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American Journal of Nursing
May 2008
Carole A. Smyth |
Evaluating Sleep Quality in Older Adults: The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index can be used to detect sleep disturbances or deficits. Get more information on why it's important for nurses to screen older patients for sleep difficulties, as well as why the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index is the right tool for the job.   |
American Journal of Nursing
May 2008
Jacobson et al. |
Patients' Perspectives on Total Knee Replacement Patients' perspectives on total knee replacement (TKR) surgery have rarely been the topic of research. This study sought to describe their pre- and postoperative experiences. |
American Journal of Nursing
May 2008 |
Why Screen For Sleep Problems in Older Patients? Sleep disturbances or deprivation or both have been linked with a range of negative outcomes. |
Nursing
May 2008
Dawn M. Christensen |
Extreme Heart Makeover: Understanding Mechanical Circulatory Support Learn about ventricular assist devices and total artificial hearts and how they affect patient care. |
Nursing
May 2008
Yantis & Velander |
How to Recognize and Respond to Refeeding Syndrome If your patient is malnourished, you need to assess her carefully before she restarts nutrition by any route to avoid potentially lethal consequences. |
Nurse Practitioner
April 2008
Samantha G. Lee |
Little Arms, Big League Injuries In the United States, approximately 16 million children play some form of organized baseball. Of those, 7% to 18% will suffer an injury. |
JAAPA
April 2008 |
From the AAPA Department of Labor clarifies PA status under FMLA... PAs bring their collective voice to Capitol Hill... AAPA part of White House campaign against prescription drug abuse... |
JAAPA
April 2008
Sarah Zarbock |
Giving Bad News to Patients: How to do it Better Health care professionals must find their own way to have difficult discussions, a way that feels authentic and that benefits patients. |
JAAPA
April 2008 |
JAAPA letters to the editor You have the power to prevent a parent's worst nightmare... When a competent elderly man refuses nursing home placement... Doctoral degrees for PAs: What happens next?... |
JAAPA
April 2008 |
New Drug Information An overview on the drug Veregen, which is used for the treatment of genital and perianal warts. |
JAAPA
April 2008
Joe R. Monroe |
Dermatology Digest Determining if a lesion is cause for concern. |
JAAPA
April 2008
Stephen Steiner |
A Day in the Life A detailed look at the schedule of a PA working in a dermatology practice. |
JAAPA
April 2008
Sarah E. McBane |
Easing Vasomotor Symptoms: Besides HRT, What Works? Now that many menopausal women prefer to avoid taking hormone replacement therapy, what are the best alternative treatments when hot flashes are a problem? |
JAAPA
April 2008
Lloyd & McKenna |
Fever, Nausea, and Vomiting in a Student From Thailand A detailed history, with an emphasis on any recent travel, is especially important when you are evaluating a patient who presents with a fever without a clear cause. |
JAAPA
April 2008
James E. Anderson et al. |
Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Intimate Partner Violence Addressing intimate partner violence through an ecological model and viewing it as a matter of public health can improve identification, treatment, and prevention. |
JAAPA
April 2008
Michelle Heinan |
A review of the unique injuries sustained by musicians Musculoskeletal injuries in musicians range from common repetitive stress injuries to unusual, sometimes career-ending disorders. Here's how to help the patient return to making music. |
JAAPA
April 2008
Shelburne & Statler |
Meningitis: Distinguishing the Benign From the Serious Aseptic meningitis has a self-limited course, but bacterial meningitis can be lethal. An expeditious diagnostic approach helps to differentiate between the two. |
JAAPA
April 2008
Richard W. Dehn |
Research Corner Marking 40 years of change in the PA profession. |
JAAPA
April 2008
Waterbor & Swatzell |
Research Corner Online Considerations of sample size in medical research. |
JAAPA
April 2008 |
POEMs Pedometer-based programs result in modest weight loss... Digital mammography for all is too costly... Vitamin K improves the stability of anticoagulation... AAP Practice Guideline: Delaying feeding does not prevent atopy... etc. |
JAAPA
April 2008
F.J. Gianola |
PA Quandaries Beneficence versus maleficence: Can this PA participate in an execution? |
JAAPA
April 2008
Julie Vajnar |
Diagnostic Imaging Review Appendicitis: What helps to make the diagnosis? |
JAAPA
April 2008 |
Specialty Update A look at organizations geared toward PAs in endocrinology. |
JAAPA
April 2008
Marie B. Wiles |
Case of the Month Gout may manifest similarly to nodular RA when multiple joints are involved. |
Nurse Practitioner
April 2008
Miller et al. |
Current Acceptance of the HPV Vaccination Mandating HPV vaccination: What are the arguments? |
Nursing Management
April 2008
Maryanne Crowther |
Time = MUSCLE the case for STEMI care improvements This article focuses on performance improvement centering on the time from door to balloon for Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) as a modality to establish reperfusion of an occluded coronary artery. |
Managed Care
March 2008
Martin Sipkoff |
The Epilepsy Battle in the War Between Brands and Generics Brand-name manufacturers and many neurologists see danger in generic substitution, but the FDA insists that the practice is safe |
Managed Care
March 2008
Lola Butcher |
Health Plans Come Together for Better Outcomes Research Companies that participate in large research cooperatives such as the HMO Research Network are helping the whole medical system |
Managed Care
March 2008
Kathryn J. Alexander |
Health Plans Embrace Retail Clinics Convenient care clinics, as they like to be called, are spreading quickly because members and plans like them |
Managed Care
March 2008
Thomas Morrow |
When Diet is Not Enough, a Well Known Metabolic Disorder Can Now be Managed Better Through Medication New drug, Kuvan, can provide benefit to those with Phenylketonuria (PKU), but diet should still be monitored in conjunction with treatment. |
American Journal of Nursing
April 2008
Wallace & Shelkey |
Monitoring Functional Status in Hospitalized Older Adults The Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living can help nurses detect subtle changes in health and prevent functional decline. |
American Journal of Nursing
April 2008
Carla Graf |
The Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale The Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) Scale assesses a person's ability to perform tasks such as using a telephone, doing laundry, and handling finances. The scale may provide an early warning of functional decline. |
American Journal of Nursing
April 2008
Martin et al. |
Traumatic Brain Injuries Sustained in the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars When traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs simultaneously with more obviously life-threatening wounds, it may go unrecognized. It's important that all nurses know how to use TBI screening and assessment tools effectively. |
Nursing
April 2008
Edmondson & Schiech |
Esophageal cancer--a tough pill to swallow Find out how to help your patient confront the many challenges he faces from this disease and its treatments. |
Nursing
April 2008
Kathryn Murphy |
Shedding the burden of depression & anxiety Learn about types of depression and available treatments. |
Nurse Practitioner
March 2008
Michelle K. Mendyk |
Community-Associated MRSA Coming to a Patient Near You? Case studies, epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and treatment by nurse practitioners of community-associated methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus. How nurse practitioners can work to prevent this healthcare threat. |
Nurse Practitioner
March 2008
Yvonne D'Arcy |
Pain in the Older Adult Study and discussion of nurse practitioners' knowledge of pain management and how this knowledge can be applied for the benefit of elderly patients. Practical directions and suggestions are listed. |
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