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Evaluation of extended-length cannula inserted using ultrasound guidance in patients with difficult IV access
This article reports on the results of introducing extended-length PIVCs, inserted using ultrasound guidance in patients with DIVA by a vascular access team. This began in 2019, across an adult tertiary hospital setting in the NHS with about 750 beds. The specialties at this hospital include, but are not limited to, emergency medicine; head and neck; vascular; diabetes and endocrinology; respiratory; care of the older person; stroke services; gastroenterology; and trauma and orthopaedics. The vascular access team recorded 1485 individual insertions between 2019 to 2022, with a mean dwell time of 6 days, a first attempt suc...
Source: British Journal of Nursing - July 26, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Emily Smith Valentin Irimia Source Type: research
Low-Dose Combination Pills for Management of Hypertension
Hypertension (HTN) is the most common modifiable chronic disease that significantly increases cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.1 Antihypertensive treatment reduces incidence of coronary heart disease and stroke and prolongs life.1 Improving blood pressure (BP) control is a key strategy to decrease the burden of cardiovascular disease. Despite availability of very effective BP-lowering therapy, HTN remains uncontrolled in nearly 50% of American adults.2 In the majority of patients, a single-agent drug therapy is not sufficient for adequate reduction of BP, and more than half of patients need at least 2 antihypertensiv...
Source: The Journal for Nurse Practitioners - July 13, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Irina Benenson Tags: Prescription Pad Source Type: research
Effect of a Hospital-To-Home Transitional Intervention Based on an Interaction Model of Client Health Behavior for Adult Patients with Stroke
J Community Health Nurs. 2023 Jul 10:1-16. doi: 10.1080/07370016.2023.2227154. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTTo develop and identify the effectiveness of a hospital-to-home transitional intervention based on an interaction model of client health behavior in adult patients with stroke. A non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest. Thirty-eight patients participated (18=intervention, 20=control); the intervention group received 12 weeks of the intervention. The intervention influenced anxiety, disease severity, health behavior adherence, patient satisfaction, and quality of life in adult patients with stroke. Transitional...
Source: Journal of Community Health Nursing - July 11, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Su-Jin Cho Sung Reul Kim Kyung-Hee Cho Nah-Mee Shin Won-Oak Oh Source Type: research
