Danger points: How to prevent nerve injuries from venipuncture
Masoorli, Sue
PERIPHERAL VENIPUNCTURE-WHETHER FOR PHLEBOTOMY OR FOR I…
Category: Nursing
Worlds apart
Ufema, Joy
I’m caring for a Korean woman who’s docile and soft-spoken. She denies pain from her bone metastasis, but I …
Locking down tetanus
Walker, Barbara Wyand
CAUSED BY the anaerobic, spore-producing Clostridium tetani bacterium, tetanus is an acut…
What is “renal dose” dopamine?
King, Joan E
I work in an ICU, where I’ve heard clinicians disagreeing about the use of renal dose do…
Popular asthma remedy may worsen condition
ASTHMA
Beta^sub 2^-adrenergic agonists (such as salbutamol) are among the most popular dr…
How to spell relief for the nursing shortage: S-T-U-D-E-N-T-S
Howard, Valerie Bender
Win them over now and you’ll be more likely to …
NCLEX challenge
Think you could pass the NCLEX now? Take this test to find out.
1. Which of the fallowing arteries primarily feeds t…
ESSENTIALS OF A MAGNETIC WORK ENVIRONMENT, PART 2
Kramer, Marlene
This month, we’ll examine two more essentials of magnetism: autono…
Caring for a patient after CABG surgery
Hyett, Joan Marie
Find out about the similarities-and differences-in caring for patients who…
Tips for better patient teaching
Hohler, Sharon E
Save time and improve learning by seizing “teachable moments.”
Are you a nur…