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Before ED nurses at Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia, MN, administered tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) to a man in his 80s with obvious stroke symptoms, the neurologist was consulted and also the patient's family members, says Kathie Pulchinski, RN, ED nurse manager.
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Do you treat elderly patients waiting in the ED as you would expect your own family member to be treated as if they were the only ones there?
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With Medicare's 2009 change in the definition of an ambulatory surgery center (ASC), the door opened for keeping patients up to 23 hours and 59 minutes.
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Ten years ago, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued its revised Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) Standard.
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Question: As a consultant, you specialize in helping ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) get in compliance with accreditation and licensing.
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If your block booking of procedures is working for you great! You are one of the few. Pat yourself on the back, and go have lunch. If, however, you are among the majority of us, read on.
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It is notoriously difficult to convince surgeons to change their methods and tools in the operating room to improve sharps safety.
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In this meta-analysis, individuals who exercised or had sex episodically had an increased risk of acute cardiac events during those activities compared with those who had high levels of habitual physical activity.
