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Understanding confidence intervals helps you make better clinical decisions

PERHAPS YOU DIDN’T LEARN about the confidence interval (CI) in your formal education or you don’t hear the term in daily conversation. Confidence interval just doesn’t roll of the tongue of a staff nurse…

FDA expands use of Xalkori

On March 11, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Xalkori (crizotinib) to treat people with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors…

Does a right to refuse treatment include a right to demand it?

According to the dictionary, the word integrity is a noun, and it means either adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character;…

Update on fluoridation of public drinking water

Public drinking water fluoridation is considered one of the 10 greatest public health achievements of the 20th century by the Centers for Disease Control…

Verifying NG feeding tube placement in pediatric patients

Nasogastric (NG) tubes are placed to administer enteral nutrition, medications, or fluids to children of all ages who are unable to ingest enough proper…

Understanding radiation dermatitis

According to the National Cancer Institute, an estimated 1.6 million new cases of cancer will have been diagnosed in the United States in 2015.…

FDA allows marketing of cooling cap for chemotherapy

On Dec. 8, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the Dignitana DigniCap Cooling System for marketing. The system reduces the frequency and…

New guidelines for managing care of breast cancer survivors

The American Cancer Society and the American Society of Clinical Oncology have released a new Breast Cancer Survivorship Care Guideline to help breast cancer…

False-positive mammograms may indicate increased risk for breast cancer later in life

Women with a history of a false-positive mammogram result may be at increased risk of developing breast cancer for up to 10 years after…

Experimental drug may stop cancer-induced cachexia

Data from a preclinical study show that AR-42, an experimental drug, may stop cachexia associated with advanced cancers and restore muscle health, according to…

The essence of nursing, in our readers’ words

Promoting health and easing suffering—these goals lie at the heart of the essence of nursing. Given the many demands of nursing—call lights, phone calls,…

How to evaluate qualitative research

Editor’s note: This article is a follow-up to “Understanding qualitative research,” published in the July issue of American Nurse Today. Have you ever told…

Understanding confidence intervals helps you make better clinical decisions

PERHAPS YOU DIDN’T LEARN about the confidence interval (CI) in your formal education or you don’t hear the term in daily conversation. Confidence interval just doesn’t roll of the tongue of…

FDA expands use of Xalkori

On March 11, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Xalkori (crizotinib) to treat people with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)…

Does a right to refuse treatment include a right to demand it?

According to the dictionary, the word integrity is a noun, and it means either adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of…

Update on fluoridation of public drinking water

Public drinking water fluoridation is considered one of the 10 greatest public health achievements of the 20th century by the Centers for…

Verifying NG feeding tube placement in pediatric patients

Nasogastric (NG) tubes are placed to administer enteral nutrition, medications, or fluids to children of all ages who are unable to ingest…

Understanding radiation dermatitis

According to the National Cancer Institute, an estimated 1.6 million new cases of cancer will have been diagnosed in the United States…

FDA allows marketing of cooling cap for chemotherapy

On Dec. 8, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the Dignitana DigniCap Cooling System for marketing. The system reduces the…

New guidelines for managing care of breast cancer survivors

The American Cancer Society and the American Society of Clinical Oncology have released a new Breast Cancer Survivorship Care Guideline to help…

False-positive mammograms may indicate increased risk for breast cancer later in life

Women with a history of a false-positive mammogram result may be at increased risk of developing breast cancer for up to 10…

Experimental drug may stop cancer-induced cachexia

Data from a preclinical study show that AR-42, an experimental drug, may stop cachexia associated with advanced cancers and restore muscle health,…

The essence of nursing, in our readers’ words

Promoting health and easing suffering—these goals lie at the heart of the essence of nursing. Given the many demands of nursing—call lights,…

How to evaluate qualitative research

Editor’s note: This article is a follow-up to “Understanding qualitative research,” published in the July issue of American Nurse Today. Have you…

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