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Responding to a sentinel event
Each year, medical errors result in 44,000 to 98,000 deaths in the United States. This is not a news bulletin; these statistics were revealed nearly a decade ago by the Institute of Medicine in its se...
The Joint Commission issues sentinel event alert on preventing violence in the health care setting
On June 3, The Joint Commission issued “Preventing violence in the health care setting,” a sentinel event alert. It includes prevention strategies and suggested actions.
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Bullies in health care beware
Nurses can relate to scenes of disruptive behavior and intimidation, such as verbal outbursts and threats of reporting a person, to the more passive actions, such as refusing to return phone calls, us...
In some situations, axillary node removal doesn't improve breast cancer survival
A study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology June meeting found that removing additional axillary lymph nodes to look for breast cancer in women with limited disease spread in the se...
Take Note - September 2008
Johnson & Johnson’s Campaign for Nursing’s Future In 2002, Johnson & Johnson launched the Campaign for Nursing’s Future to enhance the image of nursing, help r...
Using power skills for personal wellness
WHAT SHOULD YOU BE DOING to
take better care of yourself? How can you create more urgency for self-care in your life, despite the stresses and time pressures you face everyday at home, at work, and i...
How inflammatory markers refine CV risk status
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) originates from atherosclerosis, a disease in which low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particles build up in the arterial wall. LDL particles are oxidized and combine with macr...
Money can't buy happiness
Greek philosophers warned that excessive materialism or the quest for physical pleasure can thwart true happiness. Contemporary psychology and economics scholars who study the phenomenon of happiness ...
Medication errors: Don't let them happen to you
A critical care nurse tries to catch up with her morning medications after her patient’s condition changes and he requires several procedures. He is intubated, so she decides to crush the pills and in...
Vaccines, antivirals are crucial aspects of influenza strategy
Vaccines and antivirals are important interventions to thwart a widespread outbreak of influenza, which is capable of causing massive economic and social disruption and strain on an already overtaxed ...
What every nurse needs to know about breast cancer
You’ve been a registered nurse for 26 years and cared for dozens of breast cancer patients. You’ve listened as they poured out their feelings and fears. You’ve consoled them and prepared them for surg...
During an emergency: Be safe!
Imagine that while you’re at work today caring for patients in the local hospital emergency department (ED), you suddenly hear a booming rumble so loud it sounds like thunder overhead. Strangely...
Recognizing posttraumatic stress disorder in military veterans
More than a half million members of the military have become our newest veterans. Compared to veterans of previous conflicts, Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans as a group are likely to be slightly ...
Saving lives with continuous ST-segment monitoring
Anita Jenkins, age 54, arrives at the emergency department (ED) complaining of shortness of breath and chest tightness. An electrocardiogram (ECG) recorded within 6 minutes of her arrival shows normal...
A word about patients' psychic experiences: Listen
In her dream, a young pediatric nurse answered the phone at the nurses’ station and was told to go to the lobby where a gravely ill patient was being admitted. She went down to find a little boy...
Nurses respond to the Virginia Tech disaster
When you work in an emergency department (ED), you expect the unexpected. But what happens when the unthinkable occurs? American Nurse Today’s editorial team, led by Pam Cipriano, spoke with Lor...
Helping new nurses set priorities
Duchscher J. A process of becoming: the stages of new nursing graduate professional role transition. J Contin Educ Nurs. 2008;39(10):441-450.
Ebright P, Urden L, Patterson E, Chalko B. Themes surro...
Patton attends ceremonies to celebrate opening of 110th congress. ANA wants YOU! Apply to N-PAL toda
Patton attends ceremonies to celebrate opening of 110th CongressBy Carlos JacksonIn January, the 110th session of the United States Congress convened amid the pomp and circumstance of an historic firs...
Making a stand against malignant melanoma
By now, everyone knows sun worshipping can have dire health consequences. It’s no longer news that malignant melanoma cases are on the rise and that excessive sun exposure is a major reason.But ...
Safe Staffing: Evidence demonstrated daily
The American Nurses Association (ANA) believes that safe staffing levels can’t be achieved by legislated ratios. Instead, staffing levels should be based on data that link staffing and skill mix...
Headlines from the Hill
As one of the newest trustees of the American Nurses Association Political Action Committee (ANA-PAC), I was honored to help represent the 2.9 million American nurses at one of the most significant ev...
Drugs Today - January 2009
Antihypertensives: Finding a better combination Combining an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor with a calcium channel blocker instead of a diuretic may provide a greater card...
Climate Change
Nursing, our dynamic profession, keeps evolving. New, exciting topics keep us on our toes. Environmental health is one such topic. Climate change, hospital waste, pollution, sustainable practices, ren...
Take Note - November 2008
tPA effective more than 4 hours after acute ischemic stroke Currently, tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is approved for acute ischemic stroke within 3 hours of the onset of...
The rules of transfusion: Best practices for blood product administration
Blood transfusions are a life-sustaining and life-saving treatment but they aren't without risk. Conditions that warrant blood transfusions range from acute trauma to intraoperative blood loss to comp...
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