ED Nursing articles from May 2006

ED Nursing archives from May 2006

ED nurses cope with unpredictable, violent patients on methamphetamine.
May 1, 2006... ED nurses cope with unpredictable, violent patients on methamphetamine Patients are often combative, may have life-threatening conditions A patient in extremely poor health comes in with severe chemical burns and many underlying...

JCAHO is impressed with stroke care at Seattle ED.(Swedish Medical Center emergency department stroke protocols)
May 1, 2006... JCAHO is impressed with stroke care at Seattle ED A 45-year-old man was brought by ambulance to the ED at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle. He presented with aphasia and left hemiparesis with symptom onset two hours before arrival. ...

ED nurses cut drug errors by 'speaking up for safety'.(emergency department safety program)
May 1, 2006... ED nurses cut drug errors by 'speaking up for safety' A nurse is about to give the incorrect dosage to a patient, but she catches the error beforehand — and you notice it's because two "sound-alikes" are stored next to each other. A...

Pediatric Corner: Ask the right questions about asthma drugs.
May 1, 2006... Ask the right questions about asthma drugs Do you always obtain an asthmatic child's medication history? Communication barriers such as noise, overcrowding, and other distractions often prevent this from happening in EDs, says Stephen C....

Do point-of-care tests to cut chest pain delays.
May 1, 2006... Do point-of-care tests to cut chest pain delays At triage, a patient reports fatigue and shortness of breath with a history of pulmonary and cardiovascular disease. Because you don't know the patient's brain natriuretic peptide or troponin...

Does your next patient want to quit smoking?
May 1, 2006... Does your next patient want to quit smoking? Many ED patients say they want an intervention As an ED nurse, you are in a unique position to do two things: Assess tobacco use, and assess the patient's interest in quitting. "Such...

Web Alert: Free resources for patients who smoke.(www.tobaccofreenurses.org)(Website overview)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Free resources for patients who smoke Free resources are available to help patients quit smoking on the Tobacco-Free Nurses web site (www.tobaccofreenurses.org), including links to the guidelines, patient education materials, state...

CE/CME objectives/questions.
May 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...