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Nurses respond to the Virginia Tech disaster
Nurses from Montgomery Regional Hospital describe their role in treating patients from the Virginia Tech disaster.
Recognizing ventricular arrhythmias and preventing sudden cardiac death
Saving a patient from sudden death starts with recognizing the dangerous ventricular arrythmia that precedes it.
Antidepressant discontinuation syndrome: What every acute-care nurse should know
Rapid withdrawal from antidepressant drugs can cause serious problems in acute-care patients. This article explains why acute-care nurses need to put antidepressant discontinuation syndrome…
Investigating nurses’ dressing change techniques
Original nursing research explores nurses’ rationales for using sterile technique instead of clean technique in particular circumstances – and reveals wide practice discrepencies.
How to recognize and respond to hypovolemic shock
Fluid loss…poor tissue perfusion…oxygen deprivation…acidosis…multisystem organ failure. Unless interrupted, the scary chain of events in hypovolemic shock leads to death. Learn how to hault…
Improving the care of stroke patients
Is your facility doing enough to help stroke patients survive and regain functional independence? Find out how a national evidence-based initiative helps hospitals deliver better…
Spotlight on nurse staffing, autonomy, and control over practice
This article kicks off our series that examines the distinguishing traits of Magnet hospitals and discusses strategies that can make healthcare facilities more “magnetic.”
Fine-tuning your feeding-tube insertion skills
Even if you’re accustomed to inserting feeding tubes, the procedure can cause complications. The authors provide safety guidelines to help you make feeding-tube insertion safer.
On the record with Pamela Cipriano, Editor-in-Chief
Terry Ratnre, RN, MFA, asks American Nurse Today Editor-in-Chief Pamela Cipriano to weigh in on some of the most pressing issues in nursing.
The five P’s spell positive outcomes for ARDS patients
Protect your ARDS patients from danger with perfusion, positioning, protective lung ventilation, protocol weaning, and prevention of complications.
Nurses respond to the Virginia Tech disaster
Nurses from Montgomery Regional Hospital describe their role in treating patients from the Virginia Tech disaster.
Recognizing ventricular arrhythmias and preventing sudden cardiac death
Saving a patient from sudden death starts with recognizing the dangerous ventricular arrythmia that precedes it.
Antidepressant discontinuation syndrome: What every acute-care nurse should know
Rapid withdrawal from antidepressant drugs can cause serious problems in acute-care patients. This article explains why acute-care nurses need to put antidepressant…
Investigating nurses’ dressing change techniques
Original nursing research explores nurses’ rationales for using sterile technique instead of clean technique in particular circumstances – and reveals wide practice…
How to recognize and respond to hypovolemic shock
Fluid loss…poor tissue perfusion…oxygen deprivation…acidosis…multisystem organ failure. Unless interrupted, the scary chain of events in hypovolemic shock leads to death. Learn how…
Improving the care of stroke patients
Is your facility doing enough to help stroke patients survive and regain functional independence? Find out how a national evidence-based initiative helps hospitals…
Spotlight on nurse staffing, autonomy, and control over practice
This article kicks off our series that examines the distinguishing traits of Magnet hospitals and discusses strategies that can make healthcare facilities…
Fine-tuning your feeding-tube insertion skills
Even if you’re accustomed to inserting feeding tubes, the procedure can cause complications. The authors provide safety guidelines to help you make feeding-tube…
On the record with Pamela Cipriano, Editor-in-Chief
Terry Ratnre, RN, MFA, asks American Nurse Today Editor-in-Chief Pamela Cipriano to weigh in on some of the most pressing issues in…
The five P’s spell positive outcomes for ARDS patients
Protect your ARDS patients from danger with perfusion, positioning, protective lung ventilation, protocol weaning, and prevention of complications.
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