News
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Partnership Successful at Weaning Patients Off Ventilators
by HealthLeaders Media, August 10, 2022
Ventilator-dependent patients are medically complex and often have multiple morbidities. Providing care for these patients is costly, and they have extended lengths of stay compared to many hospitalized patients. In a partnership with Boca Raton, Florida-based Special Care Unit, Tampa General Hospital operates a Progressive Care Unit to wean patients off ventilators.
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Follow 7 Principles for Disease and Risk Factor Screening in Emergency Departments
by HealthLeaders Media, August 9, 2022
There is a tremendous opportunity to conduct screening in emergency departments. Research has shown that about half of U.S. adults over age 35 have not received screening for common health risk factors such as tobacco use and depression. The new journal article, which was published by Annals of Emergency Medicine, identifies seven principles for conducting disease and health risk screening in emergency departments.
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Why Virtual Simulation is Beneficial to Nursing Students
by HealthLeaders Media, August 8, 2022
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit and nursing students were unable to do in-person clinicals in hospitals, Wayne State University College of Nursing in Detroit, like other nursing schools, had to rely on simulation to provide students with the education they needed. And although nursing students are returning to in-person clinical rotations, simulation labs remain in important part of their education.
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Can Tattoos Accurately Measure Blood Pressure?
by HealthLeaders Media, August 4, 2022
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University have created an electronic tattoo that can be worn on the wrist comfortably for hours while providing accurate, continuous blood pressure measurements.
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UC Davis Offers Free Online Course to Help Clinicians Prevent Firearm Injuries
by HealthLeaders Media, August 3, 2022
The course explains how to have conversations with patients who have access to firearms and may be at risk of interpersonal violence, unintentional injury, or suicide, or unintentional injury, according to UC Davis. It also teaches clinicians how to intervene based on the type and level of risk of firearm violence.
Events
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Industry Monday 09/19/2022Patient Experience Symposium 2022
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Industry Thursday 10/06/2022ABQAURP’s Annual Health Care Quality & Patient Safety Conference
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Most Read Articles
- Can Tattoos Accurately Measure Blood Pressure?
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