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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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Nursing Reference Center News
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Nursing Practice & Skills with Images!
We are pleased to announce that Nursing Reference Center (NRC) now contains nursing practice & skill papers that have PDFs with images. Currently there are 20+ nursing practice & skill papers that have PDFs with images in the database, and this number will continue to grow over time. Topics regarding nasogastric tubes, intramuscular adminitration of medication, chest tubes, etc. have updated PDFs with images.
A complete listing of Nursing Practice & Skill papers that have PDFs with images can be accessed by clicking on the "New: Skills with Images" link in the Spotlight section, which is located on the homepage of your NRC subscription.
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| Nursing Reference Center in Daily Practice |
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Respiratory Distress Syndrome in the High Risk Newborn: Managing
The nurse is assigned to Kyle, a premature baby who is admitted to the NICU following birth. The treating physician has diagnosed Kyle with respiratory distress syndrome.
The nurse wants to find some information on treating patients with respiratory distress syndrome. She consults Nursing Reference Center, keying in respiratory distress syndrome in the newborn. She consults the nursing practice and skill "Respiratory Distress Syndrome in the High Risk Newborn: Managing."
She reads about respiratory distress syndrome, including presentation, signs/symptoms, and treatment. The nurse talks to Kyle's parents about the various treatment options, and educates them on the various complications of treatment.
Note: The above referenced Nursing Practice and Skill is freely accessible to all readers of the Nursing Reference Center Update.
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Caring for Patients with Infantile Hemangioma
Hemangiomas are benign tumors comprised of vascular endothelial tissue (i.e., a layer of cells that lines the inside of cavities or blood vessels) that appear as birth marks and usually resolve spontaneously. Although the etiology of these tumors is unclear, it is thought that abnormal vascular development caused by undifferentiated cells from placental or fetal origin may play a role in the growth of some hemangiomas.
Diagnosis is based on clinical presentation and physical examination. Treatments for hemangiomas include surgery, and antimicrobial agents to prevent or treat infection.
Nurses should reinforce clinician's explanation of treatment options, monitor the lesion, administer medications, and provide emotional/psychological support and educate.
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Evidence-based Content Update
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Recently, the evidence-based care sheet Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome was revised following review under the systematic literature surveillance program. Information of value to nursing practice regarding neonatal abstinence syndrome was a systematic review.
The results of a systematic review of randomized controlled trials indicate that withdrawal symptoms may occur in neonates after late in utero exposure to antidepressant medication (e.g., selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors).
We invite you to login to the Nursing Reference Center to read new and updated papers as they become available.
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