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A 30-year-old man complained of chest pain to ED nurses at Cleveland Clinic and reported no history of cardiac disease or hypertension, but he said he was a current smoker.
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It seems like a no-brainer: When ED nurses perform procedural sedation, patients get pain relief quicker. However, several organizations, including the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, have approached state nursing regulators looking to put a stop to this practice.
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Medications given that weren't ordered. Medications ordered, but not given. Drugs given for the wrong condition and incorrect dosages.
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Medications specifically made for adults and given to children put young patients at greater risk for drug errors, according to a Sentinel Event Alert from The Joint Commission. (Editor's note: To access the Alert, go to www.jointcommission.org. Under "Sentinel Event," click on "Sentinel Event Alert," then "Issue 39 April 11, 2008: Preventing pediatric medication errors.")
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Shingles vaccine added to CDC list of vaccines for adults 60 and older; CDC recommends Tdap for postpartum women; new study suggests sequential therapy with antibiotics for H. pylori may be more effective than standard therapy; FDA Actions.
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The prevalence [of obesity] in both adults and children is reaching epidemic proportions and has led to a prediction by CDC that the life expectancy in this country would start declining in the next 20 years. In fact, according to CDC, it has already fallen in a couple of states as reported recently in the news media.
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The Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) recently released a report addressing the state of security of patient information in U.S. hospitals. HIMSS Analytics surveyed 263 senior information technology (IT) executives, chief security officers, and health information managers for the report.