ED Nursing articles from May 2009

ED Nursing archives from May 2009

New ED protocols dramatically improve survival rates of cardiac arrest patients.
May 1, 2009... .table { border: 3px; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: outset; border-color: #98002E} New ED protocols dramatically improve survival rates of cardiac arrest patients Involvement of emergency nurses is 'crucial' A...

Take steps now to prevent pressure ulcers in your ED.(emergency department)(Report)
May 1, 2009... .table { border: 3px; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: outset; border-color: #98002E} Take steps now to prevent pressure ulcers in your ED If patients spend hours or even days in your ED, they are at increased risk for pressure...

Put a stop to IV med errors with 4 practices.
May 1, 2009... .table { border: 3px; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: outset; border-color: #98002E} Put a stop to IV med errors with 4 practices Intravenous (IV) drug errors are twice as likely to cause harm to patients as drugs given...

While patients wait, triage nurses do interventions.(Clinical report)
May 1, 2009... .table { border: 3px; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: outset; border-color: #98002E} While patients wait, triage nurses do interventions Triage nurses at Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center in Houston ordered a chest...

Go above and beyond with med reconciliation.
May 1, 2009... Go above and beyond with med reconciliation When a young man came to an ED, he appeared to be developmentally delayed, but this was not the case. "Come to find out, he was on 17 medications prescribed by eight different physicians,"...

New test tells if kidney damage is acute or chronic.
May 1, 2009... New test tells if kidney damage is acute or chronic Your patient's serum creatinine, the current diagnostic test for renal failure, is elevated to 2.0. This could be due to volume depletion, chronic kidney disease that the patient has had...

CNE objectives/questions.
May 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...