Medical Practice

Magazine articles on medical practice and technical issues of treatment.

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American Journal of Nursing April 2010 Riesenberg et al.	Nursing Handoffs: A Systematic Review of the Literature Handoffs of patient care from one nurse to another are an integral part of nursing practice; but there is abundant evidence that poor communication and variable procedures result in inadequate handoffs.
Nursing April 2010 Michelle D. Smeltzer	Making a point about open fractures This article describes fractures, explains the difference between open and closed fractures, and tells how to care for a patient who's had an open fracture.
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.
Nurse Practitioner April 2010 Benninger & McCallister	Asthma in pregnancy: Reading between the lines Asthma is one of the most common, chronic medical conditions that can complicate pregnancy, affecting between 4% and 8% of this population.
Nurse Practitioner April 2010 McCravy et al.	Speak the language of autism Autism affects 1 in 110 children and 1 in 70 boys in the United States.
Nursing Management March 2010 Becker & Schmidtke	All along the watchtower: Suicide risk screening, a pilot study Patients will continue to die if healthcare organizations don't take action and appropriately assess patients at risk for suicide in general hospitals.
American Journal of Nursing March 2010 David E. Vance	Aging with HIV: Clinical Considerations for an Emerging Population Since the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy, HIV infection has become a chronic, albeit life-threatening, condition that can be managed; therefore, more and more people are growing older with HIV.
American Journal of Nursing March 2010 Bradley-Springer et al.	Every Nurse Is an HIV Nurse The evolution of HIV infection into a chronic disease has implications across all clinical care settings. Every nurse should be knowledgeable about the disease in order to provide high-quality care to people with or at risk for HIV.
Nurse Practitioner March 2010 Beth Kelsey	Contraceptive Considerations for Obese Women It is important for nurse practitioners to be equipped with the most up-to-date knowledge to provide evidence-based care individualized to each woman's contraceptive needs and health profile.
Nursing March 2010 Delahanty & Myers	3 bad bugs Acinetobacter baumannii, Panton-Valentine leukocidin positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and infections that develop as a result of antimicrobial therapy, such as Clostridium difficile.
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