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Jun 13, 2024 | 
myamericannurse.com | Carrie Snyder |Chris Evans Gartley
Becoming a mother should be an exciting time, but for many birthing persons, it can be filled with excessive worry, stress, and anxiety. Imagine finding out you are pregnant and do not have stable housing, feel trapped in an abusive relationship, or struggle with a substance use disorder and have to choose between using a drug that may harm your unborn baby or having to endure excruciating withdrawal symptoms.
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Jun 5, 2024 | 
myamericannurse.com | Chris Evans Gartley
ANAInnovationPractice MattersTaking on health disparities 2024 ANA Innovation Award winners – The American Nurses Association (ANA) and the American Nurses Foundation announced the 2024 ANA Innovation Award winners in March during a LinkedIn livestream event (youtube.com/watch?v=57HffSKvf0Q).
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Jun 5, 2024 | 
myamericannurse.com | Lillee Gelinas |Chris Evans Gartley
Customize care to each patient’s unique fall risk. Nurses make significant contributions to patients’ experiences, safety, and healing. Today, with such a strong evidence base in place to demonstrate the correlation between nursing care and patient outcomes, we must keep our focus on proven practices and core interventions—frequently called “nursing basics” or the “essence of nursing.”Consider, for example, falls prevention.
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Jun 5, 2024 | 
myamericannurse.com | Chris Evans Gartley
CardiologyCritical CareImmune/Lymphatic SystemOncologyRare ConditionsRespiratory/PulmonaryStrictly ClinicalSurgeryChylothorax: A stepwise approach to care Nurse knowledge of etiology, diagnostic tests, and treatment options can help ensure a good outcome. Takeaways:Chylothorax, a rare condition, can prove challenging to diagnose and manage. Chylomicrons or high triglyceride levels make a definitive diagnosis in the pleural fluid.
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Jun 3, 2024 | 
myamericannurse.com | Chris Evans Gartley
Bedside MannerCommunicationEvidence-Based PracticeMental HealthNurselinePractice MattersCaring for adults with autism spectrum disorder Evidence-based strategies improve patient and family experiences. Takeaways:Over 5.4 million U.S. adults have received a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD)Many clinical nurses don’t have the knowledge needed to customize patient-centered care to meet the individual needs of adults with ASD.
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Jun 3, 2024 | 
myamericannurse.com | Patricia Quigley |Chris Evans Gartley
Put the focus on prevention. Takeaways:The burden of older adult falls is overwhelming EMS and Emergency Departments with over 70% requiring transport into hospital EDs due to urgent or emergent healthcare needs, this burden only projected to increase with the aging of the US population.
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May 5, 2024 | 
myamericannurse.com | Chris Evans Gartley
Astute triage results in timely treatment. James Johnson*, a 21-year-old man, has no significant past medical history. While on a hiking trip in North Carolina, he received a tick bite. Seven days later, he developed a headache, fever, and rash around his wrists and ankles, prompting a trip to the local emergency ED. History and assessmentDenise*, an experienced ED nurse, completes the triage for Mr. Johnson, who informs her that he removed an engorged tick from his groin 7 days ago.
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May 5, 2024 | 
myamericannurse.com | Chris Evans Gartley
The KIND study reviews nurses’ knowledge and understanding of intravascular volume. Takeaways:A knowledge deficit exists among nurses regarding the understanding of hemodynamic and intravascular fluid status and monitoring. The Knowledge of INtravascular Determination (KIND) study aimed to understand the knowledge of frontline RNs regarding fluid status and fluid responsiveness and the use of associated technologies.
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May 4, 2024 | 
myamericannurse.com | Chris Evans Gartley
Implementation strategies and considerationsTakeaways:Virtual reality is a computer simulation system that creates an interactive, three-dimensional environment in which users experience a sense of physical presence via auditory, visual, and tactile stimuli. Research indicates that VR’s immersive nature can provide an effective means of distraction to aid increases in pain tolerance thresholds and decreases in perceived pain intensity, anxiety, and time spent thinking about pain.
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Apr 7, 2024 | 
myamericannurse.com | Chris Evans Gartley
ANAPractice MattersStaffingWorkplace Management In 2023, the Nurse Staffing Task Force, a collaboration between the American Nurses Association (ANA) and the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN), an ANA organizational affiliate, outlined five imperatives, 16 recommendations, and 65 associated actions to actualize a sustainable nursing workforce. This content is for Digital Access and Print Plus subscribers only. Let Us Know What You Think
