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Evidence You Can Use

Purpose: This EBP project was needed to improve the compliance, competence, and confidence of bedside nurses in the use of CPR using the Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) program. Target audience:…

From the Desk of the Historian | ANA-NY

Summer is a time for travel and as you read this column, I will have completed a vacation through Canada to Halifax, Nova Scotia in mid-June. This column is the…

Legislative Update

Thursday, June 6, was the last scheduled day of New York’s 2024 legislative session, but we went into overtime. The Senate completed their business on Friday, June 7 around 8:30…

ANA-NY – President’s Message | September 2024

ANA-NY’s seven-member delegation attended the ANA Membership Assembly in Washington D.C. June 27-29. Each year members of state associations from across the country meet to discuss current issues that guide…

Evidence You Can Use

Purpose: This EBP project was needed to improve the compliance, competence, and confidence of bedside nurses in the use of CPR using…

Legislative Update

Thursday, June 6, was the last scheduled day of New York’s 2024 legislative session, but we went into overtime. The Senate completed…

Articles From American Nurse that you may be interested in

Living donor liver transplant coordinator

Living donor liver transplant has helped overcome the global shortage of donor organs. Live liver donors who electively undergo major abdominal surgery require specific care and expertise to ensure their safety. In the outpatient transplant clinic, transplant coordinators provide education, obtain consent, and organize the care of potential transplant recipients and living donors. As essential members of the transplant team, these coordinators use their extensive knowledge and experience to guide patients through the stressful transplant process.

Syncope

Syncope can result from several conditions, including electrolyte imbalance, hypothyroidism, myocarditis, acute coronary syndrome, and electrical disturbances in the heart.

Foot assessment and care

For the foot to properly perform its main functions of weight bearing and propulsion, 26 bones, 33 joints, and over 100 tendons, muscles, ligaments, blood vessels, nerves, and nails must work together. Given this complexity, is it any wonder that many Americans, especially older adults, frequently experience issues? A simple 3-minute assessment can help identify problems and provide patient education that will aid prevention.

Promoting health literacy

Effective patient education must include assessment, planning, implementation, and education; skipping one of these components puts the patient at risk for suboptimal…

Vaccination and vaccine-hesitancy

Historically, vaccination rates among college students, specifically for human papillomavirus and seasonal influenza, have run low. The same trend has occurred with…

Skin integrity and steroid medications

Clinicians frequently mistake moisture-associated skin damage (MASD) for early-stage hospital-acquired pressure injury. MASD and PI require distinctly different treatments, which makes accurate…



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