from the Oncology Nursing Society. Dyspnea is “a subjective experience of breathing…
Communicating with intubated patients: A new approach
Learn how one hospital improved communication between nurses and intubated patients through the use of an algorithm, new communication devices, and a…
Environment, health, & safety
With the growing reuse of single-use medical devices, ANA supports improvements in end-of-use product management and research on ethical and safety issues…
Tracheostomy care: An evidence-based guide
To promote positive outcomes in patients with trach tubes, nurses need to stay up-to-date on best practices and develop and maintain the…
FDA proposes new policy for some devices
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a new policy that reduces premarket notification requirements related to devices that have…
FDA changes sunscreen labeling requirements
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revised requirements for sunscreen labeling. The final rule takes effect by summer 2012. Read…
Patient/family/visitor “hot line” prevents medical errors
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has a “hot line” that patients, families, or visitors can call if they see something wrong…
New FDA regulation for improving safety reporting in clinical trials discussed in The New England Journal of Medicine.
The June 8 edition of The New England Journal of Medicine includes “New FDA Regulation to Improve Safety Reporting in Clinical Trials.”…
From our readers…The nature of grief
A wise person once said, “Grief is not a disease or pathology to be cured. Grief is the tangible evidence that we’ve…
Medical-surgical value analysis aims high above the bottom line
Standardization of medical-surgical products across hospitals and health systems can have significant benefits in cost savings, employee satisfaction, and the quality of…
Stigma and misconceptions related to addictive disease
What do you know about addiction to opioids? If you are like many clinicians you might have trouble sorting out the facts,…
Smoking-cessation counseling by nurses: Description and predictors in rural hospitals
This study found that a nurse’s comfort with smoking-cessation counseling skills predicts more counseling activities.
Evidence-based interventions for dyspnea
Editor’s note: One of a series of articles on managing cancer-related symptoms from the Oncology Nursing Society. Dyspnea is “a subjective experience…
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