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Category Archives: nursing medication review
Nursing Tools: Lexi-Comp Now Offers iPhone and iPod Touch Aps
Pocket Informatics Tools for Nurses I’ve been a fan of PDA based drug guides for a long time. Many of you have been following this blog and the Nursing Show know that I love to have access to tools without … Continue reading
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Tagged advertiser, advertising, career, compatibility, drug guide, interactions, iphone, ipod touch, job, lexi-comp, nurse, nursing, nursing education, pda, podcast, rn, student nurse, tools
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Drug Company Influence in Journal Articles
A recent article on drug company Wyeth and their use of ghost writers to produce favorable journal articles has me asking the question about where we find credible information. Nursing Care Information I have routinely turned to journal articles to … Continue reading
Aminoglycosides and Episode 59
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Welcome to Episode 59 The Nursing Show is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network. Listen to the show! —- Right Click to download (Macs Option Click) Subscribe with iTunes here (must have iTunes) RSS Feed to subscribe (copy … Continue reading
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Tagged aminoglycosides, antibiotics, educator, jamie davis, jobs, nurse, nursing, nursing medication review, podcast, podmedic, rn, school, schools, student
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Nurses, Long Hours, and Avoiding Medication Errors
Avoid Medication Errors All medical providers, whether they work in a hospital or in a prehospital setting, constantly fight to avoid medication errors. The Joint Commission responsible for hospital oversight considers medication errors one of the biggest problems affecting patient … Continue reading
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Tagged fatigue, joint commission, medication errors, mediccast, nursing, patient safety, podmedic, rn, stress, student nurse
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New Info on HPV and Cancer Risks
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released some corrected data on cancer diagnoses related to the Human Papiloma Virus (HPV). The virus is most often related to cervical cancer and this is the reason for the push for HPV … Continue reading
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Tagged CDC, cervical cancer, hpv, nursing news, patient education, vaccines
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Rotavirus Vaccine Helping Nurses Help Pediatric Patients
A recent article at WebMD reviews the reported success of the Rotavirus vaccine, RotaTeq. Rotavirus is a GI virus that causes diarrhea and is responsible for serious complications, hospitalizations, and death in infants throughout the world. A recent joint meeting … Continue reading
MotherRisk.org Site for Mothers, Nurses, and Students
Nurses and nursing students are always looking for good resources for themselves and their patients about medication safety and risks. Lisa Booze from the Maryland Poison Center has this resource for us. —————- MotherRisk.org info for pregnancy and breastfeeding The … Continue reading
Autism Concerns About Vaccines Still Exist – 5 Tips to Address Concerns
The Florida Institute of Technology conducted a survey of 1,000 randomly selected adults to find out their attitudes towards autism and to the safety of vaccines for child illnesses. The study found that nearly 1 in 4 (24%) of the … Continue reading
Lexi-Comp Offers Medication Advice on the Nursing Show
Medication errors are one of the horrors that can haunt a nurse’s career. Many nurses believe it’s not a case of if you will make a medication error but when will you make a medication error. Tools from the content … Continue reading
Medication Errors and Toxicology for Nurses
Our friend, Lisa Booze over at Maryland poison center (mdpoison.com), recently released this toxicology update surrounding medication errors using Acetylcysteine, the antidote for acetaminophen overdoses. Check out what she has to say below: Maryland Poison Center Toxtidbit -Acetylcysteine Medication Errors … Continue reading
