ED Nursing Archives – April 1, 2009
April 1, 2009
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These clinical changes could save patients being held in your ED
Have you ever found yourself running back and forth between a myocardial infarction patient in one room and a patient with uncontrolled diabetes on an insulin drip in another room? -
Interventions by nurses cut sepsis deaths by 30%
ED nurses at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC, completely revamped the way they care for sepsis patients, which resulted in a 30% decrease in mortality. -
ID abnormal vital signs more quickly
Hours after arrival in the ED, a patient's condition suddenly, unexpectedly, deteriorates. How do you get this patient immediate help? Here are different approaches used by ED nurses: -
Handoff questions: More important than you think?
Do you ever get frustrated answering questions asked by inpatient nurses about your ED patient, as they seem unimportant to you? -
Make inpatient handoff info more consistent
At Baptist Hospital Miami, ED nurses always left a verbal report on inpatients being transferred to the floors using an audio tool. -
Music can reduce stress in your ED's waiting room
Adults bringing children to a pediatric ED waiting area were much less anxious when classical music was playing in the background, says a new study. -
Should you tell patients a drug error was made?
Of 13,932 ED medication errors analyzed in a recent study, patients or family members were notified about the mistakes only 2.7% of the time. -
Use these assessment tips for kidney injury
Pain and hemodynamic instability. These are the two most significant assessment finding related to kidney injuries, according to Katie Ryan, RN, BSN, director of the ED at St. Rose Dominican Hospitals San Martin Campus in Las Vegas. -
Young chest pain patients wait longer for EKGs
If a young patient walks into an ED with chest pain, he or she will wait longer than an older patient to get an EKG, according to a new study.