Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

OCTOBER 16, 2024

This study explores the factors contributing to the occurrence of delirium following cardiac surgery and devises nursing strategies rooted in behavior change theory.

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Med Page Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Diabetes and weight-loss drug tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) was listed as a contributing factor in the death of a 58-year-old nurse from Scotland who died of. (MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

AUGUST 19, 2024

Critical nursing interventions, such as regular mental health screenings, education, symptom management and follow-up care, are key to reducing the negative effects on a patient's mental well-being after a stroke, yet only a small proportion of patients receive treatment.

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European Journal of Heart Failure

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The clinical role and educational preparation of heart failure nurses across Europe. HF, heart failure; HFN, heart failure nurse; MDT, multidisciplinary team. Aims To describe the clinical practice and educational preparation of heart failure (HF) nurses across Europe and determine the key differences between countries.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

MAY 15, 2024

Records from nearly 30,000 nursing home residents indicate that blood pressure medications more than double the risk of life-threatening bone fractures, according to Rutgers Health research.

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Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

JANUARY 23, 2025

The drivers behind burnout in cardiovascular nursing require country- and systemwide interventions unique to the speciality, according to a statement published Dec. 18 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

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HCPLive

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Patients receiving a nursing intervention had significantly better response rates, improvements in anxiety and depression scores, and significantly higher patient satisfaction when compared with the conventional care group.

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Med Page Today

AUGUST 13, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Dan Shively had been a bank president who built floats for July Fourth parades in Cody, Wyoming, and adored fly-fishing with his sons. Jeffrey Dowd had been an auto mechanic who ran a dog rescue and hosted a Sunday blues radio.

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Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital-Plano in Texas cut times of cardiogenic shock diagnosis in half after implementing a quality improvement project that included nurse education and an electronic shock team alert, according to a study published Dec. 1 in Critical Care Nurse.

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HCPLive

MAY 10, 2024

Providers in inflammatory diseases discuss the instrumental role nurses and support staff play in educating patients on adalimumab biosimilars.

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The British Journal of Cardiology

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Traditionally, radial artery access (RAA) has been an exclusively ‘physician-delivered’ service, but with adequate training, nurse-led arterial cannulation can become widely adopted. In this clinical audit, senior nursing practitioners with at least two years of catheter lab experience, were offered RAA training.

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Heart Sisters

APRIL 14, 2024

Can we do a better job teaching medical and nursing students about women’s unique cardiac issues? The answer might be in these nine teaching modules!

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Background and Issue:Shared governance (SG) is an organized forum where bedside nurses are engaged in decision-making about professional practice, QI, and research to improve patient outcomes. Nursing engagement in SG has been linked to promoting improved nursing and patient outcomes.

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NEJM Journal Watch - Cardiology

MAY 14, 2024

Within 30 days of antihypertensive medication initiation, the rate of fracture was more than twice as high in initiators than in noninitiators.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Background:Patients receiving care from stroke specialized nurses have better outcomes. In 2021, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) published updates to the Comprehensive Nursing Care Scientific Statements providing new evidence and best nursing practices in stroke care.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Background:Stroke nursing education is a requirement for Stroke Center designation. We assessed nurses’ performance during the educational process. Lectures were interactive with multiple-choice questions, polling and trivia, and allowed nurses to engage and ask questions. We used a zoom platform to provide stroke education.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

AUGUST 19, 2024

Nurses play a key role in helping patients manage emotional and social health challenges, or psychosocial health, after a stroke, and improved screening and assessment for psychosocial needs are essential to provide optimal patient care.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Nurses received comprehensive training in intervention goals and identification of stroke symptoms and last known-well times. Critical intervention times were evaluated for improvement.Results:ED POV arrival patients with acute stroke symptoms were studied from 11/7/21-7/31/23; the nurse-driven process was implemented on 11/7/22.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

These gaps may undermine patient safety.Research Question:What are the nursing practices and perspectives regarding management of EVDs and LDs?Methods/Approach:A reported roles as Neuroscience ICU nurses, and 39.2% reported roles as Neuroscience ICU nurses, and 39.2% managed an EVD at least 75% of the time.

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Med Page Today

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In fact, I've resuscitated thousands, and run countless codes in 30-plus years as an emergency medicine nurse and doctor. (MedPage Today) -- I'd seen a 78-year-old in cardiac arrest before. I'm trained to take charge, make the most of staffing.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

To address this, Rapid Response Team (RRT) nurses have been empowered to lead the Inpatient Stroke Alert process to improve response time.Methods:Beginning in 2016, stroke program leadership in conjunction with frontline RRT nurses worked together to improve the Inpatient Stroke Alert response. minutes, n=47) in 2023.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In a large healthcare system, multiple sites received corrective action findings from regulatory agencies for missed nursing assessments. The task force led the development and implementation of a single EHR location to document nursing assessments. The EHR was evaluated for component location and other areas in need of optimization.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Thus, the evolution a Rapid Response Team to a Nurse Responder Team. The median door to needle time before the nurse responder team was 90 minutes and after the nurse responder team the median was 52.5. Training consisted of on-line learning management system courses, preceptorship, and simulation training.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

An opportunity was identified to improve thrombolytic administration times by identifying and creating a timer keeper role as well as having a nursing code stroke checklist. A form was developed for nursing staff which included stroke metrics as well as time goals for each metric.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

To address this, Rapid Response Team (RRT) nurses have been empowered to lead the Inpatient Stroke Alert process to improve response time.Methods:Beginning in 2016, stroke program leadership in conjunction with frontline RRT nurses worked together to improve the Inpatient Stroke Alert response. minutes, n=47) in 2023.

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European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

JANUARY 27, 2025

After acute HF, HF nurses provide home care suggestions based on oedema status assessed at outpatient clinics. Multisegmented and multifrequency BIA-derived EIs were measured at HF nurse outpatient clinics after discharge for 6 months. Methods and results This was a retrospective cohort study.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The issue identified was the lack of advanced practice nursing (APN) on the stroke team. A disease specific nurse case manager (NCM) begins the discharge process at the time of admission and proactively identifies the multiple barriers to discharge.

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Med Page Today

JUNE 15, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

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Med Page Today

JANUARY 19, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Rapper Snoop Dogg's 24-year-old daughter, Cori Broadus, suffered a "severe" stroke. People) A Justice Department report blamed "cascading failures of leadership.

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Stroke Journal

AUGUST 19, 2024

Care should be comprehensive and interdisciplinary. Enhanced screening, assessment, supportive services, and education are vital to ensure that patients receive the necessary treatment and care.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Image courtesy of the UT Health Science Center milla1cf Thu, 02/15/2024 - 13:16 February 15, 2024 — Research findings in a clinical trial led by a professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center ’s College of Nursing are likely to dramatically change care and improve outcomes for patients suffering from acute stroke.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Introduction:Increasing RN turnover rates are a noteworthy and nuanced problem for many nurse leaders. It is a particular challenge within specialty units, resulting in the loss of specialty nursing knowledge, assessment, and critical thinking skills relevant to specific patient populations.

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Stroke Journal

JULY 5, 2024

This is important information for nurses to understand and share with their patients as a risk reduction strategy. It is important to take steps to decrease exposure to PM2.5, especially for those with cardiovascular comorbidities such as diabetes and those with previous stroke events.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The AHS’s Nursing Professional Development (NPD) department identified inaccuracies in data collection and minimal educational resources for improvement.Hypothesis:Would a nurse-centric Resuscitation Institute impact quality survivability metrics at an AHS?Goals:The

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In this study we assessed the treatment benefits of a nurse-driven pre-hospital telemedicine program in a community comprehensive stroke center (CSC).Methods:Telemedicine A tablet was supplied to highly specialized stroke nurses. Methods:Telemedicine services was installed in 4 ambulance units.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The research topics include: a brief description of study team roles, an overview of the impact of clinical trials on EBP, results for published trials, updates on current clinical trials, and the impact on nursing workflow.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Guideline based education regarding the importance of timely medication administration was provided in nursing huddles. Nurse to patient ratios were changed to 1:1 until goal BP achieved. BP medications were also placed in the CT scanner pyxis for immediate access. mins p=0.02 (Table 2).Conclusion:Guideline

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