Leslie S Nelson
Leslie S Nelson
The confusion assessment method for the intensive care unit (CAM-ICU) is a tool for screening for delirium in ventilated patients that with proper training can be administered quickly by staff nurses in the ICU. Unrecognized delirium can ha...
Margaret Roseann Cannon-Diehl
Margaret Roseann Cannon-Diehl
The face of nursing education and continuing education as we currently know it is changing at a phenomenal pace. The state of the science of simulation in nursing and healthcare exist on a continuum of various types of simulation. Several d...
Huberta-Corazon T Cozart,Sandra K Cesario
Huberta-Corazon T Cozart
Purpose: This article reviews the scientific health and medical literature on accidental falls and fall prevention modalities specifically directed to the hospitalized elderly population over a 15-year period. ...
Krisanne Graves,Debora Simmons
Krisanne Graves
A growing body of scientific evidence demonstrates negative effects of fatigue on human performance. Nursing practice encompasses many tasks that require optimal performance. Fatigue can be the result of a multitude of contributing causes. ...
Catherine A Hill
Catherine A Hill
Most patients with heart failure (HF) respond within a matter of hours to days to available medical treatments. Nursing's current challenge in HF inpatient care is their short length of stay and content dense patient education needs. Only 5...
EBP partners: doctoral students and practicing clinicians bridging the theory-practice gap [0.03%]
循证实践合作伙伴：在理论与实践之间架桥的博士生和临床工作者
Sydney Peck,Jennifer Lester,Ginger Hinshaw et al.
Sydney Peck et al.
The theory-practice gap is one component of the barriers to implementing evidence-based practice. Texas Woman's University College of Nursing and Presbyterian Hospital of Denton joined forces to bridge this gap, allowing doctoral students t...
Going around in circles: is this the best practice for preparing the skin? [0.03%]
循环往复：这是我们准备皮肤的最佳方法吗？
Karen Stonecypher
Karen Stonecypher
Hospital-acquired infections, which include bloodstream infections and surgical site infections, result in high rates of morbidity and mortality in the United States annually. Proper aseptic care of the skin prior to any skin breach is of p...
Wyona M Freysteinson
Wyona M Freysteinson
There is no known literature to guide the critical care nurse in the use of mirrors in patient care. This article explores how the author came to believe that mirrors were essential to nursing practice. Misconceptions and assumptions concer...
Rachel V Kilgore,Rae W Langford
Rachel V Kilgore
Interdisciplinary healthcare teams have become the new model for patient care delivery in today's complex healthcare environment of increased specialization and disciplinarity of healthcare providers. Research to support the efficacy of thi...
Claudine Dufrene
Claudine Dufrene
Documentation of pressure ulcers requires accuracy and thorough information in order for providers to prescribe treatment. Frequently, documentation among providers is inconsistent and can lead to a delay in proper treatment of the ulcer. P...