MedSurg Nursing back issues from January 2009:
A resolution to be resolute: volunteerism.(from Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses)
Jan 01, 2009; ... The dawn of a new year brings an occasion for pause and reflection. It is a time to look back on the year that is coming to a close and look ahead to what the next year may bring. Summaries and forecasting dominate the news. Conversation and thoughts invariably are drawn to making ...
Becoming a tool for change.(health attitudes)(Editorial)
Jan 01, 2009; ... I recently had dialogue with classmates about motivating people to change their health behaviors. It seems to be a perennial topic in nursing, but the discussion left me looking for more. Clearly, improved health outcomes require patients to make significant behavior changes. We would ...
Lactose intolerance: a nursing perspective.(CNE SERIES)(Disease/Disorder overview)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Mary Rudolph, age 50, experienced abdominal bloating, flatus, and diarrhea periodically for approximately 20 years, especially after eating ice cream or drinking milk. She initially attributed these symptoms to a "delicate" gastrointestinal (GI) tract. However, she was frustrated by ...
Understanding and responding to the death rattle in dying patients.(CNE SERIES)
Jan 01, 2009; ... "If we are really dying, let us hear the rattle in our throats and feel cold in the extremities; if we are alive, let us go about our business."--Henry David Thoreau, Walden A patient experiences numerous symptoms during the dying process. Classic symptoms include increased ...
Pilot study of a structured aerobic exercise program for Hispanic women during treatment for early-stage breast cancer.(CNE SERIES)(Report)
Jan 01, 2009; ... While the risk for developing breast cancer may vary by age, lifestyle, and environmental and genetic factors, no woman is risk-free. About 182,460 women in the United States experienced invasive breast cancer in 2008, and about 40,480 women died from the disease. Right now, about 2.5 ...
Mixed methods studies.(Research Roundtable)(side effects of the breast cancer treatments and physiological outcomes of the exercise )
Jan 01, 2009; ... Owens, Jackson, and Berndt (2009) presented an interesting study about an aerobic exercise program for Hispanic women during treatment for breast cancer. The authors used a mixed methods research design, which can add more richness to a study than only one type of data collection. In this ...
On the way to learning.(Professional Issues)
Jan 01, 2009; ... What is learning? Is learning just the acquisition or derivation of knowledge and the ability to demonstrate it? What is teaching. Is teaching just the process of transmitting some item of knowledge from one person to another? What are the roles and responsibilities of teachers and ...
A competency-based approach to expanding the cancer care workforce: proof of concept.(Cancer: Caring and Conquering: CNE SERIES)
Jan 01, 2009; ... The nation's ability to fight cancer depends upon the health of its cancer workforce. A critical shortage of cancer specialists threatens the country's ability to provide cancer care across the continuum from prevention to survivorship. Nearly all professional disciplines that play a role ...
Update in diabetes management.(Nursing Pharmacology: CNE SERIES)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Over 23 million children and adults in the United States, or about 7.8% of the population, have diabetes (American Diabetes Association [ADA], 2008b). Another 6 million persons may have the disease and not be aware of it. Type 1 diabetes results from beta cell destruction, ...
Practical use of the nursing code of ethics: Part I.(Ethics, Law, and Policy)
Jan 01, 2009; ... A code of ethics is a fundamental document for any profession. It provides a social contract with the society served, as well as ethical and legal guidance to all members of the profession. The focus of this article is on the assistance provided to the clinical nurse by the Code of Ethics ...
Fall prevention.(Letter to the editor)
Jan 01, 2009; ... To the Editor: In response to the article "Evidence-Based Practice: A Falls Prevention Program that Continues to Work" (MEDSURG Nursing, 17[4], 223-227), I felt compelled to inform you of the impact this particular article has had in my current practice as an emergency room ...
Promise keeping: do we keep our promises?(Nursing Management)
Jan 01, 2009; ... If he were to run for President, martial arts champion Chuck Norris promised to require Bill Gates and Warren Buffet to pay personally for national comprehensive medical coverage for every American ... or meet him in the Rose Garden (Norris, 2007). A humorous proposition perhaps, but not a ...
Are we still eating our young? Myth or reality.(Professional Issues)(Personal account)
Jan 01, 2009; ... I remember my first years as a real nurse like it was yesterday. In the '70s, we heard a lot about how "nurses eat their young," but we all laughed it off and moved forward in our new careers. Recently I reflected on those days, transported back in time when a nurse asked me, "How did you ...
Preventing contrast-associated nephropathy.(Clinical 'How To')
Jan 01, 2009; ... Some radiology procedures require the use of a contrast material. The contrast may be called radiopaque because it can be seen on x-rays. Dye is injected into the patient's vein as a safe and effective way of visualizing organs and vessels of the body. Radiology procedures that use IV dye ...