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Interhospital Transfer Capabilities Still Pose Major Issues

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emergency departments. percent of patients—twice the rate in 2010 (Table 1). 3 The additional lengthy ED stays for transfer patients are equally resource-intense for emergency physicians and especially emergency nurses. In fact, that study underestimated the ongoing challenges affecting patient transfers in U.S.

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Annals of B Pod: Social EM Corner- Suicide Related Behaviors

Taming the SRU

Risk Assessment of Self-Injurious Behavior and Suicide Presentation in the Emergency Department: An Integrative Review. Journal of Emergency Nursing. Trends in US emergency department visits for attempted suicide and self-inflicted injury, 1993-2008. Published 2010. JAMA Psychiatry. 2013;70(2):158-167. Psychol Med.

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Passing to another subject.

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Monday, March 8, 2010. Tags: advanced emergency nursing, ED, ER, NP, nurse practitioner, CNS, clinical nurse specialist, APRN, critical care, trauma, injury, pediatrics, end of life, death, death notification, death news. ." Our manner can be helpful, and our honest words can be therapeutic. Orman, Rob, MD.

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Milestones of Modern Progress in Emergency Care

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Organization and Specialization in Emergency Nursing. Emergency Medicine Specialization, Recognition, and Organization. Emergency Nurse Practitioners also learned these skills as Licensed Independent Practitioners. Emergency Ultrasound is one of the greatest advances in emergency care. EDNA->ENA.

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Hyperoxia: Too Much of a Good Thing

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

In 2010, the AHA recommendation for pediatrics was : ”Hyperoxia can be toxic, particularly to the preterm infant. Every five years, a conference determines the current state of the art for resuscitation recommendations. Ongoing research supports moderating inspired oxygen concentrations in critical illness and injury.

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Emergencies of the Third Trimester

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Emergency department evaluation and management of peripartum cardiomyopathy. The Journal of emergency medicine, 36(2), 141-147. An obstetric emergency called peripartum cardiomyopathy! Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 3(1), 39. Bisanzo, M. C., & Hutson, H. Capriola, M. Peripartum cardiomyopathy: a review.

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Early Modern Resuscitators

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

History of emergency medical services in the United States. Tags: advanced emergency nursing, ED, ER, NP, nurse practitioner, CNS, clinical nurse specialist, APRN, critical care, trauma, injury, pediatrics, reuscitator, resuscitation, Elam, Gordon, Kreiselman, Safar Published: 5/3/2014 2:39:00 PM