September 1, 2009
By:Martha K. Raymond, RN, BSN, BS
The journal Stroke reported that patients who had suffered recent strokes ran double the risk of fracturing their hips or femurs. Fall prevention programs and monitoring/medication of bone density may counteract this trend.
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September 1, 2009
By:Martha K. Raymond, RN, BSN, BS
A recent study showed that non-invasive oxygen ventilation reduced rates of respiratory failure and reintubation in recently extubated, at-risk patients more effectively than convention oxygen therapy.
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September 1, 2009
By:Martha K. Raymond, RN, BSN, BS
A study of patients with atrial fibrillation and one or more comorbidities showed that using left atrial appendage closure reduced rates of stroke, cardiovascular death, and systemic embolism more effectively than warfarin therapy.
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August 1, 2009
By:Jennifer L. W. Fink, RN, BSN
The American Academy of Pediatrics has advised that parents not let children under age 2 watch television, due to the reduced parental interaction and word exchange when families watch shows.
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August 1, 2009
By:Jennifer L. W. Fink, RN, BSN
Teenaged liver transplant recipients complied more successfully with immunosuppressant medication regimens when clinicians sent them text-message reminders to take their drugs.
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August 1, 2009
By:Martha K. Raymond, RN, BSN, BS
The American Heart Association and American Academy of Pediatrics have stated that measuring infants' pulse oximetry after their first 24 hours can detect certain types of critical congenital heart disease.
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July 1, 2009
By:Martha K. Raymond, RN, BSN, BS
A meta-analysis of past trials revealed that patients with venous leg ulcers whose wound sites were wrapped with four-layer bandages had a 30% greater chance of healing than those who received short-stretch bandages.
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July 1, 2009
By:Martha K. Raymond, RN, BSN, BS
Microbiologists determined that the stethoscopes of both bedside and nonmedical personnel can harbor and breed potentially pathogenic bacteria. Bedside nurses were shown to clean their stethoscopes less frequently than nonmedical personnel, but bacteria survived even regular cleaning efforts.
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July 1, 2009
By:Martha K. Raymond, RN, BSN, BS
Three international diabetes organizations advise that the hemoglobin A1C assay replace the fasting blood-glucose level exam and the oral glucose tolerance test as a more accurate marker of diabetes.
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