{"title":"Care of the veteran.","authors":"Wendy Woodall","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board (MSNCB) is a professional organization whose mission is to validate excellence in medical-surgical nursing. MSNCB administers the Certified Medical- Surgical Registered Nurse (CMSRN[R]) and Certified in Care Coordination and Transition Management (CCCTM) certification programs because certification is the recognized path for registered nurses to build and demonstrate commitment, confidence, and credibility. Certification provides an added credential beyond licensure. It demonstrates, by examination, that the registered nurse adheres to specialized nursing standards and has acquired a core body of specialized knowledge in his or her practice or specialty. The topic of this article is part of the comprehensive examination given by MSNCB. The following scenario and questions offer an example that potential certificants may use to test their knowledge.</p>","PeriodicalId":18507,"journal":{"name":"Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses","volume":"25 6","pages":"423-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36615165","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reducing Hospital Readmission Rates in Patients with Heart Failure.","authors":"Joanne Kathleen Hobbs, Diana Escutia, Haley Harrison, Amy Moore, Evelyn Sarpong","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Present financial consequences imposed by the Affordable Care Act, along with practice challenges to address rates of 30-day readmission among patients with heart failure, emphasize the need for effective interventions. Healthcare workers must identify effective interventions to reduce readmission of patients with heart failure while providing high-quality care.</p>","PeriodicalId":18507,"journal":{"name":"Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses","volume":"25 3","pages":"145-52"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34368141","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Foundation for New Graduate Nurse Success.","authors":"Sonya Blevins, Erycka A Millen","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18507,"journal":{"name":"Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses","volume":"25 3","pages":"194-5, 201"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34368154","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Walk to Save: Benefits of Inpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation.","authors":"Joann H Rion, Donald D Kautz","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hospital immobilization after a cardiac event can cause complications. The pathophysiology of complications, research concerning benefits of early ambulation, and recommendations from the American College of Sports Medicine are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":18507,"journal":{"name":"Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses","volume":"25 3","pages":"159-62"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34368143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Clinical Nurse as an Agent of Change.","authors":"Victoria Eads, Gregory Maruzzella","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The physiologic risk is great for patients undergoing alcohol withdrawal without appropriate medication apd monitoring support. An interprofessional team adapted several alcohol withdrawal protocols for this project using evidence-based practice principles.</p>","PeriodicalId":18507,"journal":{"name":"Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses","volume":"25 3","pages":"173-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34368146","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Interruptions During Medication Administration: A Descriptive Study.","authors":"Christine Hughes Cooper, Ruth Tupper, Karyn Holm","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Interruptions decrease the efficiency of the medication administration process. In this study, interruptions were found in 63% of the medication passes on four medical-surgical units in a community hospital. However, interruptions do not always lead to negative outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":18507,"journal":{"name":"Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses","volume":"25 3","pages":"186-91"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34368149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andrea Centrella-Nigro, Lora Bognar, Kathleen Burke, Kathy Faber, Virginia Flynn, Mabel LaForgia, Barbara Wiklinski
{"title":"The Readmitted Patient with Heart Failure.","authors":"Andrea Centrella-Nigro, Lora Bognar, Kathleen Burke, Kathy Faber, Virginia Flynn, Mabel LaForgia, Barbara Wiklinski","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A multi-site descriptive retrospective study of physiologic, demographic, and psychosocial factors associated with 30-day readmissions for heart failure was conducted in six Magnet-designated hospitals. Results can be used to plan effective nursing interventions to target readmitted patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":18507,"journal":{"name":"Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses","volume":"25 3","pages":"163-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34368144","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modesty Among Muslim Women: Implications for Nursing Care.","authors":"Alaa Mujallad, Elizabeth Johnston Taylor","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Modesty is central to Islamic life. Modesty is exemplified in dress and behavior with persons of the opposite sex. Because ethical nursing care requires respecting patient culture and religiosity, nurses should be able to provide care that respects Muslim interpretations of modesty.</p>","PeriodicalId":18507,"journal":{"name":"Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses","volume":"25 3","pages":"169-72"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34368145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Digestive Enzyme Replacement Therapy: Pancreatic Enzymes and Lactase.","authors":"Rhea Faye D Felicilda-Reynaldo, Maria Kenneally","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Maldigestion occurs when digestive enzymes are lacking to help break complex food components into absorbable nutrients within the gastrointestinal tract. Education is needed to help patients manage the intricacies of digestive enzyme replacement therapies and ensure their effectiveness in reducing symptoms of maldigestion.</p>","PeriodicalId":18507,"journal":{"name":"Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses","volume":"25 3","pages":"182-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34368148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Problem with Heart Failure.","authors":"Diana Harmon","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18507,"journal":{"name":"Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses","volume":"25 3","pages":"192-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34368150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}