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January 2020 Briefing – Nursing

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nursing for January 2020. This roundup includes the latest...
Most external ventricular drain closures performed in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage last less than one minute

Longer External Ventricular Drain Closures Needed to Read ICP

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Intracranial pressure equilibrium reached in only 22.9 percent of external ventricular drain closures
Foreign-educated health professionals in the United States are overall satisfied with their recruitment experience

Recruitment Satisfactory for Foreign-Educated Health Providers

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However, survey shows that ethical problems remain, including with breach fees
Nurses with specialty certification may speed translation of evidence-based research into everyday clinical practice

Nurse Certification May Promote Evidence-Based Practice in ICU

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Nurses certified in critical care also have higher perceived value of evidence-based practices
Use of mentholated popsicles can reduce the intensity and discomfort from thirst during preoperative fasting

Mentholated Popsicle Can Help Reduce Preoperative Thirst

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Significant reduction seen in intensity of thirst and discomfort from thirst in preoperative fasting

December 2019 Briefing – Nursing

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nursing for December 2019. This roundup includes the latest...
Drug interactions between antiretroviral therapy and direct-acting antivirals pose a clinical challenge in patients with HIV/hepatitis C virus coinfection

Nurses Can Help Manage Drug Interactions in HIV/Hep C Treatment

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Administration of simeprevir is more problematic with ART; sofosbuvir has fewest interactions with ART
Nurses are sleeping

Nurses Not Getting Enough Sleep Before Work

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Less than recommended sleep tied to lower quality of care, patient safety
A prenatal and infancy nurse home visiting program is associated with reduced public benefit costs for low-income mothers and improved cognitive-related skills in their children

Infancy Nurse Visit Program May Reduce Public Benefit Costs

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Cognitive-related skills improved for 18-year-old first-born children of nurse-visited mothers
Holding intubated infants in the intensive care unit is well tolerated and does not increase adverse events

Holding Intubated Infants in ICU Found to Be Safe, Beneficial

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No increase found in adverse events with holding infants aged <6 months intubated for respiratory failure