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June 2011 Vol. 6 No. 6
Continuing Education
Teaching ostomy patients to regain their independence
Features
Jo Eleanor Elliott: A legacy of courage
Inside ANA
ANA comments on ACOs
Stenvig appointed to National Vaccine Advisory Committee
Vote for Nurses: ANA President, Other Nurse Leaders on Ballot for Modern Healthcare’s 100 Most Influential People
How a “just culture” can improve safety in health care
Strictly Clinical
Evidence-based interventions for dyspnea
Silent killer: Adenocarcinoma at the esophagogastric junction
Smoking-cessation counseling by nurses: Description and predictors in rural hospitals
Stigma and misconceptions related to addictive disease
Medical-surgical value analysis aims high above the bottom line
Practice Matters
Viewpoint: Interprofessional collaboration and the future of health care
Current and future newborn screening
Ethics for nurses in everyday practice: Insubordination in the ICU?
Career Sphere
Today’s Traveler: Pack your bag!
From our readers...Developing professional PRIDE
‘Uniformity’ in nursing: It’s about time…again.
Mind Body Spirit
From our readers...How my students kept me teaching
From our readers…The nature of grief
From our readers…Do veteran nurses really eat their young? Observations of an ‘older’ new nurse
Take Note - Online
Exercise reduces silent brain infarctions
Study finds gender disparity in myocardial perfusion imaging
Mice study finds genetic link between lung cancer and emphysema
New FDA regulation for improving safety reporting in clinical trials discussed in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Study finds premature infants are less healthy and have more social struggles in adulthood
Disparity found in access to specialists between publicly insured and privately insured children
Bariatric surgery does not reduce mortality in men
Peripheral neuropathy gene identified
PCI with stent is a viable option for select group of patients
Genetic variation increases risk of sudden cardiac arrest
Women have better outcomes than men after major GI surgery
Patient/family/visitor “hot line” prevents medical errors
Drugs and Devices Today - Online
FDA announces new recommendations for simvastatin dosage
FDA releases draft guideline related to nanotechnology
FDA approves Nulojix for prevention of acute rejection in kidney transplant patients
FDA approves first ceramic-on-metal total hip replacement system
FDA changes sunscreen labeling requirements
FDA updates safety data for silicone gel-filled breast implants
FDA recommends more conservative dosing guidelines for erythropoiesis-stimulating agents
FDA proposes new policy for some devices
Cover
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