by Judy A. Young | Jun 30, 2024 | From the President's Desk
The ABCs of Trauma…From the ED Nurse Perspective by Amanda Freeman, RN Imagine you are the nurse working in the emergency department, and the call comes in from EMS over the radio. You hear them say, “This is County Rescue 99. We have a 20-year-old female...
by Judy A. Young | May 26, 2024 | From the President's Desk
Kennedy Terminal Ulcer – Skin Failureby Lydia A. Meyers, RN, MSN, CWCN The Kennedy terminal ulcer (KTU) (skin failure) is an unavoidable pressure injury and is not looked at lightly. The term “Kennedy terminal ulcer” was first used in 1989, and was...
by Judy A. Young | Jan 6, 2024 | From the President's Desk
Who’s at the Head of the Bed?byMichelle Gaines, MNA, RN, CRNA You are scheduled for surgery. Someone from the anesthesia department calls you and reviews your history and answers your questions. The day of surgery you are greeted at the bedside by a...
by Judy A. Young | Aug 5, 2023 | From the President's Desk
Hospital Discharge: Home versus Skilled Nursing Facility by Tory Palivoda, BS, RN, LNCC Since the introduction of the prospective payment system (PPS), hospitals have had a financial incentive to discharge patients quickly because Medicare, for the most part, pays a...
by Judy A. Young | May 10, 2023 | From the President's Desk
SEPSIS: A Frequent Culprit in Medical Malpractice by Kenyetta Christmas, MSN, RN, ACNP-BC, CLNC Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by the dysregulated host response (uncontrolled, unbalanced pro-and anti-inflammatory state) to infection. These...
by Judy A. Young | Jan 26, 2023 | From the President's Desk
THE DANGERS OF MISSED ECTOPIC PREGNANCY by Mary Smallwood, RN Bleeding from an ectopic pregnancy (EP) causes 10% of all pregnancy-related deaths and is the leading cause of maternal death in the first trimester. It also carries a high risk of future health...
