Suctioning adults with an artifical airway.
"Nurses play a vital role in improving the safety and quality of patient car -- not only in the hospital or ambulatory treatment facility, but also of community-based care and...
This edition of the guideline has been developed over a two year period to provide an updated review of the research literature, extend the scope of the guideline and produce recommendations that reflect the most recent evidence.
This beginner's guide assumes no prior knowledge and explores the causes of pressure ulcers, the practical skills needed to avoid them developing, and the clinical skills needed to manage them effectively when they do occur.
This book supports these needs by providing a comprehensive approach to nursing practice in fragility fracture care.
In response to this global health care issue, the Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit and accompanying CD of tools provides practical and effective tips, strategies, forms, and illustrations for preventing and mitigating pressure ulcers.
Chaitman BR, Skettino SL, Parker JO, et al. (2004). Anti-ischemic effects and long-term survival during ranolazine monotherapy in patients with chronic severe angina. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 43, 1375–82. 18.
Essential reading for dermatology clinicians and vascular surgeons, and having been developed under the auspices of EPUAP (European Pressure Ulcer Advisery Panel), this text is the primary reference for pressure ulcers from diagnosis and ...
This edition features a new chapter on wound pain management and a chapter showing how to use negative pressure therapy on many types of hard-to-heal wounds.
Atrophic scarring and contractures are common and result in fusion of digits (i.e., mitten deformity or pseudosyndactyly), which re- quires repeat surgical release of contractures (Fine et al, 2005). Additional complications include ...
Patient safety has become a major concern of the general public and of policymakers at the State and Federal levels. This interest has been fueled, in part, by news coverage...