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Emergency cardiac drugs: Essential facts for med-surg nurses

Cardiac emergencies can occur on any unit, so all nurses need a basic understanding of how they're treated. This article explains the fundamentals of using emergency cardiac drugs.

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Breath at the belly

Mindfulness training can help nurses, patients, and loved ones cope with loss, grief, and suffering.

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Practice Matters
Going from the gut

The current emphasis on best practices, guidelines, and checklists make cause healthcare professionals to turn off their judgment and go by the book - even when it's the wrong thing to do.

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Mind Body Spirit
What every nurse needs to know about the clinical aspects of child abuse

Child-abuse cases can be the mot difficult ones for nurses to cope with. But with the right knowledge and tools, you can care for abused children more effectively.

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Special Report Safe Patient Handling
Patient handling: Fact vs. Fiction

Although the hazards of manual patient lifting and transferring are well known, misinformation persists.

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Special Report Safe Patient Handling
The ANA Handle with Care Recognition Program

Launched in 2009, this program helps healthcare organizations establish, implement, and monitor safe patient-handling programs.

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Special Report Safe Patient Handling
Strengthening your evidence base: Focus on safe patient handling

Bedside nurses can apply new findings about safe patient handling to help avoid injuries to themselves and their patients.

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