The American College of Rheumatology has issued new guidelines for the management of gout.

A scientific statement from the American Heart Association addresses education and psychological interventions to improve outcomes for implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) recipients.

New evidence-based guidelines on the management of fever and neutropenia in children with cancer and/or who are undergoing hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation have been published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

The 8th Biennial Joanna Briggs International Colloquium 2012: Channeling the Rivers of Knowledge to Improve Global Policy and Practice will take place November 12th – 14th, 2012 at The Empress Hotel, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Original Research: Being Young, Female, and BRCA Positive
AJN, American Journal of Nursing, October 2012 

The findings of this original research study suggest that nurses should be aware of psychosocial issues, especially those surrounding marriage and childbearing, in their interactions with young women who carry a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation.

Engaging Nurses in Research Utilization
Journal for Nurses in Staff Development, October 2012

This article describes an innovative approach to encourage nurses to perform literature searches and critique research articles as a means to eventually engage in evidence-based practice.

An Evidence-Based Oral Care Protocol to Decrease Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, October 2012

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of 0.12% chlorhexidine rinses and an oral care protocol on ventilator-associated pneumonia rates. A quasi-experimental preintervention-postintervention design was used. 

Prediction of Driving Capacity After Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review
Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, August 2012

This study reviews the current evidence on predictors for the ability to return to driving after traumatic brain injury.

FROM LIPPINCOTT’S EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE NETWORK

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