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American Family Physician
May 15, 2005
Paul Gross |
Diary From a Week in Pactice A family physician is informed by his 71-year old patient that God has told her not to take her medication... Is saddened by a patient's death... Counsels a mother and 12-year old son about behavior issues... etc.   |
American Family Physician
July 1, 2004
Paul Gross |
Diary From a Week in Pactice A family practitioner goes to bat for an AIDS patient... Confronts a long-time patient's cataclysmic medical event... Breaks his own rules and gives out his home phone number to a patient in need... etc. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2005
Paul Gross |
Diary From a Week in Pactice This family physician ponders how medical errors happens, as with his 45-year-old patient... Gets a sad call from the medical examiner... Takes his own daughter to a specialist... etc. |
American Journal of Nursing
January 2010 |
Life-Support Interventions at the End of Life: Unintended Consequences Nurses need to be knowledgeable life-support interventions at the end of life and able to communicate what they know about those consequences to patients, family members, and others on the health care team, leading to better decision making at this difficult time. |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2005
Kathy Soch |
Diary From a Week in Pactice A family physician sees a patient who wants to talk about his wife's condition more than his own... Attends a viewing of a nursing home patient... Sees a Minnesotan burned by Texas sun... etc. |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2004 |
Diary from a Week in Practice Bernardo Marroquin--dangling arms... "Oscar's leaving me--for another woman!"... While reading a book, I'm reminded of a patient... etc. |
American Family Physician
November 15, 2003
Paul Gross |
Diary from a Week in Practice I'm reminded that I rarely pull patients back from the brink, but there are a number I've rescued from unnecessary heroics... I'm stung by the disconnect between the value that I (and our patients!) assign to family physicians and the seeming obliviousness of others... etc. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2003
Paul Gross |
Diary from a Week in Practice Third-year med students bring back memories of deciding on family medicine... Gifts from a patient... Parenting advice... etc. |
American Family Physician
January 15, 2004
Paul Gross |
Diary from a Week in Practice In awe of how well a 92-year-old patient is facing end-of-life issues... A colleague receives terrible news... An upbeat woman has taken an unexpected plunge... etc. |
American Journal of Nursing
June 2009
Prahlow et al. |
Case Study: Asphyxia Caused by Inspissated Oral and Nasopharyngeal Secretions This case serves to remind clinicians that a failure to provide good oral care and adequate hydration is not only poor practice but can result in death. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2005
Paul Gross |
Diary From a Week in Pactice This family practitioner leaves his 14-year position to work with another group... Sees a 12-year old girl with abdominal pain... Discusses his career move with patients... etc. |
Nursing
April 2011
Sally Austin |
Stay Out of Court with Proper Documentation Here is a practical guideline to help you document your assessments and interventions completely, accurately, and concisely. Doing so not only improves patient care, but also shields you from legal fallout if something goes wrong. |
Nursing
May 2010
Debra Castner |
Understanding the stages of chronic kidney disease This article will help you to recognize CKD and understand its stages so you can help your patient to modify risk factors, prevent further kidney damage, and manage complications. First, consider the scope of the problem. |
Nursing
April 2010
Powers & Burchell |
Sepsis alert: Avoiding the shock Early recognition of sepsis and early goal-directed therapy can sometimes halt the progression of sepsis to severe sepsis and septic shock. Rapid response and aggressive care can improve patient outcomes in a critical situation. |
Nursing
October 2009
Yvonne D'Arcy |
Overturning barriers to pain relief in older adults This article will describe how to lower the barriers to effective pain control in older patients and provide practical tips for helping them receive the full benefit from pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapies. |
Nursing Management
December 2010
Raso & Gulinello |
Creating Cultures of Safety: Risk Management Challenges and Strategies The role of the nurse manager in directing patient care and influencing change from a risk perspective is paramount to success. |
Salon.com
June 13, 2000
Katherine Uraneck |
The worst news: Your loved one is dead When medicine fails, someone has to tell the grieving family. It's easier with a little training, but there's no training. |
American Journal of Nursing
April 2010
Mary Curry Narayan |
Culture's Effects on Pain Assessment and Management When patients belong to a culture or speak a language that's different from that of their health care provider, the provider faces additional challenges in successfully assessing and managing the patients' pain. |
