CE: Original Research The Efficacy and Safety of an RN-Driven Ketamine Protocol for Adjunctive Analgesia During Burn Wound Care Baumgartner, Laura; Townsend, Nicole; Winkelman, Katie; More Baumgartner, Laura; Townsend, Nicole; Winkelman, Katie; MacLaren, Robert Less AJN The American Journal of Nursing. 118(7):26-31, July 2018. Abstract Abstract In Brief In Brief Favorites PDF Get Content & Permissions Abstract: Go to Full Text of this Article In Brief: Because of its unique mechanism of action and lack of association with respiratory depression, ketamine may be an ideal agent for adjunctive analgesia in burn patients. The authors of this study evaluated the efficacy and safety of a practice protocol allowing critical care RNs to independently administer IV ketamine for burn wound care. Go to Full Text of this Article
CE: Breast Cancer Screening A Review of Current Guidelines Baron, Roberta; Drucker, Karen; Lagdamen, Liza; More Baron, Roberta; Drucker, Karen; Lagdamen, Liza; Cannon, Maureen; Mancini, Carrie; Fischer-Cartlidge, Erica Less AJN The American Journal of Nursing. 118(7):34-41, July 2018. Abstract Abstract In Brief In Brief Favorites PDF Get Content & Permissions Abstract: Go to Full Text of this Article In Brief: In light of recent changes to national breast cancer screening guidelines, this article reviews the guidelines of the American Cancer Society, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network and provides guidance to nurses as they support and educate patients. Go to Full Text of this Article
Ethics Champion Programs Trotochaud, Karen; Fitzgerald, Heather; Knackstedt, Angela D. Trotochaud, Karen; Fitzgerald, Heather; Knackstedt, Angela D. Less AJN The American Journal of Nursing. 118(7):46-54, July 2018. Abstract Abstract In Brief In Brief Favorites PDF Get Content & Permissions Abstract: In Brief: The authors, all of whom lead ethics champion programs at their respective institutions, discuss how these programs prepare nurses to function as unit-based ethics resources for colleagues as they face various ethical issues and challenges.
Making It Stick: Developing and Testing the Difficult Intravenous Access (DIVA) Tool Ehrhardt, Barbara Smith; Givens, Kelley E. A.; Lee, Rebecca C. Ehrhardt, Barbara Smith; Givens, Kelley E. A.; Lee, Rebecca C. Less AJN The American Journal of Nursing. 118(7):56-62, July 2018. Abstract Abstract In Brief In Brief Favorites PDF Get Content & Permissions Abstract: In Brief: Nurses report on their QI initiative to create a simple evidence-based tool to help novice nurses predict which patients will present peripheral IV access challenges.
