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Welcome...
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The change in the
reference standard for heparin may have clinical significance in some situations,
such as when heparin is administered as a bolus I.V. dose and an immediate
anticoagulant effect is clinically important. More
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AACN
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Read new guidelines from the American Heart Association to promote self-care
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Mortality
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transplantation, patients with nondrug-induced acute liver failure
will either completely recover or die within days. Review the causes,
signs and symptoms, diagnostic methods, and more, to help you Take
Action Against Acute Liver Failure.
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NURSE
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Intensive
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associated with secondary brain injury and ensure that values
for these parameters remain within normal limits. Don’t
miss this study which investigates Intensive Care Unit
Nurse Characteristics Impacting Judgments about Secondary Brain
Injury. More |
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MANAGE BP IN
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In the United
States, the prevalence of CKD has increased to 8.1%, with hypertension
being the second leading cause of end stage renal disease next to
diabetes. Review diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment options
in Pharmacotherapeutic Blood Pressure Management in a Chronic
Kidney Disease Patient. More |
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THE
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Where does nursing stand with regard
to assisted suicide? What is the position of the American Nurses Association?
What is the role of nurses in states such as Oregon and Washington?
Find out in Nursing Ethics: Reigniting the Debate over Assisted
Suicide. More |
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Correctly identifying a preexcitation
syndrome is essential because the wrong treatment can worsen the problem.
Review Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and other rare anomalies, by
reading Heart Beats: Understanding Wolff-Parkinson-White and
Preexcitation Syndromes. More |
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