Beer potomania and hyponatremia
Beer potomania is an unusual syndrome of severe hyponatremia associated with excessive beer ingestion in the presence of alcohol use disorder and malnutrition.
Patient Safety
I.V. Push medication administration: Bridging education and practice through standardization
Instilling best practice requires collaboration. Best practice guidelines for I.V. push administration are easier to access than ever before, but many nurses still use…
Discharge unit efficiency
A dedicated discharge unit decreases length of stay and improves ED treat and admit times. Takeaways: Implementing a discharge unit in an acute care…
How an interactive game improved hand hygiene adherence
Hand hygiene is the best way to prevent the spread of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) in hospitals. However, hand hygiene adherence among nurses and other…
COVID has come to school & our cupboards are bare
I recently spoke to Joel Rose of NPR about the on-going struggle for school nurses to get the necessary PPE. The article and the audio clip are available…
Implementing evidence-based practice in long-term care
Long-term care (LTC) facilities are faced with many care hurdles, including a growing geriatric population, complexities associated with chronic conditions, and an insufficient workforce.…
Opioid overdose in the community
It’s your day off and you’re running errands. You stop for coffee at a local café and start chatting with friends. After about 15…
Maternal hemorrhage in 2020: Is your team ready?
During childbirth, 3% to 5% of women experience maternal hemorrhage, the leading cause of maternal death around the world. In 2010, the California Maternal…
Germ-free is the way to be: Smartphone disinfection in hospitals
Nurse-led, evidence-based education fills knowledge gap. Takeaways: All smartphones and other mobile devices are hosts to a variety of bacterial contaminants. A lack of…
Ethics in a pandemic
Disasters, including global pandemics such as COVID-19, disrupt standard care and present ethical challenges. Planning helps us prepare for disasters, but it can’t eliminate…
Here now, but heard nothing
It was a busy day on the cardiac unit where I had one of my first patients as a new nurse. I’ll call him…
Obstructive sleep apnea in adults
Nurses can help improve outcomes with screening and appropriate referrals. Takeaways: Education in the primary care setting is crucial so that patients recognize obstructive…
Beer potomania and hyponatremia
Beer potomania is an unusual syndrome of severe hyponatremia associated with excessive beer ingestion in the presence of alcohol use disorder and…
I.V. Push medication administration: Bridging education and practice through standardization
Instilling best practice requires collaboration. Best practice guidelines for I.V. push administration are easier to access than ever before, but many nurses…
Discharge unit efficiency
A dedicated discharge unit decreases length of stay and improves ED treat and admit times. Takeaways: Implementing a discharge unit in an…
How an interactive game improved hand hygiene adherence
Hand hygiene is the best way to prevent the spread of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) in hospitals. However, hand hygiene adherence among nurses…
COVID has come to school & our cupboards are bare
I recently spoke to Joel Rose of NPR about the on-going struggle for school nurses to get the necessary PPE. The article and the audio clip…
Implementing evidence-based practice in long-term care
Long-term care (LTC) facilities are faced with many care hurdles, including a growing geriatric population, complexities associated with chronic conditions, and an…
Opioid overdose in the community
It’s your day off and you’re running errands. You stop for coffee at a local café and start chatting with friends. After…
Maternal hemorrhage in 2020: Is your team ready?
During childbirth, 3% to 5% of women experience maternal hemorrhage, the leading cause of maternal death around the world. In 2010, the…
Germ-free is the way to be: Smartphone disinfection in hospitals
Nurse-led, evidence-based education fills knowledge gap. Takeaways: All smartphones and other mobile devices are hosts to a variety of bacterial contaminants. A…
Ethics in a pandemic
Disasters, including global pandemics such as COVID-19, disrupt standard care and present ethical challenges. Planning helps us prepare for disasters, but it…
Here now, but heard nothing
It was a busy day on the cardiac unit where I had one of my first patients as a new nurse. I’ll…
Obstructive sleep apnea in adults
Nurses can help improve outcomes with screening and appropriate referrals. Takeaways: Education in the primary care setting is crucial so that patients…
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