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Another strategy for improving patient satisfaction in the ED at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock is the calming effect, which aims to create an environment that is less stressful for the patient.
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This is the last of a three-part series addressing the top five issues that lead to malpractice claims in the emergency department and how you can reduce the risk. In the last two issues, we addressed chest pain, headache, and abdominal pain. This month, ED Management looks at head injury and stroke.
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After you have security escort patient Joe Jones out of the ED for causing such a ruckus when he couldnt get any Vicodin, youre thinking youd like to avoid this obvious drug seeker in the future. So maybe you should add his name to the list of frequent flyers or the kook book your staff keep at the nursing station.
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Greenfield RH. Behind the banning of ephedra: Misuse, abuse, and dangers. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(3):25-33.
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The following drugs are in various stages of clinical studies and trials.
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These drugs recently received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Pharmacists in a recent project screened and counseled patients about their risk for bone fractures and found that most of them (78%) had no knowledge of their risk prior to the screening.
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Here are the medications that clinical pharmacists at John T. Mather Memorial Hospital in Port Jefferson, Long Island, NY, can switch from IV to PO without first getting physician approval.
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