Nursing
Randomized Trial: Family-Support Intervention in Intensive Care Units
24 May, 2018 | 23:36h | UTCEditorial: Nurse-Led Communication in the Intensive Care Unit (free)
Commentary: Team Approach to Support Families Improves ICU Patient-Centered Care and Lowers Costs – University of Pittsburg (free)
Pre-Post Intervention Study: Adverse Events Decline After Elimination of Contact Precautions
23 May, 2018 | 12:12h | UTCNoninfectious Hospital Adverse Events Decline After Elimination of Contact Precautions for MRSA and VRE – Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Hospital adverse events decline after routine contact precautions removed – Healio (free registration required)
Perspective: Surgical Checklists Save Lives — but Once in a While, They Don’t. Why?
16 May, 2018 | 00:40h | UTCSurgical Checklists Save Lives — but Once in a While, They Don’t. Why? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
NIHR Signals: New Nursing Collection
14 May, 2018 | 07:03h | UTCNursing Collection – NIHR Signals (free)
“Ahead of #InternationalNursesDay, we asked three nurses what research matters to them and why the findings need to be shared” (via @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
WHO Campaign: Clean Your Hands
10 May, 2018 | 17:34h | UTCSAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands 5 May 2018 – World Health Organization Campaign (free guidelines, implementation tools, infographics, videos and more)
“It’s in your hands – prevent sepsis in health care”
Meta-Analysis: Flexible Versus Restrictive Visiting Policies in ICUs
9 May, 2018 | 16:17h | UTCFlexible Versus Restrictive Visiting Policies in ICUs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Flexible ICU visiting hours tied to less delirium and anxiety – Reuters (free)
Systematic Review: Factors Determining the Success and Failure of eHealth Interventions
9 May, 2018 | 16:14h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Economics of Palliative Care for Hospitalized Adults With Serious Illness
3 May, 2018 | 20:32h | UTCEconomics of Palliative Care for Hospitalized Adults With Serious Illness: A Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Study: Palliative Care Reduces Hospital Stay, Cost of Sickest Patients – U.S. News (free) AND Prompt Palliative Care Saves Money, Especially in Sickest Patients – MedPage Today (free registration required)
AHRQ Guide: Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families
3 May, 2018 | 20:22h | UTCSee also: About the Guide (free) AND Infographic (free PDF) AND Quick Start Guide (free)
Systematic Review: Interventions for Preventing Occupational Irritant Hand Dermatitis
3 May, 2018 | 20:02h | UTCInterventions for preventing occupational irritant hand dermatitis – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Summary: Treatments to prevent hand skin irritation in the workplace – Cochrane Library (free)
Systematic Review: Antimicrobial Lock Solutions for Preventing Catheter-related Infections in Haemodialysis
3 May, 2018 | 18:53h | UTCAntimicrobial lock solutions for preventing catheter-related infections in haemodialysis – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Case–Crossover Study: Association Between Home Care Visits and Same-Day Emergency Department Use
3 May, 2018 | 18:44h | UTCCommentaries: Seniors more likely to visit the ER after nurse’s home care visit – McMaster University (free) AND Seniors visit ER’s more frequently after nurse’s home care visit – UPI (free)
USPSTF Draft Recommendation: Screening for Intimate Partner Violence, Elder Abuse, and Abuse of Vulnerable Adults
27 Apr, 2018 | 01:31h | UTCUSPSTF Draft Recommendation Statement: Intimate Partner Violence, Elder Abuse, and Abuse of Vulnerable Adults: Screening (free)
Commentaries: USPSTF urges abuse screening for reproductive-aged women – MedicalXpress (free) AND USPSTF Recommends Screening for Partner Violence in Reproductive-Aged Women – Clinical Advisor (free)
“The USPSTF recommends that clinicians screen for intimate partner violence (IPV) in women of reproductive age and provide or refer women who screen positive to ongoing support services.”
Meta-Analysis: Case Managers Improve Outcomes for People with Dementia and Their Carers
27 Apr, 2018 | 01:23h | UTCCase managers improve outcomes for people with dementia and their carers – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Article: The effectiveness of community-based coordinating interventions in dementia care: a meta-analysis and subgroup analysis of intervention components – BMC Health Services Research (free)
“The review suggests that nurses may be particularly well placed to act as case managers for people with dementia, perhaps because they have the skills to perform the broad range of tasks associated with the role.” (via @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
Viewpoint: Tube Feeding and Deteriorating Patients
25 Apr, 2018 | 12:54h | UTCDavid Oliver: Tube feeding and deteriorating patients—guidelines can take us only so far – The BMJ (free)
Related Guidelines: American Geriatrics Society Feeding Tubes in Advanced Dementia Position Statement (free) AND ESPEN guideline on ethical aspects of artificial nutrition and hydration (free)
Related Reviews: Artificial nutrition and hydration in advanced dementia – Canadian Family Physician (free) AND End-of-life issues in advanced dementia: Part 1: goals of care, decision-making process, and family education – Canadian Family Physician (free) AND End-of-life issues in advanced dementia: Part 2: management of poor nutritional intake, dehydration, and pneumonia – Canadian Family Physician (free) AND Advanced Dementia – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Randomized Controlled Trial: Home vs Hospital Treatment of COPD Exacerbation
24 Apr, 2018 | 18:01h | UTCSource: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Research: Association of Repeated Measurements With Blood Pressure Control in Primary Care
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:43h | UTCAssociation of Repeated Measurements With Blood Pressure Control in Primary Care – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Repeat BP Measurements in the Office Are Key, Study Highlights – TCTMD (free) AND Should Blood Pressure Measurement Be Repeated During Primary Care Visit? – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Second BP Measurement Often Brings Better News – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Repeated BP Measures Linked to Drop in Initially Elevated BP – Physician’s Weekly (free)
USPSTF Statement: Interventions to Prevent Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
17 Apr, 2018 | 15:19h | UTCEditorials: Preventing Fractures and Falls: A Limited Role for Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements? (free) AND New Prevention Guidelines for Falls and Fractures—Looking Beyond the Letters (free)
Systematic Review: Indicators of Intensive Care Unit Capacity Strain
15 Apr, 2018 | 23:42h | UTCIndicators of intensive care unit capacity strain: a systematic review – Critical Care (free)
Perspective: navigating occupational hazards for the pregnant nurse
3 Apr, 2018 | 15:17h | UTCNavigating Occupational Hazards for the Pregnant Nurse – Daily Nurse (free)
New Guide to Infection Control in The Hospital
8 Mar, 2018 | 22:31h | UTCNew Guide to Infection Control in The Hospital – International Society for Infectious Diseases (free)
A free, online resource on the principles and interventions needed to reduce healthcare associated infections, with suggested control measures across different resource levels.
Nursing Now campaign: empowering nurses to improve global health
8 Mar, 2018 | 21:28h | UTCNew campaign: Nursing Now campaign: empowering nurses to improve global health – World Health Organization (free)
Related: Global nursing movement launches – Devex (free) AND Nursing Now campaign: raising the status of nurses – The Lancet (free registration required)
See also: Nursing Now Website
Source: International Health Policies Newsletter
Research: Patterns and Predictors of Short-Term PICCs Use
2 Mar, 2018 | 01:15h | UTCPatterns and Predictors of Short-Term Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Use: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF)
Commentary: Short-term use of IV devices is common — and risky — study shows – University of Michigan, via ScienceDaily (free)
“Intravenous devices known as PICCs should be reserved for long-term use, but a new study shows 1 in 4 are used for 5 days or less” (from ScienceDaily)
Opinion: Compassionate leadership has a pivotal role in tackling bullying in healthcare
27 Feb, 2018 | 15:55h | UTCCompassionate leadership has a pivotal role in tackling bullying in healthcare – The BMJ Opinion (free)
“Negative staff experiences are often a precursor for negative patient experiences”.
Quality improvement collaboratives can improve clinical processes and patient outcomes
16 Feb, 2018 | 01:07h | UTCQuality improvement collaboratives can improve clinical processes and patient outcomes – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Are quality improvement collaboratives effective? A systematic review – BMJ Quality & Safety (link to abstract – $ for full-text)