Safe process, safe practice, safe patients: the pivotal role of nurses in the safety of patients [0.03%]
确保安全：护士在患者安全中的核心作用
Debora Simmons
Debora Simmons
Mary Ann Jessee
Mary Ann Jessee
Much information can be obtained about a patient's gastrointestinal and overall nutritional status through stool samples. Important infectious processes and neoplastic processes are initially identified through diagnostic tests and screenin...
Xiaohua Wu
Xiaohua Wu
There is much value in using urine as a diagnostic aid in the critical care setting. As a noninvasive source of data, urine reveals a wealth of information about the body's biochemical status. It is important for critical care nurses to und...
Urodynamics [0.03%]
尿动力学检查
Tamara M Robertson,Amy S Hamlin
Tamara M Robertson
Voiding dysfunction has profound physical, emotional, and financial ramifications for patients and health care practitioners from all fields. The improvement of diagnostic testing in the area of voiding dysfunction, throughout decades, has ...
Cathy A Cooper
Cathy A Cooper
Critical care nurses have a vital role in caring for patients undergoing centesis studies. Any centesis procedure involves puncturing a body cavity, joint, organ, or space with a hollow needle to withdraw fluid. All centesis studies are inv...
Ultrasound studies [0.03%]
超声检查研究
Melan Smith-Francis,Patty Orr
Melan Smith-Francis
This article focuses on the clinical use of ultrasound with the obstetric, gynecologic, and trauma patient by reviewing recent case studies of the use of ultrasound for diagnostic purposes. The article also summarizes the American Institute...
Stephen D Krau,Leigh Ann McInnis,Lynn Parsons
Stephen D Krau
Skin testing is a common procedure in any clinical setting. Critical care nurses will encounter skin testing in the inpatient and outpatient settings primarily to test for patient allergies to environmental factors, or allergies to certain ...
Leigh Ann McInnis,Maria A Revell,Tasha L Smith
Leigh Ann McInnis
The field of nuclear cardiology has grown significantly over the past decade. This is a reflection of the value seen by providers in these safe and effective procedures. Nuclear scan studies are noninvasive and versatile in their usefulness...
Leigh Ann McInnis,Lynn Parsons,Stephen D Krau
Leigh Ann McInnis
In critical care, nurses are expected to react quickly to urgent and emergent situations. It is imperative that nurses have the ability to recognize signs and symptoms in patients that require diagnostic intervention. This article begins wi...
Maria A Revell,Marcia Pugh,Tasha L Smith et al.
Maria A Revell et al.
Critical care patients present with or develop conditions that require imaging with a variety of radiographic methods. Technological advances such as the introduction of digital imaging instead of screen-film radiography have improved image...