Defending yourself through documentation
Complete, objective, and accurate documentation of the care you provide can help you avert or defend against lawsuits.
Nursing Education
What every nurse should know about staffing
Learn how understanding your organization’s staffing process can help you influence staffing levels on your unit.
Postdischarge nursing care of stroke patients
Home health nurses play a vital role in helping patients recover from stroke
The Magnetizers: A team approach to Magnet®-focused teaching
Six direct-care nurses came together to teach hospital staff about the Magnet Recognition Program.®
Guiding your patients through menopause
The more you know about menopause, the more you can help patients understand and cope with symptoms.
Central lines: Recognizing, preventing, and troubleshooting complications
Central lines can save lives. But dangerous complications can occur unless caregivers know how to identify, prevent, and solve potential problems.
Polymyalgia rheumatica: A possible cause of pericardial effusion
Suspect polymyalgia in patients who continue to decline after treatment for pericardial effusion.
Advocating for patients in an era of drug-delivery problems
Learn what steps you can take to help patients avoid drug contamination and cope with drug shortages.
Be prepared for poison ivy, oak, and sumac
The author clears up misconceptions and discusses treatment.
Preparing nurses for tomorrow’s healthcare system
Today’s nursing curriculum uses such approaches as situated cognition, flipping the classroom, and concept-based learning.
Study: Fewer work hours for medical residents could have unintended consequences
A study in JAMA Internal Medicine comparing schedules of first-year residents found that fewer work hours increased the number of patient handoffs (affecting continuity…
Defending yourself through documentation
Complete, objective, and accurate documentation of the care you provide can help you avert or defend against lawsuits.
What every nurse should know about staffing
Learn how understanding your organization’s staffing process can help you influence staffing levels on your unit.
Postdischarge nursing care of stroke patients
Home health nurses play a vital role in helping patients recover from stroke
The Magnetizers: A team approach to Magnet®-focused teaching
Six direct-care nurses came together to teach hospital staff about the Magnet Recognition Program.®
Guiding your patients through menopause
The more you know about menopause, the more you can help patients understand and cope with symptoms.
Central lines: Recognizing, preventing, and troubleshooting complications
Central lines can save lives. But dangerous complications can occur unless caregivers know how to identify, prevent, and solve potential problems.
Polymyalgia rheumatica: A possible cause of pericardial effusion
Suspect polymyalgia in patients who continue to decline after treatment for pericardial effusion.
Advocating for patients in an era of drug-delivery problems
Learn what steps you can take to help patients avoid drug contamination and cope with drug shortages.
Be prepared for poison ivy, oak, and sumac
The author clears up misconceptions and discusses treatment.
Preparing nurses for tomorrow’s healthcare system
Today’s nursing curriculum uses such approaches as situated cognition, flipping the classroom, and concept-based learning.
Study: Fewer work hours for medical residents could have unintended consequences
A study in JAMA Internal Medicine comparing schedules of first-year residents found that fewer work hours increased the number of patient handoffs…
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