ED Nursing articles from April 2009

ED Nursing archives from April 2009

These clinical changes could save patients being held in your ED.(emergency department)(Report)
April 1, 2009... These clinical changes could save patients being held in your ED Minimize the 'potential for disaster' Have you ever found yourself running back and forth between a myocardial infarction patient in one room and a patient with...

Interventions by nurses cut sepsis deaths by 30%.
April 1, 2009... Interventions by nurses cut sepsis deaths by 30% ED nurses at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC, completely revamped the way they care for sepsis patients, which resulted in a 30% decrease in mortality. ED nurses use a modified...

ID abnormal vital signs more quickly.
April 1, 2009... ID abnormal vital signs more quickly A patient's condition 'can and will' decline Hours after arrival in the ED, a patient's condition suddenly, unexpectedly, deteriorates. How do you get this patient immediate help? Here are different...

Handoff questions: More important than you think?
April 1, 2009... Handoff questions: More important than you think? Don't assume information is irrelevant Do you ever get frustrated answering questions asked by inpatient nurses about your ED patient, as they seem unimportant to you? "As ED...

Make inpatient handoff info more consistent.
April 1, 2009... Make inpatient handoff info more consistent What ED nurses convey is biggest 'risk point' At Baptist Hospital Miami, ED nurses always left a verbal report on inpatients being transferred to the floors using an audio tool. "Any...

Music can reduce stress in your ED's waiting room.
April 1, 2009... Music can reduce stress in your ED's waiting room Adults bringing children to a pediatric ED waiting area were much less anxious when classical music was playing in the background, says a new study..sup.1 "If there is any delay in...

Should you tell patients a drug error was made?
April 1, 2009... Should you tell patients a drug error was made? Of 13,932 ED medication errors analyzed in a recent study, patients or family members were notified about the mistakes only 2.7% of the time..sup.1 This finding was "surprising,"...

Use these assessment tips for kidney injury.
April 1, 2009... Use these assessment tips for kidney injury Pain and hemodynamic instability. These are the two most significant assessment finding related to kidney injuries, according to Katie Ryan, RN, BSN, director of the ED at St. Rose Dominican...

Young chest pain patients wait longer for EKGs.
April 1, 2009... Young chest pain patients wait longer for EKGs If a young patient walks into an ED with chest pain, he or she will wait longer than an older patient to get an EKG, according to a new study..sup.1 Researchers looked at 214 patients with...

CNE objectives/questions.
April 1, 2009... CNE objectives/questions Participants who complete this activity will be able to: *identify clinical, regulatory, or social issues relating to ED nursing; *describe how those issues affect nursing service delivery; *integrate...