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1. CNE SERIES. Nurses as Champions for Patient Safety and Interdisciplinary Problem Solving.

Author

Allen, Danielle, Weinhold, Megan, Miller, jenna, Joswiak, M. Ellen, Bursiek, April, Rubin, Amanda, O'Hara, Sara, and Grubbs, Pamela

Subjects
*COMMUNICATION, *HEALTH care teams, *HOSPITAL wards, *HOSPITAL medical staff, *INTERDISCIPLINARY education, *INTERPROFESSIONAL relations, *MEDICAL emergencies, *NURSE-physician relationships, *NURSES, *NURSING practice, *PATIENT safety, *PERSONNEL management, *PRACTICAL nurses, *PROBLEM solving, *QUALITY assurance, *SURVEYS, *TEAMS in the workplace, *DECISION making in clinical medicine, *OCCUPATIONAL roles, *CONTINUING education units, *EARLY medical intervention, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *HOSPITAL nursing staff
Abstract

The article discusses about oral anticoagulants and its significance in preventing stoke associated with atrial fibrillation (AF). Among the key notable anticoagulants in the market include aspirin, warfarin, and dabigatran. Information regarding patient education, laboratory monitoring, and nursing assessment, are also discussed.

Published
2015

2. Relationship Between Occurrence of Falls and Fall-Risk Scores in an Acute Care Setting Using the Hendrich II Fall Risk Model.

Author

Swartzell, Kristen L., Fulton, Janet S., and Friesth, Barbara Manz

Subjects
*RISK factors of falling down, *CHI-squared test, *DIABETES, *DIAGNOSIS related groups, *ACCIDENTAL falls, *HEALTH facility administration, *HEART failure, *HOSPITAL wards, *HOSPITALS, *RESEARCH methodology, *NOSOLOGY, *NURSING practice, *NURSING assessment, *PROBABILITY theory, *RISK assessment, *STATISTICAL sampling, *SCALE analysis (Psychology), *STROKE, *T-test (Statistics), *INTER-observer reliability, *RETROSPECTIVE studies, *CASE-control method, *RESEARCH methodology evaluation, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Abstract

Falls are an important measure of nursing quality and patient safety. In this study, a significant difference was found in the mean fall risk scores on the HIIFRM between persons (acute care patients with diagnoses of heart failure, diabetes, and stroke) who fell and those who did not (t = -2.371, p=0.02). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2013

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