5 benefits of digital care management
A typical encounter within the healthcare system can be overwhelming and complicated, depending on the patient’s health condition. For example,…
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ANA addresses nurse-specific measures in health IT
The American Nurses Association (ANA) has long supported nurse-specific measures in health IT
Capnography: A vital sign for the 21st century
Unlike traditional vital signs, capnography yields clear, specific information about the patient’s condition and quickly alerts you to life-threatening disturbances.
Combating medication verification workarounds in an electronic world
In the classic report To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System, the Institute of Medicine reported that at…
Computer algorithm can predict septic shock
Targeted real-time early warning score (TREWScore), a computer-based algorithm, correctly predicts septic shock in 85% of cases, with a lead-time…
Detecting cardiac injury with telemetry
With multi-lead telemetry monitoring, a nurse detects dangerous changes in her patient’s heart rhythm, permitting quick action before an acute MI does permanent damage.
Easing the way for the electronic health record
Pressure is building to develop a national electronic health record – and the nursing profession is playing a pivotal role in developing the standards needed to support it.
ECRI announces top technology hazards for 2015
The ECRI Institute has announced its Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2015, which include alarm hazards, mix-up of IV…
ECRI names top 10 health technology hazards for 2012
ECRI Institute’s top 10 health technology hazards for 2012 include alarm hazards, medication errors when using infusion pumps, enteral feeding…
ECRI releases top 10 health technology hazards for 2011
ECRI Institute has released its Top 10 Lists of Health Technology Hazards for 2011: radiation therapy dose errors, alarm hazards,…
Emerging markets make gains in medical technology innovation
Emerging markets such as China, India, and Brazil are “gaining ground” in medical technology innovation and may surpass developed countries…
Fast biomarker tests for inflammation may reduce unnecessary antibiotics
A systematic review published in The Cochrane Library has found that using the C-reactive protein test to determine the presence…
Genetics and ethics in health care and nursing
Review these excerpts from anew book on genetics and ethics in health and nursing.
Headlines from the Hill
Nurses need to promote ANA’s health system reform principles and recommendations.
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: Not just another device
Increasing numbers of patients at risk for sudden cardiac death are receiving ICDs for primary prevention. This article explains how ICD therapy has grown more complicated.
Issues up close
For many nurses today, the workplace may feel like uncharted territory. New technologies, bold advances in health care, and a…
Mitral valve repair: A new choice
Learn the advantages of repairing a mitral valve instead of replacing it.
New cardiac imaging technique holds promise
Combined 3D myocardial scar and coronary imaging to create a fused volumetric image display was found to be “clinically feasible…
New innovative device for monitoring heart failure shows promise
In the future, a small sensor inserted into the pulmonary artery may be used to collect pulmonary artery pressure data…
New report on how mobile devices are transforming health care
May’s Issues in Technology Innovation includes the report “How Mobile Devices are Transforming Healthcare,” which includes a review of techniques…
New report reaffirms old concerns
In a new report, The National Toxicology Program (NTP) expressed ”serious concern” that diethylhexyl-phthalate (DEHP), a chemical used in medical…
No peeking allowed
Electronic health records give healthcare providers faster, more efficient access to patient information. Experts hope to make the data less vulnerable to security breaches.
Nurse leaders discuss the nurse’s role in driving technology decisions
In an AMNT roundtable, executives discuss the value of engaging frontline nurses in technology decisions, explore the chief nursing officer’s role in technology selection, and exchange views on how technology improves patient outcomes.
Sacred cow round-up
Evidence-based nursing practice obliges us to embrace innovation and let go of our sacred cows.
Stranger than we can think
“When the unthinkable becomes thinkable, it moves rapidly from the realms of impossibility to probability.” Carolina Louise Zurlage, 1993 If…
Support surfaces algorithm
Access “An Evidence-and Consensus-Based Support Surface Algorithm,” an online, interactive algorithm from the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society that…
Take Note – April 2009
A monthly round-up of clinical and practice news and alerts.
Take Note – February 2007
Low-carb diets don’t affect cardiac risk Although diets low in carbohydrates and high in fats and proteins have been popular…
Technology: The great enabler
Where would you be without a “smart” phone to manage your life? We’ve adapted to noxious ring tones; how have we adapted to technology in nursing?
The code is in my briefcase
Applying the ANA’s Code of Ethics to everyday nursing practice
Virtual colonoscopy: A noninvasive look at the colon
Colonoscopy minus the colonoscope; accuracy without invasiveness. These are just a few of the benefits of virtual colonoscopy.
Voice communications technology: healthcare provider perceptions and satisfaction
“Unnecessary noise is the most cruel abuse of care which can be inflicted on either the sick or the well.”…
What HIT means to healthcare professionals
When it comes to health information technology (HIT), every nurses has a stake in—and a piece of—the action. Let’s figure out how to make HIT work for, not against, us.
