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Welcome back to our free evidence-based Nursing Reference Center Update. We will periodically send news on the latest evidence in nursing. Please share this with your colleagues, students, practitioners and others who would appreciate awareness of this information.
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Jugular Venous Pressure: Measuring
The nurse is assigned to Madison, a 33-year-old woman who was diagnosed with heart failure 6 months ago, who has come to the clinic for a complete cardiovascular assessment.
Before introducing herself to Madison, the nurse consults the Nursing Reference Center, searching for jugular venous pressure and locates the Nursing Practice and Skill paper, "Jugular Venous Pressure: Measuring." The nurse reviews how to measure jugular venous pressure as part of a complete cardiovascular assessment.
The nurse talks to Madison prior to performing the cardiovascular assessment and explains that part of the assessment will include measuring her jugular venous pressure which may reveal abnormalities of venous blood return to the heart. The nurse explains that measuring jugular venous pressure is non-invasive, is not painful, and will help identify any problems with the return of blood to the heart.
After their discussion, Madison feels supported and glad to know that she will be receiving a complete cardiovascular assessment which will include measuring her jugular venous pressure.
Note: The above referenced Nursing Practice and Skill paper is freely accessible to all readers of the Nursing Reference Center Update.
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Pastoral Care and End-of-Life
Caring for dying patients is a challenging reality of nursing care. Patients and families may benefit from talking about impending death with a nurse and/or a chaplain who is trained in addressing spiritual concerns that arise when a patient is ill and/or dying.
Before talking to a patient who is dying, the nurse refers to the Nursing Reference Center Evidence-Based Care Sheet, "Pastoral Care and End-of-Life," and learns about the role of a chaplain and what the nurse can do to assist in spiritual care at the end-of-life.
It is important for nurses to be empathetic, sensitive, and respectful of dying patients. They can support dying patients by listening, following the patient's lead in the conversation, not interrupting, and being open to whatever happens in the conversation.
Please login to your Nursing Reference Center subscription to read the Evidence-based Care Sheet on "Pastoral Care and End-of-Life."
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In the coming year, there will be many new articles on pediatrics and perioperative nursing added to Nursing Reference Center (NRC).
Some of the more exciting new Nursing Practice and Skill pediatric topics include assisting with amniofusion, amniotic fluid assessment, Apgar scoring, managing apnea of prematurity, administration of neonatal blood transfusion, and caring for the newborn with herpes. Look for new Nursing Practice and Skill perioperative papers such as postoperative incision care for total hip arthroplasty.
The NRC Editorial team continues to value customer comments and to respond to them by reviewing papers and updating them, as needed. Recently, a series of renal papers were reviewed and updated based on constructive customer comments. Papers on cholesterol and stroke are currently being reviewed based on a customer comment. The NRC Editorial team will continue to read and respond to the many valuable customer comments that are submitted.
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