Patient Safety
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…
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.
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.…
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…
How a “just culture” can improve safety in health care
In April, reports surfaced of air traffic controllers asleep on the job. Frightening audio clips of airline pilots hearing nothing but silence from the…
ANA comments on ACOs
In the political realm, there is intense debate on how to cut costs in the Medicare program without sacrificing services or care to beneficiaries.…
Teaching ostomy patients to regain their independence
Make sure your ostomy patients leave the hospital with the knowledge and skills they need.
Drug therapy gets personal with genetic profiling
In the not-so-distant future, the science of pharmacogenetics may enable clinicians to give the right drug in the right dosage to the right patient—in…
From our readers…A case study of implementing an injury prevention program
The authors explain how they successfully implemented an injury prevention program.
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…
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.
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…
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…
How a “just culture” can improve safety in health care
In April, reports surfaced of air traffic controllers asleep on the job. Frightening audio clips of airline pilots hearing nothing but silence…
ANA comments on ACOs
In the political realm, there is intense debate on how to cut costs in the Medicare program without sacrificing services or care…
Teaching ostomy patients to regain their independence
Make sure your ostomy patients leave the hospital with the knowledge and skills they need.
Drug therapy gets personal with genetic profiling
In the not-so-distant future, the science of pharmacogenetics may enable clinicians to give the right drug in the right dosage to the…
From our readers…A case study of implementing an injury prevention program
The authors explain how they successfully implemented an injury prevention program.
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