Nursing - Aug 6, 2018 Edition

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	August 6, 2018
	Nursing
	The latest nursing news from News Medical

Reducing the Risk of Friction-Induced Skin Lesions

Pressure ulcer preventing undergarments provided by Parafricta are made of a novel fabric that offers extremely low friction, so that the frail skin over the hips and buttocks is protected against friction- and shear-induced damage.

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			Travel time has major impact on nurse staffing ratios in neurocritical care units For specialist nurses on neurocritical care units, accompanying patients for imaging scans and other procedures has a major impact on nurse staffing ratios, reports a study in the Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, official journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses.

			Palliative care offers extra layer of support while dealing with cancer When you or a loved one is diagnosed with cancer, it is normal to be overwhelmed by thoughts of prognosis, treatments, and potential complications. Patients wonder how their lives are going to change and whether their quality of life will ever return to normal.

	Mining a new data set to pinpoint critical staffing issues in skilled nursing facilities The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is not known for linguistic playfulness. Nonetheless, at least one person there must have been chuckling when it named its rich new data source for nursing home staffing levels the Payroll-Based Journal, or PBJ.

	Study: More than 90% of people caring for a family member with dementia experience poor sleep More than 90 percent of people caring for a family member with dementia experience poor sleep, according to new research by the University at Buffalo School of Nursing.

	DRE Waveline Pro Touch-Screen Anesthesia Monitor The DRE Waveline Pro displays as many as eight colorful waveforms on a crisp, high-resolution 15-inch touch-screen that optimizes the speed of patient care. The user can make quick screen adjustments, set default settings, alarm limits, and manage up to 72 hours of detailed patient data.

	Video recordings reveal potential causes of communication failures between nurses and doctors Communication breakdown among nurses and doctors is one of the primary reasons for patient care mistakes in the hospital.

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