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Your front desk staff members have to be courteous, friendly, and patient, even when they are asked, How is my family member doing? for the 10th time in a two-hour period.
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When considering purchasing items from on-line auctions, buyer beware, says Deb Ulmer, MSN, RN, nurse administrator at Lake Mary (FL) Surgery Center.
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A baby girl is unhurt in a motor vehicle accident, but her mother needs X-rays. An unconscious man is about to be admitted, and his two small children tell you that all their family members live out of state.
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New guidelines from the American College of Emergency Physicians will affect the way you care for adult psychiatric patients in your ED, according to Stephen J. Wolf, MD, a member of the panel that authored the guidelines and director of the emergency medicine residency program at Denver Health Medical Center.
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What would you do if a pulmonologist asked you to give a medication subcutaneously when it was approved only for intramuscular injection (IM)?
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When mistakes are made during a trauma case, are these identified and discussed? Do nurses in your ED feel comfortable bringing their concerns to the attention of others during a resuscitation? Are new nurses given a chance to ask questions about trauma care?
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Do you know the risk factors for community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CA-MRSA), Clostridium difficile (C. difficile), and other drug-resistant bacteria? ED nurses across the nation are reporting a dramatic surge in these cases.
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Just as youre about to give intravenous penicillin to treat a fungal infection of the lower extremity, the patient mentions being allergic to a certain antibiotic, but cant recall which one.
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Quality professionals and the organizations that evaluate them place a great emphasis today on standards core measures, evidence-based practices, and consistent processes. A dynamic seemingly at odds with this emphasis is the fact that patients are individuals, with unique needs and desires about their care.