Nursing
Topics:
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Pressure Ulcers & Skin Failure
Skin, like other body organs, can fail. But be careful not to confuse skin failure with pressure ulcers,…
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Sound Therapy
This article appeared Sept. 18 in the online edition of ADVANCE. 1. Thompson, A., & Grocke, D. (2008, November).…
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Fall Prevention in Psychiatric Nursing
Fall prevention is a challenge in any healthcare facility, but none more so than the acute psychiatric hospital…
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Nurse Guidance Key in Kidney Transplantation
This article appeared March 22 in the online edition of ADVANCE. http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/latestData/rptData.asp Stitt, N.L. (2003). Infection in the transplant…
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Bedside Report
Report is the transfer of responsibility, accountability and authority for a patient and their care from one nurse…
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Disaster Preparedness for Bedside Nurses – Part Two
This article appeared Jan. 21 in the onlione edition of ADVANCE. A Nurse’s Duty to Respond in a Disaster…
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A ‘Critical’ Nursing Problem
A ‘Critical’ Nursing Problem Finding a solution for stress and nurse burnout in the ICU. By Beth Puliti…
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Neonatal Pain Assessment
Neonates are subjected to multiple, necessary, but often painful diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Neonates cannot verbalize pain, leaving…
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Nurse Role in Skin Cancer Prevention
Nurses routinely teach parents many important health and safety topics for protecting their children. We teach about the…
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Hourly Rounds & Patient Falls
This article appeared May 25 in the online edition of ADVANCE. American Nurse Today (2011). Meeting the challenge of falls…
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EBP in Psychiatric Nursing
References 1. Buccheri, R., Trygstad, L., Buffum, M., & Gerlock, A. (2010) Developing an evidenced-practice for psychiatric nursing. Journal…