Additional resources on bloodborne infection
Additional resources on bloodborne infection After you’ve read this special report, you might want to obtain additional information about bloodborne infections by accessing the…
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Spotlight on safety: Preventing pathogen exposure on the job
Our Editor-in-Chief introduces the topic of nurses’ risk of exposure to pathogens in patients’ blood and body fluids.
Improving pain care for combat injured soldiers and veterans
By Rosemary C. Polomano, PhD, RN, FAAN Advances in battlefield trauma management have significantly improved survival among military personnel injured in the current Afghanistan…
Chest tube care: The more you know, the easier it gets
Many nurses find chest tube care intimidating—but it doesn’t have to be. Once you understand the basics, you can be confident when caring for…
Strengthening your evidence base: Focus on safe patient handling
Over the last 3 years, important new evidence has emerged about safe patient handling. You can apply this evidence at the bedside to help…
The ANA Handle with Care Recognition Program
Launched in 2009, this program helps healthcare organizations establish, implement, and monitor safe patient-handling programs.
Patient handling: Fact vs. Fiction
Although the hazards of manual patient lifting and transferring are well known, misinformation persists.
How integrated information systems will change health care
Integrated and interoperable information systems mean patient data entered by one healthcare provider can be shared by provciders across the entire care continuum. This…
Innovations in patient-monitoring systems
With Bluetooth devices, system interfaces, and other high-tech advances, clinicians can make more accurate and timely treatment decisions. This content is for Digital Access…
Pulse oximetry: An essential tool for the busy med-surg nurse
Pulse oximetry helps med-surg nurses meet the challenge of caring for the greater numbers of acutely ill patients they’re seeing.
Why continuous pulse oximetry monitoring is a must in critical care
Continuous pulse oximetry monitoring immediately alerts clinicians to hypoxemia in unstable critically ill patients, so they can intervene before tissue hyposia sets in. This…
Improving how we use and respond to clinical alarms
Nuisance alarms, false alarms, and hard-to-identify alarms can imperil patient safety. The author describes ways to manage clinical alarms more efficiently. This content is…
Additional resources on bloodborne infection
Additional resources on bloodborne infection After you’ve read this special report, you might want to obtain additional information about bloodborne infections by…
Spotlight on safety: Preventing pathogen exposure on the job
Our Editor-in-Chief introduces the topic of nurses’ risk of exposure to pathogens in patients’ blood and body fluids.
Improving pain care for combat injured soldiers and veterans
By Rosemary C. Polomano, PhD, RN, FAAN Advances in battlefield trauma management have significantly improved survival among military personnel injured in the…
Chest tube care: The more you know, the easier it gets
Many nurses find chest tube care intimidating—but it doesn’t have to be. Once you understand the basics, you can be confident when…
Strengthening your evidence base: Focus on safe patient handling
Over the last 3 years, important new evidence has emerged about safe patient handling. You can apply this evidence at the bedside…
The ANA Handle with Care Recognition Program
Launched in 2009, this program helps healthcare organizations establish, implement, and monitor safe patient-handling programs.
Patient handling: Fact vs. Fiction
Although the hazards of manual patient lifting and transferring are well known, misinformation persists.
How integrated information systems will change health care
Integrated and interoperable information systems mean patient data entered by one healthcare provider can be shared by provciders across the entire care…
Innovations in patient-monitoring systems
With Bluetooth devices, system interfaces, and other high-tech advances, clinicians can make more accurate and timely treatment decisions. This content is for…
Pulse oximetry: An essential tool for the busy med-surg nurse
Pulse oximetry helps med-surg nurses meet the challenge of caring for the greater numbers of acutely ill patients they’re seeing.
Why continuous pulse oximetry monitoring is a must in critical care
Continuous pulse oximetry monitoring immediately alerts clinicians to hypoxemia in unstable critically ill patients, so they can intervene before tissue hyposia sets…
Improving how we use and respond to clinical alarms
Nuisance alarms, false alarms, and hard-to-identify alarms can imperil patient safety. The author describes ways to manage clinical alarms more efficiently. This…
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