Incontinence-associated dermatitis: Management update
Timely assessment and prevention improve patient outcomes. Takeaways: Nurses play a vital role in the promotion of healthy patient skin. Incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) is…
Renal/Urinary
Postmenopausal women and urinary incontinence
According to the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, about 6,000 women in the United States enter menopause every day. During menopause (which is…
HIV patients at greater risk for heart, kidney disease
Patients with HIV who are at high risk for a heart attack or stroke are also at substantially greater risk for chronic kidney disease…
Secondary hyperparathyroidism in chronic kidney disease
Through early recognition and prompt treatment, you can help relieve patient pain and discomfort. Key Takeaways – Patients with chronic kidney disease, particularly those who…
Improving care and outcomes for patients with bladder conditions
Key takeways Bladder conditions are common, costly, and hidden. With adequate information, individuals can participate in self-care for treatment and prevention. Nurses serve important…
Protecting failing kidneys: What to teach your patients
Mary Kean* is a 62-year-old woman who has had hypertension for the last 30 years. She has not taken her medicine routinely because, as…
New kidney biomarkers: A faster way to detect acute kidney injury
It’s 7:30 am, and you’ve just received report on your patients. One of them, Anna Clark, age 77, is a postoperative patient who underwent…
Six steps to optimal nutrition care
Patients diagnosed with malnutrition stay in the hospital three times longer than other patients
Operationalizing the ANA CAUTI prevention tool in acute-care settings
NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: The American Nurses Association (ANA) led an initiative in collaboration with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Partnership for…
Caring for patients with solid organ transplants
Donald Brooks, age 57, comes to the emergency department after fracturing his right hip in a skiing accident. He is admitted to the orthopedic…
Acute kidney injury: Causes, phases, and early detection
When you arrive for your afternoon shift, you receive report from the day-shift nurse. He states he just admitted Marc Stevens, age 78, after…
Enough already! Let’s start using ANA’s CAUTI tool—now
I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of being bombarded with data, tools, and promotions claiming these things will help me become…
Incontinence-associated dermatitis: Management update
Timely assessment and prevention improve patient outcomes. Takeaways: Nurses play a vital role in the promotion of healthy patient skin. Incontinence-associated dermatitis…
Postmenopausal women and urinary incontinence
According to the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, about 6,000 women in the United States enter menopause every day. During menopause…
HIV patients at greater risk for heart, kidney disease
Patients with HIV who are at high risk for a heart attack or stroke are also at substantially greater risk for chronic…
Secondary hyperparathyroidism in chronic kidney disease
Through early recognition and prompt treatment, you can help relieve patient pain and discomfort. Key Takeaways – Patients with chronic kidney disease, particularly…
Improving care and outcomes for patients with bladder conditions
Key takeways Bladder conditions are common, costly, and hidden. With adequate information, individuals can participate in self-care for treatment and prevention. Nurses…
Protecting failing kidneys: What to teach your patients
Mary Kean* is a 62-year-old woman who has had hypertension for the last 30 years. She has not taken her medicine routinely…
New kidney biomarkers: A faster way to detect acute kidney injury
It’s 7:30 am, and you’ve just received report on your patients. One of them, Anna Clark, age 77, is a postoperative patient…
Six steps to optimal nutrition care
Patients diagnosed with malnutrition stay in the hospital three times longer than other patients
Operationalizing the ANA CAUTI prevention tool in acute-care settings
NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: The American Nurses Association (ANA) led an initiative in collaboration with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’…
Caring for patients with solid organ transplants
Donald Brooks, age 57, comes to the emergency department after fracturing his right hip in a skiing accident. He is admitted to…
Acute kidney injury: Causes, phases, and early detection
When you arrive for your afternoon shift, you receive report from the day-shift nurse. He states he just admitted Marc Stevens, age…
Enough already! Let’s start using ANA’s CAUTI tool—now
I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of being bombarded with data, tools, and promotions claiming these things will help…
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