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Retaining novice nurses

A dedicated new nurse council aids retention.  Takeaways: High nurse turnover comes with costs that are great both to the nursing talent pool and…
Rapid Response

Recognizing autonomic dysreflexia

Your quick action ensures a good outcome.     Takeaways: Autonomic dysreflexia results from a noxious stimulus, such as a distended bladder or bowel. Signs and…
Gestational diabetes

Gestational diabetes

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) re­fers to any degree of glucose intolerance that starts or is first recognized during pregnancy. Frequently, GDM represents pre-existing hyperglycemia…
Implementing trauma-informed care

Implementing trauma-informed care 

Childhood trauma can result in severe mental and physical consequences that reverberate throughout a person’s life. Despite the widespread occurrence of childhood trauma, most…
Night Council

Night councils

Bring night-shift nurses to the shared governance table.  Takeaways: Night-shift nurses frequently miss out on the benefits of shared governance and are left out…
Palliative Care

Palliative care in the emergency department

The fast-paced environment of the emergency department makes it difficult to have lengthy care goal conversations, even with patients who chronic, progressive illnesses. Studies…
he challenge of sustaining practice improvement 

The challenge of sustaining practice improvement

Implementation success requires frontline staff participation during change development.  Not all proven, evidence-based healthcare practices are successfully implemented and sustained. In the 150 years…
forgiveness

Be your own nurse: Forgiveness

COVID-19 has taught us many lessons. Some of those lessons are painful and some are hopeful. In the time of pandemic, focusing on the…

Pleural effusion

Early identification results in prompt diagnosis. Takeaways: Parapneumonic effusions can increase in size despite antimicrobial therapy. Nurses should be attuned to changes in pulmonary…
Battling burnout and languishing 

Battling burnout and languishing

Brief evidence-based tactics that work Even before COVID-19, rates of burnout, depression, stress, and anxiety in nurses, and other healthcare clinicians indicated a public…
Hospital at home

Hospital at home

Expand capacity, increase patient satisfaction, improve outcomes  Takeaways: Outside of the United States, countries such as England, Canada, and Australia have long op­erated hospital-at-home…

Retaining novice nurses

A dedicated new nurse council aids retention.  Takeaways: High nurse turnover comes with costs that are great both to the nursing talent…
Rapid Response

Recognizing autonomic dysreflexia

Your quick action ensures a good outcome.     Takeaways: Autonomic dysreflexia results from a noxious stimulus, such as a distended bladder or bowel.…
Gestational diabetes

Gestational diabetes

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) re­fers to any degree of glucose intolerance that starts or is first recognized during pregnancy. Frequently, GDM represents…
Implementing trauma-informed care

Implementing trauma-informed care 

Childhood trauma can result in severe mental and physical consequences that reverberate throughout a person’s life. Despite the widespread occurrence of childhood…
Night Council

Night councils

Bring night-shift nurses to the shared governance table.  Takeaways: Night-shift nurses frequently miss out on the benefits of shared governance and are…
he challenge of sustaining practice improvement 

The challenge of sustaining practice improvement

Implementation success requires frontline staff participation during change development.  Not all proven, evidence-based healthcare practices are successfully implemented and sustained. In the…
forgiveness

Be your own nurse: Forgiveness

COVID-19 has taught us many lessons. Some of those lessons are painful and some are hopeful. In the time of pandemic, focusing…

Pleural effusion

Early identification results in prompt diagnosis. Takeaways: Parapneumonic effusions can increase in size despite antimicrobial therapy. Nurses should be attuned to changes…
Battling burnout and languishing 

Battling burnout and languishing

Brief evidence-based tactics that work Even before COVID-19, rates of burnout, depression, stress, and anxiety in nurses, and other healthcare clinicians indicated…
Hospital at home

Hospital at home

Expand capacity, increase patient satisfaction, improve outcomes  Takeaways: Outside of the United States, countries such as England, Canada, and Australia have long…
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