MedSurg Nursing back issues from August 2004:
Mentoring really matters: motivate and mentor a colleague.(from AMSN)
Aug 01, 2004; ... Last year in my keynote address during AMSN's 12th Annual Convention, I asked medical-surgical nurses to make an impact. To impact means to "press forcibly." Another way to make an impact in our profession and in the health care community is to motivate others to act or take action. I ...
The legal side of nursing.(Editorial)
Aug 01, 2004; ... As nurses, we flirt with legal disaster every time we walk into a patient care area. Most of us have minimal training in the legal aspects of health care. However, we must be knowledgeable about issues such as patient confidentiality and informed consent, and be able to document patient ...
Differentiating between pre-arrest and failure-to-rescue.(CE Series)
Aug 01, 2004; ... The effectiveness of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) remains questionable. Survival-to-discharge rates vary widely, averaging 15% (Brindley, Markland, Mayers, & Kutsogiannis, 2002; Ebell, Becker, Barry, & Hagen, 1998; McGrath, 1987; Peberdy et al., 2003; Saklayen, Liss, & Markert, ...
Delirium in the acute care setting.(Clinical Practice)
Aug 01, 2004; ... Susan Jones, a 78-year-old female who lives alone, was admitted from the emergency department after a fall. Ms. Jones suffered a fractured right hip, which required an open reduction and internal fixation. On return to the surgical unit, she complained of "a lot of pain," was groggy, but ...
Patient advocacy: witnessing informed consent for research in acute care.(Research for Practice)
Aug 01, 2004; ... Nursing research, whether basic or clinical, is an integral part of the nursing profession. In addition to study of diseases, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) and the National Institute for Nursing Research (NINR) emphasize that nursing research examines quality and ...
Supporting patients through genetic screening for cancer risk.(Advanced Practice)
Aug 01, 2004; ... Few patient care areas have grown as rapidly as the field surrounding genetic testing for inherited susceptibility to disease. As far back as ancient Rome, health practitioners took family histories to assess an individual's risk for cancer (Calzone, 1997). Throughout subsequent ...
Vitamin [B.sub.12] deficiency: issues in nursing care.(Clinical Practice)
Aug 01, 2004; ... Vitamin [B.sub.12] is essential for the proper functioning of all cells, particularly he cells of the nervous system, gastrointestinal tract, and bone marrow. Persistent deficiency of the vitamin may lead to serious, even life-threatening symptoms, but proper diagnosis is often elusive due ...
Familial hypercholesterolemia: genetic predisposition to atherosclerosis.(Advanced Practice)
Aug 01, 2004; ... Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, with an average one death every 34 seconds. More than 64 million Americans have one or more types of cardiovascular disease that will have an estimated direct and indirect cost of $368.4 billion in 2004 ...
2004 conference slated: Genomic Nursing in the 21st Century.(ISONG News)
Aug 01, 2004 ... October 23-26, 2004 Toronto, Ontario ISONG's 17th Annual Educational Meeting will be held October 23-26, 2004, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In keeping with the theme of the meeting, Genomic Nursing in the 21st Century, Jean Jenkins, PhD, RN, FAAN, will give the keynote address, ...
Erratum.(Correction Notice)
Aug 01, 2004 ... Regarding the article "Essential Oncology Facts for the Float Nurse" (Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 165-171, 189) and the section "Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)" (p. 169), the specific lab values to alert ...
Assisted suicide and nursing ethics.(Ethics, Law, and Policy)
Aug 01, 2004; ... Assisted suicide, particularly in the health care context, exists amid a continuum of end-of-life interventions. Any analysis of the ethics of assisted suicide therefore must begin by making clear exactly what is at issue. Assisted suicide refers to making available to an individual the ...
Dam management.(Nursing Management)
Aug 01, 2004; ... The key to avoiding the label "damn management" when working with beaver nurses is providing proper "dam management" in the workplace. Loyal. Persistent. Team-player. Anticipatory planner. Obstructive. Resistant to change. Isolationist. Who comes to mind when you read these labels? Are ...
The transparent organization: leadership in an open organization.(On Leadership)
Aug 01, 2004; ... Executive Summary * Health care organizations are poorly prepared for the patient-driven movement that is demanding information on outcomes and respect for the patients' right to be partners in managing their own care. * Concealment is at the heart of an ...