Throughout the year, American Nurse publishes special reports of particular interest to nurses. Below are reports on needlestick injuries, fall prevention, advanced nursing education, and more.
Pressure injuries…Prevention across the acute-care continuum
Throughout acute care—from the emergency department to the operating room and the critical-care unit—protecting patients’ skin from pressure injuries (PIs) can sometimes be low on the priority list when faced with immediate life-threatening situations. However, PIs can become life-threatening and most are avoidable when excellent assessment, physical care, multidisciplinary teamwork, and technology are used to ensure adequate perfusion. In this special supplement to American Nurse Today, you’ll find best practices related to specific acute-care environments and insight into clinical solutions such as support surfaces, technology, and collaborative care. You’ll also want to read the case studies from nurses who have developed and implemented PI prevention strategies in their acute-care settings. Share this information with your colleagues to ensure effective and sustainable PI prevention in your organization.
This resource was developed through a unrestricted educational grant from Dabir. Click here to download a PDF. Click here to access digital publication.
Career Watch: 2018 Annual Guide
Career Watch connects career-focused nurses with top employers and the latest educational opportunities. Developed by industry experts, content consists of innovative ideas and practical guidance for career enhancement and advanced education strategies. This issues includes:
- Hot career opportunities
- Remote interview advice
- Salary negotiation
- Travel Nursing
- And more!
Winning the battle of skin tears in an aging population
“Skin tears” may sound like a relatively minor event, but in reality, these injuries can have a significant impact on the quality of patients’ lives in the form of pain, infection, and limited mobility. The incidence of skin tears has been reported to be as high as 1.5 million annually, and with an aging population, this number is likely to go higher. In this webinar, experts will explain how nurses can use an evidence-based approach—including following practice guidelines to assess the wound and select the proper dressing—for managing skin tears and minimizing their negative effects.
This webinar is brought to you by ConvaTec. Click here to download this free PDF
Skin damage associated with moisture and pressure
Tips for how to differentiate and goals for protection and management.
Program Objectives
- Identify how wounds are classified according to wound depth and etiology.
- Describe the etiology of a pressure injury (PI) and incontinence-associated skin damage (IAD).
- Discuss evidence-based protocols of care of prevention and management if IAD and PIs.
- Describe the NPUAP-EPUAP Pressure Injury Classification System.
- Identify appropriate products that can be used for preventioin and treatment of IAD and PIs.
This report is brought to you by ConvaTec. Click here to download this free PDF
American Nurse Today: 2017 Education Guide
Are you thinking about pursuing additional education to advance your career? Have you been investigating the possibility of becoming and advanced practice nurse or nursing educator? There are lots of reasons to continue your education and lots of questions that need answers before you take the next step. The American Nurse Today Nursing Education newsletter brings you the information you need to make the right move for you and your career.
- Lifelong learning: Your catalyst for success
- Why should you continue your education?
- Pathbreaking educational options for 21st-century nurses
- How to fund your nursing education
- Career options for nurse educators
- Is advanced practice nursing for you?
- Landing your dream job
Hook-and-loop alarm belt: A vital component in a fall-prevention toolkit
This is one in a series of recurring case studies describing success stories in preventing falls and injuries from falls. The series is brought to you by Posey. Watch for the next case study in the March issue of American Nurse Today. Click here to read…
Fall prevention: The little things can make a big difference
This is one in a series of recurring case studies describing success stories in preventing falls and injuries from falls. The series is brought to you by Posey. Watch for the next case study in the January issue of American Nurse Today. Click here to read…
Fall prevention: A contract with patients and families
This is the second in a series of case studies illustrating success stories in preventing falls and injuries from falls. The series is brought to you by Posey. Watch for the next case study in the November issue of American Nurse Today. Click here to read…
Special Report: Acuity-adjusted staffing
Fall prevention: Applying the evidence
This is the first in a series of case studies illustrating success stories in preventing falls and injuries from falls. The series is brought to you by Posey. Watch for the next case study in the September issue of American Nurse Today. Click here to read…
Focus on…your career
Special Report…Preventing Patient Handling Injuries in Nurses
This supplement was funded by an unrestricted educational grant from Sage Products. Content of this supplement was developed independently of the sponsor and all articles have undergone peer review according to American Nurse Today standards. Click here to read…
Focus on…Education
The Essence of Nursing, Part 2
This supplement was funded by an unrestricted educational grant from Hill-Rom. Content of this supplement was developed independently of the sponsor and all articles have undergone peer review according to American Nurse Today standards. Click here to read more. . .
Special Report: Infection Prevention
In this special report, experts share practical tips for preventing healthcare associated infections (HAIs) — catheter-associated urinary tract infections, central line-associated bloodstream infections, surgical site infections, and ventilator-associated pneumonia. The report provides a concise overview of what you need to know to help prevent HAIs in your patients. Click here to read…
Special Report: Preparing the Workforce- Today and Tomorrow
This special report explores issues related to the current and future nursing workforce. Experts discuss the business case for optimizing the nursing workforce, trends in education, keeping the nursing workforce healthy, the charge nurse’s role in staffing, technology as a tool for improving quality of care and as a way to engage patients, and trends shaping tomorrow’s workforce. Click here to read…
Focus on…Falls Prevention
The Essence of Nursing
This supplement was funded by an unrestricted educational grant from Hill-Rom. Content of this supplement was developed independently of the sponsor and all articles have undergone peer review according to American Nurse Today standards. Click here to read more. . .
Focus on…Safe Use of Restraints
Current Topics in Safe Patient Handling and Mobility
To avoid injuring their patients and themselves, healthcare providers must get in the habit of using safe patient handling and mobility (SPHM) technology. In this supplement, national experts share their perspectives and best practices on topics ranging from dealing with bariatric patients, managing slings, and assessing a patient’s mobility to transforming the culture, building the business case for an SPHM, and developing a successful SPHM program. Click here to read more. . .
Focus on…Cancer and Survivorship
Nursing, Technology, and Information Systems
This special report is sponsored by Cerner Corporation and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). All articles contained in this special report have undergone peer review according to American Nurse Today standards. Click here to read more. . .
Shiftwork Sleep Disorder
As shiftworkers, nurses are at risk for shiftwork sleep disorder (SWSD), which can cause physiologic and psychological distress and lead to various errors. Nurses also are well positioned to identify SWSD in patients. American Nurse Today, the American Nurses Association, and the American Nurses Foundation, in collaboration with CORE Medical Education, LLC, developed a web-based continuing nursing education (CNE) program on SWSD for nurses, with an unrestricted educational grant from Teva Pharmaceuticals. As part of this initiative, nurses were asked to complete a survey before and after participating in the CNE program to determine what they had learned. This report discusses SWSD and survey results and includes the article “Tips for achieving healthy sleep.” Click here to read more. . .
Moving the Sharps Safety Agenda Forward
The recent Consensus Statement and Call to Action emphasizes the need for all of us to recommit to making sharps safety a priority. This special report reprints this key document, examines ways to improve sharps safety in surgical settings and nonhospital settings, outlines the key elements of a sharps injury prevention program, and provides resources for selecting sharps safety devices. Click here to read more. . .
Special Report: Bloodborne Infection
Spotlight on safety: Preventing pathogen exposure on the job
Pamela F. Cipriano, PhD, RN, FAAN, NEA-BC
Editor-in-Chief Our Editor-in-Chief introduces the topic of nurses’ risk of exposure to pathogens in patients’ blood and body fluids. Click here to read more. . .
Bloodborne infection from sharps and mucocutaneous exposure: A continuing problem
Nancy Delisio, RN
Know the risk factors, risk-reduction strategies, and actions to take after injury. Click here to read more. . .
Taking action to prevent bloodborne infections
Karen Daley, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN
ANA President Daley tells why she feels passionate about protecting healthcare workers from exposure to bloodborne diseases. Click here to read more. . .
Additional resources on bloodborne infection
After you’ve read this special report, you might want to obtain additional information about bloodborne infections by accessing the online resources below. Click here to read more. . .
