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2 Minute EBP Challenge

Monday, July 26, 2010
Ms. Shepard and DIC
This morning rapid response is called for Ms. Shepard who was admitted with a urinary tract infection and sepsis. Her blood pressure dropped during the evening hours and she is now hypotensive and is having difficulty breathing. Her IV sites are oozing and there is blood in the urinary catheter. Her physician suspects disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). The primary mechanism in the development of DIC is:

Monday, July 19, 2010
Thyrotoxicosis

Which of the following laboratory findings is indicative of thyrotoxicosis?

Monday, July 12, 2010
Urban CPR Patterns
In a recent study of inner-city neighborhoods, the authors found that out of hospital cardiac arrest was 2-3 times higher in some neighborhoods compared to others. In these high incidence neighborhoods what was the rate of bystander CPR?

 

10 Strategies to Improve your Nursing Care

93% of nurses surveyed point to:

  • Understaffing
  • Lack of time to provide good care
  • Lack of support

as the largest obstacles that they have to face on a daily basis.


Clearly, nurses need strategies to deal with these issues and maintain quality in nursing care. The following 10 strategies are currently being implemented by nurses all over the world:


1. Increase your Knowledgebase
2. Look for "Red Flags"
3. Use a "Road Map"
4. Focus your Assessment
5. Use Clinical Tools
6. Use your Resources Effectively
7. Organize
8. Let Technology Help
9. Implement Better Interventions
10. Prevent Complications


The 10 strategies, when implemented in whole or in part, can have a dramatic impact on your practice. Try implementing them one at a time and you too will feel more confident and see improvements in your patient care.

The day after your seminar, I found one of your “Red Flags” in my patient. He was tachycardic and was later found to have a pulmonary embolism. –JJ, RN.

10 Strategies to Improve Your Nursing Care includes:

  • 60 minute audio CD
  • Workbook with examples

This program is taught by David W. Woodruff, MSN, RN, CNS, CCRN, a nationally-known nursing expert and teacher.

Audio CD $17 

Download the audio program and workbook now $12 

Total download size is about 10 MB (mp3 audio & pdf file)

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You'll "get it", I guarantee it! - 

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