ED Nursing Archives – June 1, 2009
June 1, 2009
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Special focus in the next issue: How ED nurses can avoid lawsuits
The July 2009 issue of ED Nursing will be a special issue on the biggest liability risks for emergency nurses. -
Are you seeing actual H1N1 cases or 'worried-well'? Be ready for both
In addition to all of the sick and injured patients you normally see, you are probably caring for a significant number of people in your ED with no complaint other than anxiety over H1N1. -
How you can avoid unsafe head injury discharges
Your patient reports a minor fall, and vital signs are 100% normal. Can this patient be safely discharged from your ED? Not necessarily. -
Avoid risk of MRSA for you and your patient
About one-third of stethoscopes used by emergency medical services is contaminated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria, according to a new study. When researchers at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey swabbed 50 stethoscopes, 16 had MRSA colonization.1 This is a frightening prospect for both ED nurses and their patients. -
Was this injury caused by abuse? Check for signs
An intoxicated woman came by ambulance to St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids with cuts on her wrists, and she wouldn't tell ED nurses what happened. -
Young stroke patients: They're often misdiagnosed
A 32-year-old obese female patient arrived at Columbus, OH-based Riverside Methodist Hospital's ED at 7:55 a.m. Her exam revealed left facial droop, flaccid left arm and leg, decreased sensation on the left, and visual field deficit to the left. -
Quick and simple test can rule out penicillin allergy
If your patients tell you they are allergic to penicillin, would you take their word for it?