Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
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Accurate measurement of temperature is essential for timely and appropriate patient management. In this study, both the digital, disposable oral and temporal artery thermometers had precision values that exceeded expert recommendations for use of the devices as equivalent to a reference standard device.
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Case Reports
Postoperative management of patients with obstructive sleep apnea: implications for the medical-surgical nurse.
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects up to 7% of Americans, and those undergoing surgery are at risk for complications. Medical-surgical nurses should be knowledgeable regarding this common disorder and understand how to screen effectively and monitor patients with OSA.
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Comparative Study
Decision-making models used by medical-surgical nurses to activate rapid response teams.
Medical-surgical nurses were queried about the decision-making process used to request assistance from the rapid response team (RRT). Results indicated the type of process is correlated to the frequency of RRT calls made.
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To evaluate the effectiveness of a nurse-driven indwelling urinary catheter removal protocol in an acute care setting. ⋯ Findings support the use of a nurse-driven protocol to reduce the incidence and duration of urinary catheterization, to decrease incidence of CAUTI, and to improve the quality of care for hospitalized patients.