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Episodic, unexplained false-positive results with an oral fluid rapid HIV test have resulted in changed protocols in some clinics and an ongoing investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The test, OraQuick Advance Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody Test (Orasure Technologies, Bethlehem, PA), can be performed on oral fluid and has broadened the settings in which HIV testing can be provided, the CDC noted.
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Despite increasing demand for privacy surrounding health information, North American hospitals lag behind European counterparts when it comes to one of the most visible impediments to privacy — multi-bed hospital rooms.
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued new guidance for providers on talking about patients' health information with and in the presence of other parties — with an emphasis on what can be discussed.
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After a 4-year old girl came to the ED at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center with an injury from falling off a diving board into a swimming pool, she was in acute respiratory distress, but she had no identified injuries. She had normal vital signs and a Glasgow Coma Score of 15.
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A pediatric trauma patient might come to your ED directly from the scene without any parents or family present.
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You have to build a relationship with the psychiatric patient, even in triage, says Barbara Morgan, RN, director of emergency services at Cleveland Clinic. Here are Morgan's tips to improve care of these patients:
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Overcrowded EDs make it more important than ever that "triage nurses are on top of their game" with psychiatric patients, says Barbara Morgan, RN, director of emergency services at Cleveland Clinic.
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The most common type of antibiotics that cause reactions are penicillin, sulfonamides, and cephalosporins, says Rachel Sweeney, RN, BSN, an ED nurse at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. "Other antibiotics can cause reactions, but not as commonly."
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If your patient asks for an antibiotic when it's not appropriate, you now have an attention-getting answer to give. A just-published study says adverse events caused by antibiotic use bring 142,000 patients to EDs each year.