Foundations of arrhythmia interpretation
Delma A. Scrima
Cardiac monitoring, once a skill isolated to critical care units, is being…
Category: MedSurg Nursing
Teams, Teammates, And Team Building
Marlene Roman
As nurses, part of our responsibilities include orienting new staff to our medica…
Interpreting Lab Results: A Primer
Tracy Call-Schmidt
Nurses encounter laboratory studies daily. Not only must they be able to unde…
The Impact of a Geriatric Assessment Team on Patient Problems and Outcomes
Cheryl A. Dellasega
Hospital care of persons aged 65 and…
Consequences of Fatal Medication Errors for Health Care Providers: A Secondary Analysis Study
Joanne Farley Serembus
For all health…
Managing medication errorsa qualitative study
Pamela Stetina
The Institute of Medicine reports 44,000 to 98,000 people die in hos…
Primary spontaneous pneumothorax
Marlene Roman
A pneumothorax is defined as air in the pleural space (air between the lung and ches…
Preventing and managing dehydration
Rosemarie Suhayda
Optimal physiologic function depends on a balance of body water and electroly…
Genetically modified foods: a taste of the future
Mira Lessick
Genetically modified (GM) foods have attracted intense media coverag…
Thyroidectomy: understanding the potential for complications
David Kumrow
Thyroid hormones are responsible for several important me…
