ED Nursing articles from March 2008

ED Nursing archives from March 2008

Boost your trauma patient's chance of survival with these interventions.
March 1, 2008... Boost your trauma patient's chance of survival with these interventions ED nurses seeing outcomes previously 'unheard of' When a man with a severe liver injury from blunt abdominal trauma arrived at Vanderbilt University Medical...

Use these tips for severe trauma injuries in your ED.
March 1, 2008... Use these tips for severe trauma injuries in your ED Delays can dramatically affect outcomes On the way to being rushed to a Level 1 trauma center after being hit by a car, a boy's airway suddenly filled with blood. As a result, he was...

Overdoses of prescription meds may be unintentional.
March 1, 2008... Overdoses of prescription meds may be unintentional Med reconciliation reveals life-saving information If your next patient had altered mental status and lethargy, would you suspect an unintentional overdose of pain medication? ...

Adverse effects from ED sedation are common.(emergency department)
March 1, 2008... Adverse effects from ED sedation are common When children have procedural sedation in the ED, at least 42% have at least one adverse effect, according to a recent study of 547 children.1 Parents were called 24 hours after discharge from the...

Adverse events high in elders for these 3 drugs.
March 1, 2008... Adverse events high in elders for these 3 drugs Blood thinners may be linked to traumatic injuries One-third of the estimated 177,504 ED visits by elderly patients for adverse drug events were caused by warfarin, insulin, and digoxin in...

White ED patients more likely to get narcotics.
March 1, 2008... White ED patients more likely to get narcotics White ED patients are more likely to receive narcotics such as oxycodone and morphine than patients of other races or ethnicities, says a new study.1 Researchers examined 156,729...

Know risks of restraint with violent patients.
March 1, 2008... Know risks of restraint with violent patients After an intoxicated and combative man broke loose from restraints, he struck two ED nurses and threw a computer at another nurse at a New York hospital in December 2007. Could this happen at...

CNE objectives/questions.(continuing nursing education)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... 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...