Medical Practice

Magazine articles on medical practice and technical issues of treatment.

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The Motley Fool November 24, 2009 Brian Orelli	"Meaningful Use" Is Meaningfully Undefined The stimulus bill earlier this year provided $34 billion for doctors to trade in their pen and paper for a keyboard and monitor. But Washington wants to make sure the systems it's paying for are contributing to lowering health-care costs.
American Journal of Nursing November 2009	Barriers to Preemptive Kidney Transplantation Substantial barriers to preemptive kidney transplantation remain for patients with CKD; a lack of financial resources and educational deficits were the most common barriers found.
American Journal of Nursing November 2009	Trauma in Pregnancy A description of the mechanisms of traumatic injury during pregnancy includes a discussion of the normal changes of pregnancy and their implications in the care of pregnant trauma patients, and offers strategies for assessment and treatment.
Nursing Management November 2009 Kathleen Russell-Babin	Seeing through the clouds in evidence-based practice Evidence-based practice is analyzing the research available as critically as possible, placing the findings in the context of your organization, and adding the perspectives and judgment of clinicians and patients.
Nursing November 2009 Christine Kessler	Glycemic control in the hospital: How tight should it be? Based on recent studies, the answer to that question remains controversial. This article will explore this issue and present current best practices for caring for a patient in the hospital who has diabetes or hyperglycemia.
Nursing November 2009 Laskowski-Jones & Jones	Winter emergencies: Managing ski and snowboard injuries This article provides an overview of ski- and snowboard-related trauma, describes injury management considerations in the field, and offers advice for snow sport injury prevention and safety.
American Journal of Nursing October 2009	Drug Administration Through an Enteral Feeding Tube Guidelines for the safe administration of drugs through an enteral feeding tube are available, but research shows that often nurses don't adhere to them.
American Journal of Nursing October 2009	Pharmacogenomics: Personalizing Drug Therapy Pharmacogenomics is a rapidly growing field of research into the ways in which genetic variation affects drug response.
Nurse Practitioner October 2009 Wallace et al.	Shedding light on prostate cancer This article will discuss the risk factors, signs and symptoms, diagnosis of prostate cancer, and disease staging and grading, as well as necessary lab and diagnostic tests, treatment options and patient education.
Nurse Practitioner October 2009 Nancy Broderick	Understanding chronic wound healing Having a basic understanding of the skin, the phases of acute wound healing, and knowing when to refer to a wound-care clinic are all part of comprehensive patient care.
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