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Finding the secret to successful retention of home health aides is not easy, but HomeCare Options, a Paterson, NJ, agency with 350 aides with an average tenure of eight years, may be holding the key to the success other agencies want.
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The left-without-being-seen patients: What would keep them from leaving?; Emergency department analgesia for fracture pain
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It has been estimated that one-third of adults in the United States use herbal products and spend more than $3 billion annually on these supplements.
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Do you know how to tell a case of ordinary flu from inhalational anthrax? Failing to do so can have potentially devastating consequences for your ED.
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After a young woman felt symptoms of an allergic reaction coming on, she went to the grocery store and bought a bottle of antihistamine, recalls Shelley Cohen, RN, CEN, a consultant and educator with Health Resources Unlimited in Hohenwald, TN.
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If primary angioplasty is not available at your facility, are acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients transferred so that they can receive this lifesaving intervention?
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If you suspect a patient has a substance abuse problem, what do you do next? A first step may be to obtain blood alcohol levels or toxicology screens, says Darlene Matsuoka, RN, BSN, CEN, CCRN, clinical nurse educator for the ED at Seattle-based Harborview Medical Center.
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Do you find that paper resources such as measurement tapes, dosage charts, and clinical pathways often are missing in your ED? If so, try enclosing these items in two panels of an 1/8-inch thick plastic, suggests Teri Howick, RN, nurse educator for the ED at McKay Dee Hospital in Ogden, UT.
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Wouldnt you love for ED nurses to have a quick, easy way to access department policies, updates, drip charts, dosing protocols, telephone numbers, and procedures for infrequent ordering processes?