ED Nursing Archives – October 1, 2006
October 1, 2006
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Your next patient may be abusing prescription drugs: Here's what to do
You're treating a 40-year-old man with a chief complaint of redness and swelling in his arm. Would you suspect prescription drug abuse was the cause? -
Don't miss the chance to stop falls in older patients
An elderly woman comes to your ED with the flu, but this patient also has osteoporosis and is at high risk for fracture. Would you assess this patient for fall risk? -
Patients may be resistant to common antibiotics
Rising resistance rates to commonly used antibiotics has complicated treatment of community-acquired pneumonia in the ED, says a new publication. -
Elderly AMI patients don't always get beta-blockers
When elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) come to EDs, they are less likely to be given beta-blockers than younger patients, says a new study. -
Study: Pain management is inconsistent in EDs
A patient's race, age, and medical condition may affect whether or not they receive pain medications in the ED, according to a study of adults who presented to an emergency department with musculoskeletal pain. -
Avoid adverse events with ketamine for pediatrics
Adverse events do not increase during pediatric ketamine sedation when children are pretreated with morphine analgesia, says a new study. -
IOM medication report: Here is impact for ED
Medication errors harm at least 1.5 million patients every year, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. -
Checkbox lists barriers to patient education
ED nurses at Monticello (MN)-Big Lake Community Hospital have added a "barriers to learning identified" checkbox to their nursing documentation form to comply with an accreditation standard that requires assessment of learning needs.