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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. |
Nursing
January 2010
Susan Simmons |
Guillain-Barre syndrome: A nursing nightmare that usually ends well GBS is the leading cause of acute flaccid paralysis; its most common presentation is characterized by ascending, symmetric paralysis that usually affects the cranial nerves and the autonomic nervous system. |
Nursing
September 2011
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Untangling enteral nutrition guidelines This article discusses the latest EN practice recommendations issued in 2009, with an emphasis on specific nursing applications and patient safety. |
American Journal of Nursing
June 2007
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Wounds in Surgical Patients Who Are Obese Surgery, whether bariatric or not, puts this population at risk. Review the basics of prevention and care. |
American Journal of Nursing
February 2012
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Bedside Assessment of Enteral Tube Placement: Aligning Practice with Evidence Since the flexible Levin tube was introduced in 1921, enteral feeding has become ubiquitous. From the out-set, nurses have been responsible for confirming the correct placement of enteral feeding tubes prior to their use for alimentation or medication administration. |
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. |
Nursing
July 2009
Rachel L. Palmieri |
Unlocking the secrets of locked-in syndrome Locked-in syndrome is characterized by complete paralysis of the voluntary muscles in all parts of the body except those that control blinking and vertical eye movements. |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2002
Ina Li |
Feeding Tubes in Patients with Severe Dementia Patients with advanced dementia are among the most challenging patients to care for. Health care professionals commonly rely on feeding tubes to supply nutrition to these severely demented patients. However, various studies have not shown use of feeding tubes to be effective... |
Nursing
June 2009
Chris Kallus |
Building a Solid Understanding of Mechanical Ventilation With more ventilated patients on general units, you need to be able to stay in tune with the day-to-day aspects of ventilator care. Here's what you need to know about mechanical ventilation. |
Nursing Management
February 2008
Susan Gallagher Camden |
A Captive Condition: Childhood Obesity Both patient safety and caregiver injury are fast becoming serious considerations in managing care of children who are obese. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2000
Mark A. Van Kooy |
Postobstructive Pulmonary Edema Pulmonary edema is a potentially life-threatening complication of acute airway obstruction. It develops rapidly, without warning, in persons who are otherwise well. Two forms of postobstructive pulmonary edema (POPE) have been identified... |
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. |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2000 |
Artificial Fluids and Nutrition When do people need artificial fluids and nutrition?... What is involved in artificial feeding?... What happens if artificial fluids or nutrition are not given?... What are the benefits?... What are the burdens?... |
American Journal of Nursing
October 2009 |
Drug Administration Through an Enteral Feeding Tube Guidelines for the safe administration of drugs through an enteral feeding tube are available, but research shows that often nurses don't adhere to them. |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2000
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