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STI guidelines

2021 CDC STI guidelines: A review of changes

Follow current recommendations for prevention, assessment, and treatment.  Takeaways: Sexually transmitted infections are epidemic in the United States with numbers steadily rising and reaching an all-time high for…
ECMO

Answers to the top 10 ECMO questions

ECMO, a form of partial cardio­pulmonary bypass, provides either venoarterial (VA) or venovenous (VV) support. The ECMO circuit pumps venous blood outside of the body to an oxygenator,…
Cranial nerve assessment, healthcare, registered nurse, nursing, nursing journal

Cranial nerve assessment: A practical approach

Acute and chronic neurologic presentations exist in all healthcare settings. Abnormal findings—subtle or gross—reflect sensory, motor, and reflexive function and have significant implications for nursing care. However, many…
Discontinuing medically administered nutrition

Discontinuing medically administered nutrition

Support patient’s values, beliefs, and goals.  Takeaways: Medically administered nutrition and hydration (MANH) is indicated for individuals with chronic, complex, or serious illness for whom oral nutrition is…
His Bundle

His bundle pacing

For patients with sick sinus syndrome and nonreversible atrioventricular (AV) conduction block, pacemakers provide the only effective treatment by electrically stimulating heart muscle contraction. Over the years, pacemakers…
Ethics

Nurse responsibility in advancing global health

To: Ethics Advisory Board From: Volunteer RN Subject: Global health outreach With the recent earthquake in Haiti and the devastation that country has experienced, I feel compelled to…
Pediatric Sepsis

Pediatric sepsis: Are you ready?

Sepsis has received much attention recently, but the pediatric population is missing from many of these discussions. Increased nursing knowledge about sepsis recognition, management, and emergency care can…
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome

Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome

Mary Watson*, a 32-year-old woman, arrives at her provider’s office with complaints of dizziness, fatigue, and a rapid heart rate when changing from a sitting to a standing…
misinformation

Preventing the spread of misinformation

A role for all nurses. Editor’s note: This is an early release of an article that will appear in the February 2022 issue of American Nurse Journal. Takeaways:…
DD

Recognizing and treating dissociative disorders

Dissociative disorders are a group of psychiatric disorders that result from experiencing or witnessing trauma; affects up to 10% of the general population. As essential partners in the…
Sepsis

Sepsis identification: A race against time

Nursing assessments and recognition of risk factors aid prompt recognition and treatment.  Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that occurs when the body’s response to infection causes organ injury.…

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