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To obtain an accurate history from a child, you need to gain their trust, just as you do with adult patients that are in crisis, says Freda Lyon, RN, BSN, MHA, service line administrator at Bixler Emergency Center in Tallahassee, FL.
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If you're the off-going nurse "handing off" a stroke patient, take the oncoming nurse to the bedside for a brief neurological exam, advises Tia Moore, RN, CEN, clinical nurse educator for the ED at University of California San Diego Medical Center.
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If your patient is bleeding internally, you can know this in seconds instead of waiting for blood test results to come back by using a new non-invasive test for hemoglobin, developed by Irvine, CA-based Masimo.
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Ideally, caring for a patient with a presenting problem that is psychiatric in nature can be a positive, rewarding experience. However, problems with a patient who has a psychiatric condition can become multifaceted.
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If you are considering restraining a patient, you always should have a key priority in mind: that individuals right to quality care.
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Five-level triage system more effective than three-level in tertiary emergency department; initial oxygen saturation as a predictor of admission in children presenting to the emergency department with acute asthma
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Thomson American Health Consultants is offering "Imminent Smallpox Vaccinations in Hospitals: Consequences for You and Your Facility," a 90-minute audio conference Wednesday, Dec. 11, from 2-3:30 p.m., EST.
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The scenario described in this article illustrates two important new approaches given in updated guidelines for the evaluation and management of chronic heart failure, published jointly by the Bethesda, MD-based American College of Cardiology and the Dallas-based American Heart Association.
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The four pharmacologic pillars of heart failure management are diuretics, beta-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, and lanoxin.
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New guidelines for the evaluation and management of chronic heart failure from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association reflect a new emphasis on prevention.
