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| August 4, 2010 |
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Dear
Colleague,
 Thinking about the legal issues surrounding our nursing duties can be overwhelming. I think that is why the first article in our "More Resources" list caught my eye - Seven Legal Tips for Safe Nursing Practice. As listed below, these seven tips look short and sweet and fairly easy to follow, however be sure to explore the full article (as well the others we’ve selected) for more information and guidance!
Seven legal tips for safe nursing practice:
1. Administer medications appropriately.
2. Monitor for and report deterioration.
3. Communicate effectively.
4. Delegate responsibly.
5. Document in an accurate, timely manner.
6. Know and follow facility policies and procedures.
7. Use equipment properly.
Don’t miss our next issue focusing on wound care plus new articles and CEs!
Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP
Clinical Editor
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Visit our newly updated Patient Education Center With resources from NursingCenter and HealthyWomen, you’re sure to find what you need. Enjoy free access to all of the teaching tools in this collection!
Learn more about NursingCenter.com and all that we have to offer by examining Lippincott's NursingCenter.com: Explore a world of online resources. Meet our nurses, discover valuable tech news, and learn how to connect with us on popular social networks. Also, find out how we can help you with your job search.
Hope you didn’t miss some of these latest posts on NursingCenter's In the Round - be sure to take a look!
Don’t miss this article which seeks to identify ethical challenges that cause hospice clinicians to question whether they are doing the right thing. Learn more about The Ethical Balancing Act of Hospice Care.
Home Healthcare Nurse
(2.1 contact hours)
Read this qualitative study which aimed to gain a better understanding of the informational needs of women who underwent breast augmentation, breast reduction, or breast reconstruction following breast cancer surgery. Read Not What I Expected: Informational Needs of Women Undergoing Breast Surgery.
Plastic Surgical Nursing
(2 contact hours)
 Approximately 80% of pancreatic cancer patients present with advanced or terminal stages of disease at diagnosis. Brush up on symptoms, diagnosis and staging, and treatment options by reading Update on Pancreatic Cancer Treatment.
The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of Primary Health Care
(2.3 contact hours)
Review our Recommended CE list on
ethics conversations, LGBTQ cultures, sleep in older adults with Alzheimer's disease...
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| Learn the 5 M’s for teaching diabetes self-management. Take some time to read Diabetes Under Control: Meter, Meds, Meals, Move, and More.
AJN, American Journal of Nursing
 Diagnosing either acute or disseminated Lyme disease (LD) can be a challenge due to inconsistencies in presentation and patient history, lack of practitioner knowledge and experience about the disease, and unsatisfactory testing method. Review information about when to suspect LD and how to test for it in Lyme Disease: A Diagnostic Dilemma.
The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of Primary Health Care
Become an effective preceptor and discover how to generate valuable learning experiences for graduate nurses by reading Pointing New Nurses in the Right Direction.
Nursing2010 Critical Care
Browse our Recommended Readings on hereditary cancers, falls prevention strategy that works, whether white uniforms shoukd be standard for hospital-based RNs,
and more.
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| Read the articles in the latest Featured Journal  online only on NursingCenter. The Featured Journal gives you the opportunity to get acquainted with the kind of coverage and clinical information it has to offer. Get to know our journals. The current Featured Journal is...
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FDA has approved Veltin gel for the topical treatment of acne vulgaris in patients 12 years of age and older. Veltin is a combination of tretinoin and clindamycin phosphate in a water-based gel.
See more drug news.
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Parkinson's Disease in Long-Term-Care Settings
Dealing with patients who have significant medical disorders can be difficult. In long-term care, the enormous amount of time spent by staff can be overwhelming. This white paper will encompass the unique aspects in caring for long-term-care residents with end-stage Parkinson's disease.
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"Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia"
Free Webcast for Nurses and All Critical Care Professionals
Ventilator-associated pneumonia is one of the most frequent and serious complications occurring in the ICU. In this 40-minute webcast, an expert Critical Care nurse shares her knowledge on development of and risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia. Learn which preventive measures are evidence-based, and what steps you can take to lower your unit's infection rate! Presented by Jan Powers, PhD, RN, St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. Free continuing education credits available from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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