ED Nursing articles from April 2005

ED Nursing archives from April 2005

Are your sedation practices safe? New ACEP guidelines offer help.
April 1, 2005... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY New guidelines for procedural sedation and analgesia from the American College of Emergency Physicians give updated approaches for assessment and monitoring. * Some states prohibit nurses from monitoring airways of...

Decrease your ED's supply par levels and save.(emergency department)
April 1, 2005... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY You can save thousands of dollars by decreasing supply par levels in ED treatment rooms, due to fewer missing or uncharged supplies. * By stocking only six Level I fluid warmer tubings instead of 16, $650 was saved....

Clues offered on queries for stroke certification.
April 1, 2005... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY To be certified by the Joint Commission, your ED will have to demonstrate that stroke patients receive consistent and timely care in adherence to national guidelines. * Surveyors will want to know how often tissue...

What has your ED done to improve stroke care?(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... When Joint Commission surveyors arrive in your ED to assess stroke care, they'll have one thing on their minds: What you're done to improve and speed assessment and treatment. "We knew the best practices we would be judged on were: Lab...

Try these tips to ease tensions with floor nurses.
April 1, 2005... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY To solve ongoing problems and reduce tension pertaining to patients being held in the ED, collaborate with nurses from other departments. * Invite nurses to observe ED triage. * Ask inpatient nurses for input...

4 ways to give psychiatric patients privacy in your ED.
April 1, 2005... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY If psychiatric patients aren't given privacy in your ED, this can have a negative impact on their care and put you at risk for a violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. * Limit the number...

Don't assume dehydrated children always need IVs.(Tip Of The Month)
April 1, 2005... When a child is vomiting and has diarrhea, is your first thought to give intravenous (IV) fluids? "The literature shows that for a mildly to moderately dehydrated child, giving fluids orally works just as well," says Lynn Daum, RN, BSN, special...

Number of ED visits for injured elderly increasing.(Tip Of The Month)
April 1, 2005... Are you treating more injured elderly patients in your ED? A report from the Bethesda, MD-based U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission shows a 73% increase in the number of patients 75 and older treated for product-related injuries in EDs from...

CE instructions.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Nurses participate in this continuing education program by reading the issue, using the provided references for further research, and studying the questions at the end of the issue. Participants should select what they believe to be the...

CE questions.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... After reading this issue of ED Nursing, the CE participant should be able to: * Identify clinical, regulatory, or social issues relating to ED nursing. (See Are your sedation practices safe? New ACEP guidelines offer help and Don't assume...