ED Nursing articles from December 2006

ED Nursing archives from December 2006

ED nursing care of chest pain patient ruled homicide by jury.(Emergency Department)
December 1, 2006... ED nursing care of chest pain patient ruled homicide by jury Case is an ED nurse's 'worst nightmare' The 49-year-old woman reported classic heart attack symptoms — chest pain, shortness of breath, and nausea — to nurses at...

EDs using non-nurses in triage, waiting rooms.
December 1, 2006... EDs using non-nurses in triage, waiting rooms Practices 'take a lot of the risk out of triage' A recent Illinois case of a patient dying in an ED waiting room after being seen briefly at triage underscores the increased pressures...

Reassess pain to comply with JCAHO standards.
December 1, 2006... Reassess pain to comply with JCAHO standards Avoid having dissatisfied ED patients If you don't reassess a patient's pain levels periodically and document this reassessment, you're not in compliance with requirements from the Joint...

Pneumonia with atypical symptoms: Risk of delays.
December 1, 2006... Pneumonia with atypical symptoms: Risk of delays Nursing documentation is key Only 43%-64% of adult ED pneumonia patients in two Pennsylvania EDs got antibiotics within four hours as recommended by current guidelines, says a new study....

Identify children at high risk for poor ED aftercare.(emergency department)
December 1, 2006... Identify children at high risk for poor ED aftercare Failure to comply is 'pervasive problem' Only 60.4% of pediatric patient guardians followed up with ED discharge instructions to see a physician, says a new study.1 Researchers found...

ED is only source of care for many asthma patients.(Emergency Department)
December 1, 2006... ED is only source of care for many asthma patients Better home management prevents ED visits A patient comes to your ED with a severe asthma attack holding an empty inhaler, and he says he ran out of medication weeks ago. Other...

Have clinical staff wear locator badges.
December 1, 2006... Have clinical staff wear locator badges At Swedish Medical Center's ED in Seattle, WA, all clinical staff wear locator badges [manufactured by Versus, based in Traverse City, MI] that identify where specific individuals are located, both...

CE Objectives/Questions.
December 1, 2006... CE 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...