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Patient and family tele-education

Remote education is an effective teaching tool. Takeaways: Tele-education can serve as an alternative to in-person subcutaneous injection training for patients and families. Patients and families found tele-education (via online training supplemented by written materials and interactive self-learning modules) to…

Building a successful behavioral emergency support team

Takeaways Healthcare workers experience more incidents of workplace violence compared to other professionals. A healthy work environment requires that nurses have the skills, tools, and support they need to prevent and manage violent patient behavior. Treating a behavioral emergency like…

Honoring the nurse victims of COVID-19

We at American Nurse Journal want to acknowledge the nurses and other healthcare workers who have given their lives to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nurses, physicians, and first responders tend to garner the most media attention, but let’s not forget the…

Caring for individuals with sickle cell disease

Nurses play a pivotal role in ensuring optimal care.  Takeaways: Sickle cell disease is an inherited chronic condition that affects nearly every system in the body. Early recognition of complications and comorbidities are essential to limiting morbidity and mortality and…

The HealthyNurse® Leader

Nursing leaders—including managers, directors, and executives—are dedicated to advancing nursing excellence and inspiring and empowering teams. They must analyze nursing knowledge and practice environments, and strategize to ensure that safe, evidence-based nursing care is provided for positive patient outcomes. More…
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Acute hypopituitarism

Your recognition of troubling signs and symptoms results in prompt diagnosis and treatment. Takeaways: Hypopituitarism is the deficient secretion of one or more pituitary hormones. The most common cause is a benign or malignant mass. Symptoms include decreased muscle strength…
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Pandemics and ‘One Health’

The intertwining of nature, wildlife, and humans increases the risk of disease spread.  With the world’s attention gripped by vaccinating the population against COVID-19, infectious disease experts are redoubling their efforts to show the robust connection between the health of…

Humana and Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation:

Sharing a bold vision for nurses’ well-being Storytelling and providing support to one another have emerged as powerful motivators toward improved health and well-being for nurses at Humana Inc. This article is available to American Nurses Association members and ANJ…
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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, which removes carbon dioxide and adds oxygen before returning the blood to…

My brain is on overload… How about yours?

The antidote to the overworked brain. Lately, I find myself regularly and voluntarily distracted and not because I’m multitask­ing. I’m being “multi-informed” through a bombardment of information coming from so many different sources: land line ringing, cell texts and alerts,…

Advanced practice nurses: Show your spirit

Declare the importance of your independence. WE CELEBRATE American Independence Day on July 4 every year. Fireworks, parades, carnivals, concerts, and baseball games are just a few of the events commonly associated with the day. If you work on the…

UV-C: A tool for disinfecting mobile devices

Staff satisfied with cleaning workflow. Takeaways: Smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices are being used with increasing frequency in healthcare, but protocols for cleaning them aren’t keeping pace. Published studies report significant contamination on mobile devices used in healthcare, creating…

Appreciative inquiry: Building teamwork and leadership

An effective tool for improving patient care. Takeaways: Appreciative inquiry focuses on acknowledging strengths and values of individuals and organizations while understanding, accepting, and searching for positive meanings. It’s effective at building teamwork that’s geared toward perpetuating what works and…
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Nurses Month: A time for celebration

Inspire and be inspired. Nurses Month shines a spotlight on nurses—those who devote their lives to caring for others. This year, it couldn’t come at a better time as we begin to see the light at the end of the…

CAUTI prevention and urinary catheter maintenance

The indwelling urinary catheter (IUC) isn’t a harmless device. In fact, in 1982, Warren and colleagues reported that the risk of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) increases 3% to 7% each day that the IUC remains in place. More recent…

Summer HEAT nursing camp: First-year experiences in program development

The authors describe a fun way to help students explore career options.  Takeaways: · Nursing faculty facilitate an interactive career exploration camp for high school students interested in health professions. · Professional nursing roles, skills, and educational pathways are introduced…

From surge plans to a culture of readiness

The more resource options available for day-to-day surge events, the more effectively hospital operations can withstand imbalances in supply and demand. Proactively addressing the financial impact of surge frequently isn’t considered a priority in preparedness efforts, but it’s essential for…