Tag: nursing
Inter-Rater Reliability Between PICU Nurses Performing a Modification to the Glasgow Coma Scale
The objective of this study was to estimate the inter-rater reliability of critical care nurses performing a pediatric modification of the Glasgow Coma Scale in a contemporary pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). All... read more
The Poor Man’s Tox Screen: ECG Findings in the Acute Overdose
In the middle of a busy ED shift the tech runs up to you with an ECG. Just prior to signing the top "No STEMI" you think: "wait, why do the QRS complexes look like that?" You walk back to triage with the tech to see a... read more
Few Ideas on How Nurses Can Recover After Difficult Shifts
Most medical professionals agree that a nursing career can be constantly stressful. It comes with the territory of caring for those who are ill and injured. On an average day, well-trained nurses are more than capable of... read more
Recognizing Acute Delirium as Part of Your Routine
The screening tool (RADAR) proved to be efficient, reliable, sensitive and very well accepted by nursing staff. Consequently, it becomes an appropriate new option for delirium screening among older adults, with or without... read more
Factors Nurses in the ICU Consider When Making Decisions About Patient Mobility
Nurses are often responsible for mobilizing patients, but how they overcome barriers and make decisions to mobilize patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) is not understood. Deciding to mobilize patients in the ICU... read more
Patients Identify Female Physicians as Doctors Less Than Male Physicians
Patients correctly identify female attending physicians as doctors significantly less frequently than they identify male attending physicians as doctors. Patients correctly identify male nurses as nurses significantly less... read more
I am a male nurse – so what?
For Brett Adamson, becoming a nurse was a gateway into helping the world’s most disadvantaged people. In 2005 Brett began working for the medical humanitarian aid organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières. That year was... read more
Unsafe Nursing Ratios Incapacitate EDs, Endanger Patients
It's the evening surge at a busy ED where all beds are occupied. Several admitted patients – including 2 critically ill – are waiting for rooms upstairs. A quick glance reveals a full waiting room with multiple potentially... read more
Where Night Is Day: The World of the ICU
Where Night Is Day is a nonfiction narrative grounded in the day-by-day, hour-by-hour rhythms of an ICU in a teaching hospital in the heart of New Mexico. It takes place over a thirteen-week period, the time of the average... read more
Time To Stop Labeling Physicians As Providers
Back when I was in business school, I interviewed for a job at a health care consulting firm. During one of the interviews, a partner there told me that there isn't too much difference between running a hospital and running... read more
Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare
Enhance your clinical decision-making capabilities and improve patient outcomes through evidence-based practice. Develop the skills and knowledge you need to make evidence-based practice (EBP) an integral part of your clinical... read more
The Continuing Saga of Nurse Staffing
Registered nurses are the backbone of America's health systems, providing care and support to patients across the lifespan. Appropriate nurse staffing is critical to ensure safe and effective care for patients. Nurse staffing... read more
All Good Doctors Listen to Nurses
Medicine, what a noble profession. As the keepers of human health and longevity, we are entrusted with a huge but solemn responsibility. It's an ancient artwork, passed through the generations from pre-antiquity, hand in... read more
Critical Care Nursing – Diagnosis and Management
Get a firm understanding and mastery of the unique issues and procedures involved in critical care nursing with Critical Care Nursing: Diagnosis and Management, 8th Edition. Praised for its comprehensive coverage and clear... read more
