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2000 JEN Subject Index
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Volume 25, Number 6
Subject index/JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY NURSING
February, pp 1-92; April, pp 93-198; June, pp 199-288; August, pp 289-398; October, pp 399-530; December, pp 531-668.
A
Abdominal pain
A 16-year-old with abdominal pain (Smith and Nugent-Brennan). 2000;26:272-5
Abstracts
Clinical poster summaries from the ENA 2000 Annual Meeting. 2000;26:421-4
Research abstracts from the ENA Leadership Symposium and EN CARE injury prevention conference. 2000;26:103-7
Research paper and poster summaries from the ENA 2000 Annual Meeting. 2000;26:410-20
Accidental falls
Falls in the elderly: a multifactorial problem (Letvak). 2000;26:448-51
New standards for window guards (Flaherty). 2000;26:593 (From the Feds)
Reducing falls and resultant hip fractures among older women (Flaherty). 2000;26:483-4 (From the Feds)
Accidents, aviation
Response to editorial on air medical crashes (Berg) (Frazer) (O'Neal) (Tuccillo). 2000;26:99-101
Accidents, traffic
Boost 'em before you buckle 'em (Flaherty). 2000;26:245 (From the Feds)
Cardiac contusion: two case vignettes (Hoiting and Harrahill). 2000;26:186-7
First there, first care (Flaherty). 2000;26:484-5 (From the Feds)
A new Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network (Flaherty). 2000;26:592-3 (From the Feds)
Accreditation
Common deficiencies cited during CAMTS flight program accreditation surveys (Frazer). 2000;26:147-9
Acetaminophen
Use of Mucomyst to treat acetaminophen overdose (Blazys). 2000;26:345 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
Acetylcysteine
Use of Mucomyst to treat acetaminophen overdose (Blazys). 2000;26:345 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
Addison's disease
Hyponatremia as a consequence of acute adrenal insufficiency and hypothyroidism (Nayback). 2000;26:130-3
Administration, oral
Giving bitter-tasting medicine to children (Blazys). 2000;26:345 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
Adolescence
BELS: Basic Emergency Lifesaving Skills—a framework for teaching emergency lifesaving skills to children and adolescents (Flaherty). 2000;26:591 (From the Feds)
Body piercing: old traditions creating new challenges (Meyer). 2000;26:612-14
The Community Awareness Rape Education (CARE) program for high school students (Wright et al). 2000;26:182-5
More on treating an agitated, irate minor against her will (Cullen). 2000;26:541 (Letter)
A 16-year-old with abdominal pain (Smith and Nugent-Brennan). 2000;26:272-5
Thumbs up. 2000;26(1):27A
Would you allow an agitated irate minor to leave? (Myles). 2000;26:293 (Letter)
African Americans
Blue ribbon panel to increase seat belt use among African Americans (Flaherty). 2000;26:591-2 (From the Feds)
Race, not gender, limits access to life-saving therapies for heart attack (Flaherty). 2000;26:484 (From the Feds)
US Transportation Secretary Slater praises Meharry Medical College and General Motors Corporation for report on seat belt use (Flaherty). 2000;26:54-5 (From the Feds)
Aftercare
Nurse practitioner offers way to follow up with positive laboratory results after patients leave (Sica). 2000;26:294 (Letter)
Reducing risk with telephone follow-up of patients who leave against medical advice or fail to complete an ED visit (Strinko et al). 2000;26:223-32
Age factors
Experienced ED nurses have many options (Graziano) (Guess) (Weber) (West). 2000;26:406-8 (Letter)
"Graying" ED nurses (Bachtel) (Johnson) (Vicik). 2000;26:251-2 (Managers Forum)
What happens to "antique" nurses? (Pearson). 2000;26:205-6 (Letter)
Aged
Elder neglect assessment in the emergency department (Fulmer et al). 2000;26:436-43
The elderly rape victim: stereotypes, perpetrators, and implications for practice (Burgess et al). 2000;26:516-18
Falls in the elderly: a multifactorial problem (Letvak). 2000;26:448-51
Geriatric assessment in the emergency department (Haynes). 2000;26:430-5
Growing old is hard to do! (Novak). 2000;26:403-4 (Editorial)
The millennial challenge: elder abuse (Windham). 2000;26:444-7
Reducing falls and resultant hip fractures among older women (Flaherty). 2000;26:483-4 (From the Feds)
Research with elderly ED patients: Do we have any answers? (Haynes). 2000;26:268-71
TAKE CARE (Lassman). 2000;26:487-9
Teaching geriatric concepts to health care providers (Crabtree). 2000;26:452-4
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research; see Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research has new name (Flaherty). 2000;26:243-4 (From the Feds)
American hospital care subject of new report (Flaherty). 2000;26:590-1 (From the Feds)
Evaluation and comparison of gb-blockers, calcium antagonists, nitrates, and alternative therapies for stable angina (Flaherty). 2000;26:357-8 (From the Feds)
Race, not gender, limits access to life-saving therapies for heart attack (Flaherty). 2000;26:484 (From the Feds)
Report issued on health care of America's children (Flaherty). 2000;26:356-7 (From the Feds)
Research shows simple resuscitation method as best for children in out-of-hospital settings (Flaherty). 2000;26:355-6 (From the Feds)
Spinal cord injury and infant breathing problems are the most expensive conditions to treat in hospitals (Flaherty). 2000;26:244-5 (From the Feds)
Aggression
A 49-year-old man exhibiting combative and bizarre behavior (de la Cruz). 2000;26:296-8
Aging
Hearing after age 50 (Zimmermann). 2000;26:541-2 (Letter)
Airway management
Airway management in a patient with penetrating chest trauma: a postflight case review (Smith and Fultz). 2000;26:352-4
Airway obstruction
Fatal aspiration of a cheese cube by a 2-year-old boy (Ribbons). 2000;26:207-9
Alcohol drinking
A 30-year-old woman with possible unknown ingestion of date rape drugs (Kronz). 2000;26:544-8
Alcoholic intoxication
Just "sleeping it off" (Robinson and Peacock). 2000;26:249-50
Ambulatory care
Ambulatory payment classifications (Shaeffer). 2000;26:20-4
More on ambulatory payment classifications (Balin) (Letter); Shaeffer (Reply). 2000;26:205-6
Analgesia
Emergency nurses' knowledge of pain management principles (Tanabe and Buschmann). 2000;26:299-305
Anesthetics, topical
More on successful use of LET for wound repair (Gallagher). 2000;26:204 (Letter)
Tips on avoiding lidocaine infiltration for simple wound repairs and using LET effectively in the emergency department: one pediatric ED nurse's experience (Quinlan). 2000;26:40-1
Angina pectoris
Acute MI: an atypical presentation (Paiano et al). 2000;26:8-14
Emergency management of acute coronary syndromes (Roettig and Tanabe). 2000;26:(6):S1-S42
Evaluation and comparison of gb-blockers, calcium antagonists, nitrates, and alternative therapies for stable angina (Flaherty). 2000;26:357-8 (From the Feds)
Angioplasty, balloon
A successful emergency angioplasty program for patients with acute coronary syndrome in a community hospital setting: Cape Cod Hospital's 3-year experience (Gurney et al). 2000;26:564-74
Antibiotics
The Food and Drug Administration approves an antibiotic that fights resistant infections (Flaherty). 2000;26:589-90 (From the Feds)
Antivenins
Management of a 36-year-old man with pit viper envenomation (Moon and Galvan). 2000;26:108-12
Near-fatal rattlesnake envenomation (Caywood). 2000;26:113-16
Aortic rupture
A 71-year old man with syncope, respiratory distress, and hypotension (Snyder). 2000;26:522-3
Aspiration
Fatal aspiration of a cheese cube by a 2-year-old boy (Ribbons). 2000;26:207-9
Aspirin
A look back: the wonder drug (Manley). 2000;26:75
Asthma
Can a self-rating 0-10 scale for dyspnea yield a common language that is understood by ED nurses, patients, and their families? (Kendrick). 2000;26:233-4
Coping with asthma: the National Institutes of Health asthma guidelines (Henderson). 2000;26:70-5
A look back: asthma (Manley). 2000;26:271
Usefulness of the modified 0-10 Borg scale in assessing the degree of dyspnea in patients with COPD and asthma (Kendrick et al). 2000;26:216-22
Astronauts
Astronaut interview (Griffith). 2000;26:97-8 (Letter)
Athletic injuries
Boomeritis (Flaherty). 2000;26:485-6 (From the Feds)
Attitude
Attitudes of emergency nurses regarding patient assaults (Erickson and Williams-Evans). 2000;26:210-15
Attitude of health personnel
Seen but not heard: battered women's perceptions of the ED experience (Yam). 2000;26:464-70
B
Bereavement
After a pediatric death: obtaining a clay impression of a child's hand (Blazys). 2000;26:584-5 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
Bias
Gender and age bias in triage decisions (Arslanian-Engoren). 2000;26:117-24
Bites, human
Identification and documentation of bite marks (Bell). 2000;26:628-30
Blood gas analysis
Sao2 and Spo2 (Blazys). 2000;26:237-8 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
Blood group incompatibility
ABO incompatible transfusion: what you need to know (Harrahill and Boshkov). 2000;26:387-9
Blood pressure
New study confirms importance of systolic blood pressure (Flaherty). 2000;26:152 (From the Feds)
Orthostatic blood pressure (Blazys). 2000;26:479-80 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
Blood pressure monitors
A look back: the sphygmomanometer (Manley). 2000;26:168
Blood transfusion
ABO incompatible transfusion: what you need to know (Harrahill and Boshkov). 2000;26:387-9
Bouldin, Doug
Doug Bouldin—an advocate for patients' bill of rights (Frank). 2000;26:635-8
Burnout, professional
Hiring the right people (Richburg). 2000;26:606-7 (Managers Forum)
Burns
Using mayonnaise for wound cleaning (Blazys). 2000;26:480 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
4-Butyrolactone
Dietary supplement or dangerous drug? Two case reports of g-butyrolactone toxicity (Arneson and Goetze). 2000;26:425-9
C
Care plans
Innovative plan for drug-seeking patients (Giboney). 2000;26:7 (Letter)
Career mobility
Experienced ED nurses have many options (Graziano) (Guess) (Weber) (West). 2000;26:406-8 (Letter)
Caregivers
The millennial challenge: elder abuse (Windham). 2000;26:444-7
Case-control studies
Assessing critical thinking of applicants to Emergency Nurse Practitioner option with clinical case scenario-based interviewing (Cole and Ramirez). 2000;26:609-11
Case management
Trauma case management defined (Eastes). 2000;26:519-21
Case reviews
Case reviews. 2000;26:8-14, 108-16, 207-9, 296-8, 425-9, 544-8
CEN Review Questions
CEN Review Questions. 2000;26:38-9, 140-1, 338-9, 471-2, 577-8
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Achievements in public health, 1900-1999: healthier mothers and babies (Flaherty). 2000;26:151-2 (From the Feds)
Achievements in public health, 1900-1999: tobacco use—United States, 1900-1999 (Flaherty). 2000;26:150-1 (From the Feds)
Department of Health and Human Services announces new pediatric growth charts (Flaherty). 2000;26:588-9 (From the Feds)
Nonfatal and fatal firearm-related injuries—United States, 1993-1997 (Flaherty). 2000;26:242-3 (From the Feds)
Reducing falls and resultant hip fractures among older women (Flaherty). 2000;26:483-4 (From the Feds)
Cerebral ischemia
Acute ischemic stroke Emergi-path (Bonnono and Criddle). 2000;26:340-2
Cerebral ischemia, transient
Thrombolytic therapy for patients with acute stroke in the ED setting (Blank and Keyes). 2000;26:24-30
Cerebrovascular disorders
Acute ischemic stroke Emergi-path (Bonnono and Criddle). 2000;26:340-2
Thrombolytic therapy for patients with acute stroke in the ED setting (Blank and Keyes). 2000;26:24-30
Certification
A conversation with ENA co-founder, Judy Kelleher, RN, MSN, CEN (Frank). 2000;26:35-7
Charcoal
Use of lavage in treating overdose (Blazys). 2000;26:343-4 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
Charge nurses; see Nursing, supervisory
Cheese
Fatal aspiration of a cheese cube by a 2-year-old boy (Ribbons). 2000;26:207-9
Chest injuries; see Thoracic injuries
Chest pain
Acute MI: an atypical presentation (Paiano et al). 2000;26:8-14
Child
After a pediatric death: obtaining a clay impression of a child's hand (Blazys). 2000;26:584-5 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
BELS: Basic Emergency Lifesaving Skills—a framework for teaching emergency lifesaving skills to children and adolescents (Flaherty). 2000;26:591 (From the Feds)
Boost 'em before you buckle 'em (Flaherty). 2000;26:245 (From the Feds)
Children need to be taught dangers of discarded syringes (Klein). 2000;26:97 (Letter)
Coping with asthma: the National Institutes of Health asthma guidelines (Henderson). 2000;26:70-5
Giving bitter-tasting medicine to children (Blazys). 2000;26:345 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
Pediatric immunizations: Are you up-to-date? (McGrath and Mink). 2000;26:264-7
Report issued on health care of America's children (Flaherty). 2000;26:356-7 (From the Feds)
Research shows simple resuscitation method as best for children in out-of-hospital settings (Flaherty). 2000;26:355-6 (From the Feds)
Thumbs up. 2000;26(1):27A
Child abuse, sexual
Routine pharyngeal cultures may not be useful in pediatric victims of sexual assault (Brown et al). 2000;26:306-11
Child development
Department of Health and Human Services announces new pediatric growth charts (Flaherty). 2000;26:588-9 (From the Feds)
Choking; see Airway obstruction
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; see Lung diseases, obstructive
Clinical Notebook
Clinical Notebook. 2000;26:40-4, 233-6, 340-2, 473-8, 579-82
Clinical Nurses Forum
Clinical Nurses Forum. 2000;26:45-7, 142-4, 237-8, 343-5, 479-80, 583-5
Clinical protocols
Acute ischemic stroke Emergi-path (Bonnono and Criddle). 2000;26:340-2
Telephone triage: protocols and clinical judgment are not mutually exclusive (Arioto) (Letter); (Rutenberg) (Reply). 2000;26:203-4
Clothing
New labels on children's sleepwear (Flaherty). 2000;26:593 (From the Feds)
Coming Meetings
Coming Meetings. 2000;26(1):34A-35A, (2):32A-33A, (3):55A-56A, (4):42A-43A, (5):56A-57A, (6):···-···
Communicable diseases
Isolating infectious diseases (Johnson-Moore) (Roepe). 2000;26:62 (Managers Forum)
Communication
Generation X staff (Kennedy) (Raines) (Sturt). 2000;26:493-5 (Managers Forum)
Hearing after age 50 (Zimmermann). 2000;26:541-2 (Letter)
Sherlock Holmes and pediatrics (Gabbert). 2000;26:377-9
Staff communication radios/phones (Bruns) (Clare). 2000;26:367-8 (Managers Forum)
Computers
The computer: an educational adjunct (Lyttle). 2000;26:374-6
Designing and implementing a computerized tracking system: the experience at one level I trauma center emergency department (Horak). 2000;26:473-6
Quality management survival strategies for the trauma coordinator (Eastes). 2000;26:82-4
Conscious sedation
Conscious sedation (Clare) (Jagim) (Johnson) (May) (Proehl) (Treece et al). 2000;26:252-4 (Managers Forum)
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
Boomeritis (Flaherty). 2000;26:485-6 (From the Feds)
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) finds hazardous products in thrift stores (Flaherty). 2000;26:153-4 (From the Feds)
CPSC announces initiative to monitor E-commerce for unsafe products (Flaherty). 2000;26:245-6 (From the Feds)
New labels on children's sleepwear (Flaherty). 2000;26:593 (From the Feds)
New standards for window guards (Flaherty). 2000;26:593 (From the Feds)
Continuous quality management; see Total quality management
Coronary disease
Acute coronary syndromes in the emergency department: new millennium, new mentality (Smith). 2000;26:535-8 (Editorial)
Emergency management of acute coronary syndromes (Roettig and Tanabe). 2000;26:(6):S1-S42
A successful emergency angioplasty program for patients with acute coronary syndrome in a community hospital setting: Cape Cod Hospital's 3-year experience (Gurney et al). 2000;26:564-74
Corrections
Continuing Education Test (2000;26:88-92). 2000;26:197
Timeline of the last century of an incredible millennium (Sheehy S. 1999;25:inside front cover). 2000;26:154
Crotalid venoms
Management of a 36-year-old man with pit viper envenomation (Moon and Galvan). 2000;26:108-12
Curriculum
Pediatric education for prehospital professionals (Howard). 2000;26:481-2
Customer service
Customer satisfaction (Johnson-Moore) (Jones). 2000;26:500-1 (Managers Forum)
Health care consumer satisfaction surveys still running amok: surveys degrade nurses (Zimmermann). 2000;26:174-7
More on customer service (Sanders). 2000;26:294 (Letter)
More on customer surveys run amok (Kehr) (Braun) (Letters); Zimmermann (Reply). 2000;26:405-6
D
Daley, Karen
Karen Daley—an emergency nurse advocate for other nurses (Mitiguy). 2000;26:190-2
Data collection
Activities and procedures performed by nurse practitioners in emergency care settings (Cole and Ramirez). 2000;26:455-63
Conducting research in the emergency department: respect ED nurses' workload and recognize their contribution (Chan et al). 2000;26:626-7
Health care consumer satisfaction surveys still running amok: surveys degrade nurses (Zimmermann). 2000;26:174-7
More on customer surveys run amok (Kehr) (Braun) (Letters); Zimmermann (Reply). 2000;26:405-6
Databases
Benchmarking ED staffing: ENA's new database helps (Velianoff). 2000;26:5 (Editorial)
Death
After a pediatric death: obtaining a clay impression of a child's hand (Blazys). 2000;26:584-5 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
Bereavement programs (Huff) (Mian) (Ready). 2000;26:254-8 (Managers Forum)
A promise to Megan's dad (Croft). 2000;26:190-2
Decontamination
Haz mat decontamination (Hill) (Huff) (Johnson) (Sedlak) (Schmidt) (Wicklander). 2000;26:158-60 (Managers Forum)
Delivery of health care
Emergency department closures: policy issues (Malone and Dohan). 2000;26:380-3
Report issued on health care of America's children (Flaherty). 2000;26:356-7 (From the Feds)
Seeking care for nonurgent medical conditions in the emergency department: through the eyes of the patient (Koziol-McLain et al). 2000;26:554-63
Diagnosis, laboratory
A duty to follow up on laboratory reports (Sheehy). 2000;26:56-7
Diagnosis related groups
More on ambulatory payment classifications (Balin) (Letter); Shaeffer (Reply). 2000;26:205-6
Disinfection
Cleaning facilities between patients (Miller) (Ready). 2000;26:368 (Managers Forum)
Dorr, Anita
As we celebrate: reflections on Anita Dorr and early ENA days (Fadale). 2000;26:31-4
Drug resistance, microbial
The Food and Drug Administration approves an antibiotic that fights resistant infections (Flaherty). 2000;26:589-90 (From the Feds)
Drugs
Dietary supplement or dangerous drug? Two case reports of g-butyrolactone toxicity (Arneson and Goetze). 2000;26:425-9
FDA announces new efforts to help curb illegal prescription drug marketing on the Internet (Flaherty). 2000;26:53 (From the Feds)
Dyspnea
Can a self-rating 0-10 scale for dyspnea yield a common language that is understood by ED nurses, patients, and their families? (Kendrick). 2000;26:233-4
Usefulness of the modified 0-10 Borg scale in assessing the degree of dyspnea in patients with COPD and asthma (Kendrick et al). 2000;26:216-22
E
Editorials
Editorials. 2000;26:2-5, 95-6, 201-2, 291-2, 403-4, 535-8
Education, continuing
The computer: an educational adjunct (Lyttle). 2000;26:374-6
Fine dining or fast food? Setting the table with an effective speaker introduction (McKenna). 2000;26:262-3
A model for prehospital personnel continuing education (Wilson). 2000;26:48-50
Pediatric education for prehospital professionals (Howard). 2000;26:481-2
Education, nursing
Assessing critical thinking of applicants to Emergency Nurse Practitioner option with clinical case scenario-based interviewing (Cole and Ramirez). 2000;26:609-11
Developing an ED training program: how to "grow your own" ED nurses (Zavotsky). 2000;26:504-6
Educational quandary: What background is best for emergency nurse educators? (Gray). 2000;26:293 (Letter)
Teaching geriatric concepts to health care providers (Crabtree). 2000;26:452-4
Efficiency
E-mail (Roepe). 2000;26:370-1 (Managers Forum)
Enhancing efficiency (Roepe) (Treece et al) (Vesely). 2000;26:160-1 (Managers Forum)
Elder abuse
Elder neglect assessment in the emergency department (Fulmer et al). 2000;26:436-43
The millennial challenge: elder abuse (Windham). 2000;26:444-7
Elderly; see Aged
Electrocardiography
Cardiac contusion: two case vignettes (Hoiting and Harrahill). 2000;26:186-7
Getting better EKG tracings (Blazys). 2000;26:143-4 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
Electronic mail; see Internet
Emergency medical services
Activities and procedures performed by nurse practitioners in emergency care settings (Cole and Ramirez). 2000;26:455-63
Acute coronary syndromes in the emergency department: new millennium, new mentality (Smith). 2000;26:535-8 (Editorial)
Ambulatory payment classifications (Shaeffer). 2000;26:20-4
The changing face of emergency care with "managed care." 2000;26:98-9 (Letter)
Conducting research in the emergency department: respect ED nurses' workload and recognize their contribution (Chan et al). 2000;26:626-7
Designing and implementing a computerized tracking system: the experience at one level I trauma center emergency department (Horak). 2000;26:473-6
ED "hold" patients: is their care also being held? (Sobie et al). 2000;26:549-53
Emergency department closures: policy issues (Malone and Dohan). 2000;26:380-3
Emergency management of acute coronary syndromes (Roettig and Tanabe). 2000;26:(6):S1-S42
Emergency nursing in perspective: mentoring, sharing, supporting (Marett). 2000;26:401-2 (President's Message)
Enhancing efficiency (Roepe) (Treece et al) (Vesely). 2000;26:160-1 (Managers Forum)
Geriatric assessment in the emergency department (Haynes). 2000;26:430-5
Hospice care in the emergency department: important things to remember (Reeves). 2000;26:477-8
"I was born a rambling law": complying with EMTALA when "coming to the emergency department" may not mean actually coming to the emergency department (Frank). 2000;26:360-2
Memorial service honors EMS personnel following "line of duty" deaths (Robinson). 2000;26:145-6
More on international emergency nursing (Sheahan). 2000;26:204
New/remodeled emergency department (Bonalumi) (Huff) (Jones) (Nemeth) (Roepe) (Treece et al) (Williams). 2000;26:254-8 (Managers Forum)
Nine assessment points for interfacility transports (Stickler). 2000;26:586-7
One emergency department's responses to the increasingly complex challenges of patient care at century's change (Stephens). 2000;26:318-28
The power of perception (Marett). 2000;26:93-4 (President's Message)
Suturing (Hill) (Laviano) (Poon). 2000;26:495-6 (Managers Forum)
As we celebrate: reflections on Anita Dorr and early ENA days (Fadale). 2000;26:31-4
Emergency medical services, manpower
Benchmarking ED staffing: ENA's new database helps (Velianoff). 2000;26:5 (Editorial)
Emergency medical services, out-of-hospital
Research shows simple resuscitation method as best for children in out-of-hospital settings (Flaherty). 2000;26:355-6 (From the Feds)
What is Mobimed? (Blazys). 2000;26:238 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
Emergency medical services, pediatric
Emergency information form unveiled for special needs children (Flaherty). 2000;26:358 (From the Feds)
More on music therapy in the emergency department (Richards and Walker). 2000;26:543 (Letter)
Our new pediatric emergency department (Thomas). 2000;26:169-73
Our new rapid treatment unit: an innovative adaptation of the "less than 24-hour stay" holding unit (Thomas). 2000;26:507-13
Pediatric education for prehospital professionals (Howard). 2000;26:481-2
Pediatric immunizations: Are you up-to-date? (McGrath and Mink). 2000;26:264-7
Sherlock Holmes and pediatrics (Gabbert). 2000;26:377-9
Tips on avoiding lidocaine infiltration for simple wound repairs and using LET effectively in the emergency department: one pediatric ED nurse's experience (Quinlan). 2000;26:40-1
Transport considerations for the pediatric trauma patient (High and Yeatman). 2000;26:346-51
Emergency medical services, prehospital
Outcomes of prehospital care: Do we really make a difference? (Shapiro). 2000;26:239-41
Emergency medical services, utilization
Delay in seeking treatment for acute myocardial infarction: why? (Lesneski and Morton). 2000;26:125-9
Emergency medical technicians
A model for prehospital personnel continuing education (Wilson). 2000;26:48-50
Emergency Nurses Association
As we celebrate: reflections on Anita Dorr and early ENA days (Fadale). 2000;26:31-4
Clinical poster summaries from the ENA 2000 Annual Meeting. 2000;26:421-4
A conversation with ENA co-founder, Judy Kelleher, RN, MSN, CEN (Frank). 2000;26:35-7
Emergency nurses have a voice—will they use it in 2000? (Hansen). 2000;26:3-4 (Editorial)
Emergency nursing: promises to keep! (Marett). 2000;26:531-4 (President's Message)
ENA's 30th anniversary: pearls of wisdom (Lenehan). 2000;26:95-6 (Editorial)
Join ENA in Nashville!! (Bonalumi). 2000;26:2 (Editorial)
Listening to more voices (Marett). 2000;26:1 (President's Message)
1999 annual meeting highlights. 2000;26:(1):29A-31A
1999 annual meeting sponsors. 2000;26:(1):32A-33A
Nursing—then and now (Metral). 2000;26:575-6
Research abstracts from the ENA Leadership Symposium and EN CARE injury prevention conference. 2000;26:103-7
Research paper and poster summaries from the ENA 2000 Annual Meeting. 2000;26:410-20
The time has come... (Marett). 2000;26:289-90 (President's Message)
2000 Leadership Symposium sponsors. 2000;26:(3):57A
Where are they now? An update on ENA past presidents (Frank). 2000;26:329-37
EMS
EMS. 2000;26:48-50, 239-41, 346-51, 481-2, 586-7
Epinephrine
More on successful use of LET for wound repair (Gallagher). 2000;26:204 (Letter)
Equipment and supplies
Cart systems (Roepe) (Treece et al). 2000;26:498 (Managers Forum)
The ED rapid sequence intubation drug organizer (Zaharako and Cruz). 2000;26:42-4
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposes new strategy on reuse of single-use medical devices (Flaherty). 2000;26:152-3 (From the Feds)
A look back: the sphygmomanometer (Manley). 2000;26:168
Securing supplies according to JCAHO requirements (Andreoni) (Jones) (Miller) (Treece et al). 2000;26:163 (Managers Forum)
Tubing used with intravenous nitroglycerin (Blazys). 2000;26:142-3 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
Ergonomics; see Human engineering
Erythema
An adult male with facial swelling, erythema, and sensation of arm tightness (Popek and Schaeffer). 2000;26:633-4
Exercise test
Can a self-rating 0-10 scale for dyspnea yield a common language that is understood by ED nurses, patients, and their families? (Kendrick). 2000;26:233-4
Usefulness of the modified 0-10 Borg scale in assessing the degree of dyspnea in patients with COPD and asthma (Kendrick et al). 2000;26:216-22
F
Falls, accidental; see Accidental falls
Firearms
One...in a million moms (Robinson). 2000;26:291-2 (Editorial)
Taking a stand on gun safety (Meche). 2000;26:542-3 (Letter)
First aid
BELS: Basic Emergency Lifesaving Skills—a framework for teaching emergency lifesaving skills to children and adolescents (Flaherty). 2000;26:591 (From the Feds)
First there, first care (Flaherty). 2000;26:484-5 (From the Feds)
Flight nursing
Airway management in a patient with penetrating chest trauma: a postflight case review (Smith and Fultz). 2000;26:352-4
Common deficiencies cited during CAMTS flight program accreditation surveys (Frazer). 2000;26:147-9
Flight nursing. 2000;26:147-9, 352-4
Response to editorial on air medical crashes (Berg) (Frazer) (O'Neal) (Tuccillo). 2000;26:99-101
Flowcharts; see Software design
Food
Fatal aspiration of a cheese cube by a 2-year-old boy (Ribbons). 2000;26:207-9
Food and Drug Administration; see United States Food and Drug Administration
Forensic medicine
Identification and documentation of bite marks (Bell). 2000;26:628-30
From the Feds
From the Feds. 2000;26:51-5, 150-4, 242-6, 355-9, 483-6, 588-93
G
Games
The triage game (Terenzi). 2000;26:66-9
Gamma-butyrolactone; see 4-Butyrolactone
Gastric lavage
Use of lavage in treating overdose (Blazys). 2000;26:343-4 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
Geriatric assessment
Elder neglect assessment in the emergency department (Fulmer et al). 2000;26:436-43
Falls in the elderly: a multifactorial problem (Letvak). 2000;26:448-51
Geriatric assessment in the emergency department (Haynes). 2000;26:430-5
Geriatrics
Teaching geriatric concepts to health care providers (Crabtree). 2000;26:452-4
Grief
Bereavement programs (Huff) (Mian) (Ready). 2000;26:254-8 (Managers Forum)
Guidelines
Coping with asthma: the National Institutes of Health asthma guidelines (Henderson). 2000;26:70-5
H
Hair removal
A scientific basis for choosing the technique of hair removal used prior to wound closure (Edlich et al). 2000;26:130-3
Hazardous substances
Haz mat decontamination (Hill) (Huff) (Johnson) (Sedlak) (Schmidt) (Wicklander). 2000;26:158-60 (Managers Forum)
Health care costs
Spinal cord injury and infant breathing problems are the most expensive conditions to treat in hospitals (Flaherty). 2000;26:244-5 (From the Feds)
Health Care Financing Administration
"I was born a rambling law": complying with EMTALA when "coming to the emergency department" may not mean actually coming to the emergency department (Frank). 2000;26:360-2
Health policy
One RN's journey into policy work (Simpson). 2000;26:615-17
Health Resources and Services Administration
Emergency information form unveiled for special needs children (Flaherty). 2000;26:358 (From the Feds)
National poison control toll-free telephone number (Flaherty). 2000;26:358 (From the Feds)
Health services for the aged
Growing old is hard to do! (Novak). 2000;26:403-4 (Editorial)
Teaching geriatric concepts to health care providers (Crabtree). 2000;26:452-4
Hearing disorders
Hearing after age 50 (Zimmermann). 2000;26:541-2 (Letter)
Heart arrest
National heart attack alert program: helping people REACT (Flaherty). 2000;26:52 (From the Feds)
Heart defects
An 8-day-old infant with poor perfusion and diaphoresis (Quinlan). 2000;26:85-6
Heart injuries
Cardiac contusion: two case vignettes (Hoiting and Harrahill). 2000;26:186-7
Hemoglobin
Sao2 and Spo2 (Blazys). 2000;26:237-8 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
Hemolysis
Intravenous immune globulin alert (Flaherty). 2000;26:243 (From the Feds)
Hepatitis C
In saving others' lives, ED nurses risk their own. 2000;26:540-1 (Letter)
Hip fractures
Reducing falls and resultant hip fractures among older women (Flaherty). 2000;26:483-4 (From the Feds)
History of medicine
A look back: asthma (Manley). 2000;26:271
A look back: early ligatures (Manley). 2000;26:359
A look back: intravenous therapy (Manley). 2000;26:482
A look back: the wonder drug (Manley). 2000;26:75
The most important scientific breakthrough of the last millennium (Fults). 2000;26:7 (Letter)
History of nursing
Nursing—then and now (Metral). 2000;26:575-6
Hospice care
Hospice care in the emergency department: important things to remember (Reeves). 2000;26:477-8
Hospital design and construction
New/remodeled emergency department (Bonalumi) (Huff) (Jones) (Nemeth) (Roepe) (Treece et al) (Williams). 2000;26:254-8 (Managers Forum)
Our new pediatric emergency department (Thomas). 2000;26:169-73
Our new rapid treatment unit: an innovative adaptation of the "less than 24-hour stay" holding unit (Thomas). 2000;26:507-13
Hospitals
American hospital care subject of new report (Flaherty). 2000;26:590-1 (From the Feds)
Hotlines
National poison control toll-free telephone number (Flaherty). 2000;26:358 (From the Feds)
Housekeeping, hospital
Cleaning facilities between patients (Miller) (Ready). 2000;26:368 (Managers Forum)
Human engineering
Ergonomics, policy, and the ED nurse (Malone). 2000;26:514-15
Human experimentation
Tips on navigating your research proposal through the Institutional Review Board (Kamienski). 2000;26:178-81
Hypersensitivity
[Latex allergy] (Blazys). 2000;26:583-4 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
Hypertension
New study confirms importance of systolic blood pressure (Flaherty). 2000;26:152 (From the Feds)
Study shows association between sleep apnea and hypertension (Flaherty). 2000;26:484 (From the Feds)
Hypoglycemia
A 49-year-old man exhibiting combative and bizarre behavior (de la Cruz). 2000;26:296-8
Hyponatremia
Hyponatremia as a consequence of acute adrenal insufficiency and hypothyroidism (Nayback). 2000;26:130-3
Hypotension
A 71-year old man with syncope, respiratory distress, and hypotension (Snyder). 2000;26:522-3
Hypotension, orthostatic
Orthostatic blood pressure (Blazys). 2000;26:479-80 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
Hypothyroidism
Hyponatremia as a consequence of acute adrenal insufficiency and hypothyroidism (Nayback). 2000;26:130-3
I
Immunization schedule
Pediatric immunizations: Are you up-to-date? (McGrath and Mink). 2000;26:264-7
Immunoglobulins, intravenous
Intravenous immune globulin alert (Flaherty). 2000;26:243 (From the Feds)
Impressions
A parent's perspective (Wheeler). 2000;26:524-5
Paydirt (Wilshe). 2000;26:280-1
A promise to Megan's dad (Croft). 2000;26:190-2
Sadie's discharge instructions (Dunning). 2000;26:390-1
Trauma revisited (Lyttle). 2000;26:639-40
Village (Bryner). 2000;26:87
Infant
An 8-day-old infant with poor perfusion and diaphoresis (Quinlan). 2000;26:85-6
First pneumococcal vaccine approved for infants and toddlers (Flaherty). 2000;26:355 (From the Feds)
A sick infant with poor capillary refill (Molitor). 2000;26:390-1
Infant mortality
Achievements in public health, 1900-1999: healthier mothers and babies (Flaherty). 2000;26:151-2 (From the Feds)
Infectious diseases; see Communicable diseases
Informatics
Informatics. 2000;26:247-8
Informed consent
Legal column on patient refusing intubation is appreciated (Crigler). 2000;26:97 (Letter)
Injury Prevention
Injury Prevention. 2000;26:487-9, 594-7
In-service training
Helping new hires (McBee) (McKenzie) (Stein). 2000;26:607-8 (Managers Forum)
Precepting (Clare) (Gilbert) (Johnson) (Smith-Peard) (Wicklander). 2000;26:496-8 (Managers Forum)
The triage game (Terenzi). 2000;26:66-9
Inside Washington
Inside Washington (Ream). 2000;26(1):23A-26A, (2):27A-29A, (3):49A-52A, (4):35A-38A, (5):51A-53A, (6):···-···
Institutional Review Board; see Professional staff committees
Insurance, disability
Workers' compensation, disability insurance, and Social Security benefits clarified: an interview with a disability expert (Venturalla and Brady). 2000;26:621-5
Interior design and furnishings
Cart systems (Roepe) (Treece et al). 2000;26:498 (Managers Forum)
International cooperation
Humanitarian health tour in Peru: a first-hand account (Kennedy). 2000;26(4):33A-34A
Internet
The computer: an educational adjunct (Lyttle). 2000;26:374-6
CPSC announces initiative to monitor E-commerce for unsafe products (Flaherty). 2000;26:245-6 (From the Feds)
E-mail (Roepe). 2000;26:370-1 (Managers Forum)
FDA announces new efforts to help curb illegal prescription drug marketing on the Internet (Flaherty). 2000;26:53 (From the Feds)
Using or misusing the Internet at work (Zimmerman). 2000;26:247-8
Interviews
Hiring the right people (Richburg). 2000;26:606-7 (Managers Forum)
Intravenous therapy
A look back: intravenous therapy (Manley). 2000;26:482
Intubation
The ED rapid sequence intubation drug organizer (Zaharako and Cruz). 2000;26:42-4
J
JCAHO; see Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
Job description
Conscious sedation (Clare) (Jagim) (Johnson) (May) (Proehl) (Treece et al). 2000;26:252-4 (Managers Forum)
Job satisfaction
The nursing shortage: What can we do? (Zimmermann). 2000;26:579-82
Policies hinder nursing staff (Curtin). 2000;26:539 (Letter)
Recruitment/retention (Bonalumi) (Jacobs) (Jones) (Labarre) (Nemeth) (Richburg) (Thomas) (Vicik) (Williams) (Wright). 2000;26:363-7 (Managers Forum)
Recruitment/retention (Carlson) (Cheesebrow) (Saunders-Evans) (Stein). 2000;26:604-6 (Managers Forum)
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
JCAHO (Pierce). 2000;26:602-3 (Managers Forum)
Securing supplies according to JCAHO requirements (Andreoni) (Jones) (Miller) (Treece et al). 2000;26:163 (Managers Forum)
Journal of Emergency Nursing
A tribute to our editor: Gail Pisarcik Lenehan. 2000;26:399-400
Journal Update
Journal Update. 2000;26(1):23A-35A, (2):27A-33A, (3):49A-57A, (4):33A-43A, (5):51A-57A, (6):···-···
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K
Kelleher, Judy
A conversation with ENA co-founder, Judy Kelleher, RN, MSN, CEN (Frank). 2000;26:35-7
L
Labor unions
Organizing in the face of increasing demands on nursing (Zimmermann). 2000;26:294-5 (Letter)
Latex
[Latex allergy] (Blazys). 2000;26:583-4 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
Law and the Emergency Nurse
Law and the Emergency Nurse. 2000;26:56-7, 155-7, 249-50, 360-2, 490-2, 598-600
Leadership
Join ENA in Nashville!! (Bonalumi). 2000;26:2 (Editorial)
Leadership: a special "dedication" (Marett). 2000;26:199-200 (President's Message)
Leg
A quick examination of the lower extremity (Harrahill). 2000;26:631-2
Legal issues
The Bowen Case: Who was the EMTALA villain—the doctor or the nurse, or neither? (Frank). 2000;26:490-2
A duty to follow up on laboratory reports (Sheehy). 2000;26:56-7
"I was born a rambling law": complying with EMTALA when "coming to the emergency department" may not mean actually coming to the emergency department (Frank). 2000;26:360-2
Infections in pregnant women: the need to assess and possibly treat the fetus and the sexual partner as well (Sheehy). 2000;26:155-7
Just "sleeping it off" (Robinson and Peacock). 2000;26:249-50
Two nurses and a doctor: health care workers allege retaliation for blowing the whistle on understaffing (Frank). 2000;26:598-600
Legislation
Emergency nurses have a voice—will they use it in 2000? (Hansen). 2000;26:3-4 (Editorial)
Ergonomics, policy, and the ED nurse (Malone). 2000;26:514-15
"I was born a rambling law": complying with EMTALA when "coming to the emergency department" may not mean actually coming to the emergency department (Frank). 2000;26:360-2
Thumbs up. 2000;26:337
Lenehan, Gail Pisarcik
A tribute to our editor: Gail Pisarcik Lenehan. 2000;26:399-400
Letters
Astronaut interview (Griffith). 2000;26:97-8
Blending CNS and NP roles increases employment opportunities (Finke). 2000;26:98
The changing face of emergency care with "managed care." 2000;26:98-9
Children need to be taught dangers of discarded syringes (Klein). 2000;26:97
Education Internet sites no longer functioning (Powers) (Letter); (Duffy) (Reply). 2000;26:102
Educational quandary: What background is best for emergency nurse educators? (Gray). 2000;26:293
Eliminating triage a very bad idea. 2000;26:205
Experienced ED nurses have many options (Graziano) (Guess) (Weber) (West). 2000;26:406-8
Hearing after age 50 (Zimmermann). 2000;26:541
In saving others' lives, ED nurses risk their own. 2000;26:540-1
Innovative plan for drug-seeking patients (Giboney). 2000;26:7
Legal column on patient refusing intubation is appreciated (Crigler). 2000;26:97
Lyme vaccine: some caveats (Davis). 2000;26:6
More on ambulatory payment classifications (Balin) (Letter); (Shaeffer) (Reply). 2000;26:205-6
More on customer service (Sanders). 2000;26:294
More on customer surveys run amok (Kehr) (Braun) (Letters); Zimmermann (Reply). 2000;26:405-6
More on international emergency nursing (Sheahan). 2000;26:204
More on music therapy in the emergency department (Richards and Walker). 2000;26:543
More on successful use of LET for wound repair (Gallagher). 2000;26:204
More on the RN shortage and the use of UAPs (Button) (Welton). 2000;26:539-40 (Letter)
More on treating an agitated, irate minor against her will (Cullen). 2000;26:541
The most important scientific breakthrough of the last millennium (Fults). 2000;26:7
Nurse practitioner offers way to follow up with positive laboratory results after patients leave (Sica). 2000;26:294
Nursing triage indispensable to ED care: "Zero waiting room time" has proved a fad (Brennan). 2000;26:6
Organizing in the face of increasing demands on nursing (Zimmermann). 2000;26:294-5
Pagers successfully reduce ER noise (Wicklander). 2000;26:205
Policies hinder nursing staff (Curtin). 2000;26:539
Response to editorial on air medical crashes (Berg) (Frazer) (O'Neal) (Tuccillo). 2000;26:99-101
Sample ED education leaflets sought (Newcombe). 2000;26:101
Taking a stand on gun safety (Meche). 2000;26:542-3
Telephone triage: protocols and clinical judgment are not mutually exclusive (Arioto) (Letter); (Rutenberg) (Reply). 2000;26:203-4
What happens to "antique" nurses? (Pearson). 2000;26:205-6
Would you allow an agitated irate minor to leave? (Myles). 2000;26:293
Zero waiting room time does not work when patients outnumber beds (Bellini) (Letter); (Brennan) (Reply). 2000;26:408-9
Liability, legal
The Bowen Case: Who was the EMTALA villain—the doctor or the nurse, or neither? (Frank). 2000;26:490-2
Equal restitution for staff (Heilicser) (Stein). 2000;26:606 (Managers Forum)
Just "sleeping it off" (Robinson and Peacock). 2000;26:249-50
Nurse practitioner offers way to follow up with positive laboratory results after patients leave (Sica). 2000;26:294 (Letter)
Lidocaine
More on successful use of LET for wound repair (Gallagher). 2000;26:204 (Letter)
Tips on avoiding lidocaine infiltration for simple wound repairs and using LET effectively in the emergency department: one pediatric ED nurse's experience (Quinlan). 2000;26:40-1
Lobbying
Emergency nurses have a voice—will they use it in 2000? (Hansen). 2000;26:3-4 (Editorial)
ENA's 30th anniversary: pearls of wisdom (Lenehan). 2000;26:95-6 (Editorial)
A look back
A look back: asthma (Manley). 2000;26:271
A look back: early ligatures (Manley). 2000;26:359
A look back: intravenous therapy (Manley). 2000;26:482
A look back: the sphygmomanometer (Manley). 2000;26:168
A look back: the wonder drug (Manley). 2000;26:75
Lubrication
Lubrication of suppositories (Blazys). 2000;26:143 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
Lung diseases, obstructive
Usefulness of the modified 0-10 Borg scale in assessing the degree of dyspnea in patients with COPD and asthma (Kendrick et al). 2000;26:216-22
Lyme disease
Lyme vaccine: some caveats (Davis). 2000;26:6 (Letter)
M
Malpractice
Infections in pregnant women: the need to assess and possibly treat the fetus and the sexual partner as well (Sheehy). 2000;26:155-7
Managed care programs
The changing face of emergency care with "managed care." 2000;26:98-9 (Letter)
Managers Forum
Managers Forum. 2000;26:58-64, 158-65, 251-9, 363-71, 493-501
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
BELS: Basic Emergency Lifesaving Skills—a framework for teaching emergency lifesaving skills to children and adolescents (Flaherty). 2000;26:591 (From the Feds)
Maternal mortality
Achievements in public health, 1900-1999: healthier mothers and babies (Flaherty). 2000;26:151-2 (From the Feds)
Media reviews
Media reviews. 2000;26:65, 260-1, 372-3, 502-3
Medical devices; see Equipment and supplies
Medical missions, official
Making a difference: a day in the life of a flood relief volunteer in Mozambique (Bloomfield). 2000;26:(6):xxx1
Medical staff, hospital
Hospitalist physicians (Nelson) (O'Shields) (Walsh). 2000;26:58-9 (Managers Forum)
Mental disorders
An obtunded elderly woman with tachycardia and tachypnea (Molitor). 2000;26:188-9
Psychiatric observation/holding areas (Huff) (Knies) (Roepe). 2000;26:161-2 (Managers Forum)
Restraint monitoring (Knies) (Mangrum) (Reese). 2000;26:60-1 (Managers Forum)
Mentors
Emergency nursing in perspective: mentoring, sharing, supporting (Marett). 2000;26:401-2 (President's Message)
Methotrexate
Methotrexate administration (Blazys). 2000;26:46-7 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
Military personnel
Suturing (Hill) (Laviano) (Poon). 2000;26:495-6 (Managers Forum)
Monitoring
Restraint monitoring (Knies) (Mangrum) (Reese). 2000;26:60-1 (Managers Forum)
Morale
The changing face of emergency care with "managed care." 2000;26:98-9 (Letter)
Every now and then...a pat on the back: one emergency department's attempt to improve morale and patient satisfaction (O'Brien). 2000;26:235-6
Motivation
Rewards/morale boosters (Nemeth) (Roepe) (Wright). 2000;26:61-2 (Managers Forum)
Mozambique
Making a difference: a day in the life of a flood relief volunteer in Mozambique (Bloomfield). 2000;26:(6):···-···
Music therapy
More on music therapy in the emergency department (Richards and Walker). 2000;26:543 (Letter)
Myocardial infarction
Acute MI: an atypical presentation (Paiano et al). 2000;26:8-14
Delay in seeking treatment for acute myocardial infarction: Why? (Lesneski and Morton). 2000;26:125-9
Emergency management of acute coronary syndromes (Roettig and Tanabe). 2000;26(6):S1-S42
Gender and age bias in triage decisions (Arslanian-Engoren). 2000;26:117-24
National heart attack alert program: helping people REACT (Flaherty). 2000;26:52 (From the Feds)
Race, not gender, limits access to life-saving therapies for heart attack (Flaherty). 2000;26:484 (From the Feds)
N
National EMS Memorial Service (NEMSMS)
Memorial service honors EMS personnel following "line of duty" deaths (Robinson). 2000;26:145-6
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
National heart attack alert program: helping people REACT (Flaherty). 2000;26:52 (From the Feds)
New study confirms importance of systolic blood pressure (Flaherty). 2000;26:152 (From the Feds)
Study shows association between sleep apnea and hypertension (Flaherty). 2000;26:484 (From the Feds)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Blue ribbon panel to increase seat belt use among African Americans (Flaherty). 2000;26:591-2 (From the Feds)
Boost 'em before you buckle 'em (Flaherty). 2000;26:245 (From the Feds)
First there, first care (Flaherty). 2000;26:484-5 (From the Feds)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposes warning for seat belt positioners for children (Flaherty). 2000;26:53-4 (From the Feds)
A new Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network (Flaherty). 2000;26:592-3 (From the Feds)
US Transportation Secretary Slater praises Meharry Medical College and General Motors Corporation for report on seat belt use (Flaherty). 2000;26:54-5 (From the Feds)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Fire fighter fatality investigation and prevention program (Flaherty). 2000;26:51-2 (From the Feds)
The job-related risks of working women (Flaherty). 2000;26:589 (From the Feds)
Needles
Children need to be taught dangers of discarded syringes (Klein). 2000;26:97 (Letter)
Needlestick injuries
Karen Daley—an emergency nurse advocate for other nurses (Mitiguy). 2000;26:190-2
Neurologic examination
A quick examination of the lower extremity (Harrahill). 2000;26:631-2
Nitroglycerin
Tubing used with intravenous nitroglycerin (Blazys). 2000;26:142-3 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
Noise
Decreasing overhead noise from paging (Blazys). 2000;26:45-6 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
Pagers successfully reduce ER noise (Wicklander). 2000;26:205 (Letter)
Nurse Educator
Nurse Educator. 2000;26:66-9, 166-8, 262-3, 374-6, 504-6, 609-11
Nurse practitioners
Activities and procedures performed by nurse practitioners in emergency care settings (Cole and Ramirez). 2000;26:455-63
Blending CNS and NP roles increases employment opportunities (Finke). 2000;26:98 (Letter)
Nurse practitioner offers way to follow up with positive laboratory results after patients leave (Sica). 2000;26:294 (Letter)
Nurses' aides
More on the RN shortage and the use of UAPs (Button) (Welton). 2000;26:539-40 (Letter)
The use of unlicensed assistive personnel: an update and skeptical look at a role that may present more problems than solutions (Zimmermann). 2000;26:312-17
Nursing
Blending CNS and NP roles increases employment opportunities (Finke). 2000;26:98 (Letter)
Emergency nursing: promises to keep! (Marett). 2000;26:531-4 (President's Message)
Emergency nursing in perspective: mentoring, sharing, supporting (Marett). 2000;26:401-2 (President's Message)
Experienced ED nurses have many options (Graziano) (Guess) (Weber) (West). 2000;26:406-8 (Letter)
Health care consumer satisfaction surveys still running amok: surveys degrade nurses (Zimmermann). 2000;26:174-7
Is the SANE role within the scope of nursing practice? On "pelvics," "colposcopy," and "dispensing of medications" (Ledray). 2000;26:79-81
Karen Daley—an emergency nurse advocate for other nurses (Mitiguy). 2000;26:190-2
Leadership: a special "dedication" (Marett). 2000;26:199-200 (President's Message)
The nursing shortage: What can we do? (Zimmermann). 2000;26:579-82
Nursing—then and now (Metral). 2000;26:575-6
The time has come... (Marett). 2000;26:289-90 (President's Message)
The use of unlicensed assistive personnel: an update and skeptical look at a role that may present more problems than solutions (Zimmermann). 2000;26:312-17
What happens to "antique" nurses? (Pearson). 2000;26:205-6
Nursing, supervisory
Charge nurse (Gay) (Gilbert) (Hill) (Louda) (Smith) (Stewart) (Thomas) (Wright). 2000;26:164-5 (Managers Forum)
Confessions of a former staff nurse (Williams). 2000;26:384-6
Nursing homes
The elderly rape victim: stereotypes, perpetrators, and implications for practice (Burgess et al). 2000;26:516-18
O
Occupational exposure
In saving others' lives, ED nurses risk their own. 2000;26:540-1 (Letter)
It can happen to you (Venturalla). 2000;26:618-20
Occupational health
Fire fighter fatality investigation and prevention program (Flaherty). 2000;26:51-2 (From the Feds)
The job-related risks of working women (Flaherty). 2000;26:589 (From the Feds)
Memorial service honors EMS personnel following "line of duty" deaths (Robinson). 2000;26:145-6
Organization and administration
Meetings (Begeman). 2000;26:63-4 (Managers Forum)
Outcome assessment (health care)
Outcomes of prehospital care: do we really make a difference? (Shapiro). 2000;26:239-41
Overdose
Dietary supplement or dangerous drug? Two case reports of g-butyrolactone toxicity (Arneson and Goetze). 2000;26:425-9
Use of lavage in treating overdose (Blazys). 2000;26:343-4 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
Use of Mucomyst to treat acetaminophen overdose (Blazys). 2000;26:345 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
Oximetry
Sao2 and Spo2 (Blazys). 2000;26:237-8 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
P
Pain
Emergency nurses' knowledge of pain management principles (Tanabe and Buschmann). 2000;26:299-305
Palliative treatment
Hospice care in the emergency department: important things to remember (Reeves). 2000;26:477-8
Parent-child relations
A parent's perspective (Wheeler). 2000;26:524-5
Patient acceptance of health care
Seeking care for nonurgent medical conditions in the emergency department: through the eyes of the patient (Koziol-McLain et al). 2000;26:554-63
Patient advocacy
Doug Bouldin—an advocate for patients' bill of rights (Frank). 2000;26:635-8
Patient care
One emergency department's responses to the increasingly complex challenges of patient care at century's change (Stephens). 2000;26:318-28
Patient discharge
Handling discharge (Blazys) (Gay) (Wicklander). 2000;26:498-9 (Managers Forum)
Reducing risk with telephone follow-up of patients who leave against medical advice or fail to complete an ED visit (Strinko et al). 2000;26:223-32
Would you allow an agitated irate minor to leave? (Myles). 2000;26:293 (Letter)
Patient education
Sample ED education leaflets sought (Newcombe). 2000;26:101 (Letter)
TAKE CARE (Lassman). 2000;26:487-9 (Injury Prevention)
Patient isolation
Isolating infectious diseases (Johnson-Moore) (Roepe). 2000;26:62 (Managers Forum)
Patient satisfaction
Customer satisfaction (Johnson-Moore) (Jones). 2000;26:500-1 (Managers Forum)
Every now and then...a pat on the back: one emergency department's attempt to improve morale and patient satisfaction (O'Brien). 2000;26:235-6
Health care consumer satisfaction surveys still running amok: surveys degrade nurses (Zimmermann). 2000;26:174-7
Seen but not heard: battered women's perceptions of the ED experience (Yam). 2000;26:464-70
Patient transfer
The Bowen Case: who was the EMTALA villain—the doctor or the nurse, or neither? (Frank). 2000;26:490-2
Pediatric Update
Pediatric Update. 2000;26:70-5, 169-73, 264-7, 377-9, 507-13, 612-14
People to People
People to People. 2000;26(1):27A, (2):30A, (3):53A, (4):39A-40A, (5):54A-55A, (6):···-···
Perception
The power of perception (Marett). 2000;26:93-4 (President's Message)
Periodicals
[Latex allergy] (Blazys). 2000;26:583-4 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
Peripheral vascular diseases
A quick examination of the lower extremity (Harrahill). 2000;26:631-2
Peritoneal lavage
The use of ultrasound in blunt trauma (Levins). 2000;26:15-9
Personnel management
Confessions of a former staff nurse (Williams). 2000;26:384-6
Conscious sedation (Clare) (Jagim) (Johnson) (May) (Proehl) (Treece et al). 2000;26:252-4 (Managers Forum)
E-mail (Roepe). 2000;26:370-1 (Managers Forum)
Equal restitution for staff (Heilicser) (Stein). 2000;26:606 (Managers Forum)
Generation X staff (Kennedy) (Raines) (Sturt). 2000;26:493-5 (Managers Forum)
"Graying" ED nurses (Bachtel) (Johnson) (Vicik). 2000;26:251-2 (Managers Forum)
Helping new hires (McBee) (McKenzie) (Stein). 2000;26:607-8 (Managers Forum)
Making up shifts when one calls in sick on weekends (Carlson) (Roepe) (Rogers) (Zuzelo). 2000;26:603-4 (Managers Forum)
Meetings (Begeman). 2000;26:63-4 (Managers Forum)
One emergency department's responses to the increasingly complex challenges of patient care at century's change (Stephens). 2000;26:318-28
Policies hinder nursing staff (Curtin). 2000;26:539 (Letter)
Rewards/morale boosters (Nemeth) (Roepe) (Wright). 2000;26:61-2 (Managers Forum)
Personnel selection
Developing an ED training program: how to "grow your own" ED nurses (Zavotsky). 2000;26:504-6
Hiring the right people (Richburg). 2000;26:606-7 (Managers Forum)
The nursing shortage: What can we do? (Zimmermann). 2000;26:579-82
Recruitment/retention (Bonalumi) (Jacobs) (Jones) (Labarre) (Nemeth) (Richburg) (Thomas) (Vicik) (Williams) (Wright). 2000;26:363-7 (Managers Forum)
Recruitment/retention (Carlson) (Cheesebrow) (Saunders-Evans) (Stein). 2000;26:604-6 (Managers Forum)
Personnel staffing and scheduling
Benchmarking ED staffing: ENA's new database helps (Velianoff). 2000;26:5 (Editorial)
Charge nurse (Gay) (Gilbert) (Hill) (Louda) (Smith) (Stewart) (Thomas) (Wright). 2000;26:164-5 (Managers Forum)
"Graying" ED nurses (Bachtel) (Johnson) (Vicik). 2000;26:251-2 (Managers Forum)
Making up shifts when one calls in sick on weekends (Carlson) (Roepe) (Rogers) (Zuzelo). 2000;26:603-4 (Managers Forum)
More on the RN shortage and the use of UAPs (Button) (Welton). 2000;26:539-40 (Letter)
On mandatory overtime and wearing blue ribbons (Lenehan). 2000;26:201-2 (Editorial)
Two nurses and a doctor: health care workers allege retaliation for blowing the whistle on understaffing (Frank). 2000;26:598-600
The use of unlicensed assistive personnel: an update and skeptical look at a role that may present more problems than solutions (Zimmermann). 2000;26:312-17
Personnel turnover
The nursing shortage: What can we do? (Zimmermann). 2000;26:579-82
Recruitment/retention (Bonalumi) (Jacobs) (Jones) (Labarre) (Nemeth) (Richburg) (Thomas) (Vicik) (Williams) (Wright). 2000;26:363-7 (Managers Forum)
Recruitment/retention (Carlson) (Cheesebrow) (Saunders-Evans) (Stein). 2000;26:604-6 (Managers Forum)
Peru
Humanitarian health tour in Peru: a first-hand account (Kennedy). 2000;26:(4):33A-34A
Physical examination
A quick examination of the lower extremity (Harrahill). 2000;26:631-2
Physicians
Hospitalist physicians (Nelson) (O'Shields) (Walsh). 2000;26:58-9 (Managers Forum)
Pit viper venoms; see Crotalid venoms
Pneumococcal infections
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clears new laboratory test for pneumonia antigen (Flaherty). 2000;26:52-3 (From the Feds)
Poison control centers
National poison control toll-free telephone number (Flaherty). 2000;26:358 (From the Feds)
Poisoning
Dietary supplement or dangerous drug? Two case reports of g-butyrolactone toxicity (Arneson and Goetze). 2000;26:425-9
Policy making
Emergency department closures: policy issues (Malone and Dohan). 2000;26:380-3
Ergonomics, policy, and the ED nurse (Malone). 2000;26:514-15
One RN's journey into policy work (Simpson). 2000;26:615-17
Using or misusing the Internet at work (Zimmerman). 2000;26:247-8
Polyvinyl chloride
Tubing used with intravenous nitroglycerin (Blazys). 2000;26:142-3 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
Positive-pressure respiration
CPAP (Blazys). 2000;26:237-8 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
Preceptorship
Precepting (Clare) (Gilbert) (Johnson) (Smith-Peard) (Wicklander). 2000;26:496-8 (Managers Forum)
Pregnancy, ectopic
A duty to follow up on laboratory reports (Sheehy). 2000;26:56-7
Pregnancy complications
Infections in pregnant women: the need to assess and possibly treat the fetus and the sexual partner as well (Sheehy). 2000;26:155-7
President's Message
President's Message. 2000;26:1, 93-4, 199-200, 289-90, 401-2, 531-4
Product labeling
New labels on children's sleepwear (Flaherty). 2000;26:593 (From the Feds)
Professional Notebook
Professional Notebook. 2000;26:174-7, 384-6, 618-25
Professional staff committees
Tips on navigating your research proposal through the Institutional Review Board (Kamienski). 2000;26:178-81
Profiles
Doug Bouldin—an advocate for patients' bill of rights (Frank). 2000;26:635-8
Karen Daley—an emergency nurse advocate for other nurses (Mitiguy). 2000;26:190-2
Prospective payment system
Ambulatory payment classifications (Shaeffer). 2000;26:20-4
More on ambulatory payment classifications (Balin) (Letter); Shaeffer (Reply). 2000;26:205-6
Public relations
Every now and then...a pat on the back: one emergency department's attempt to improve morale and patient satisfaction (O'Brien). 2000;26:235-6
Responding to a reporter's questions (Jeff). 2000;26:501 (Managers Forum)
Public speaking
Fine dining or fast food? Setting the table with an effective speaker introduction (McKenna). 2000;26:262-3
Public speaking survival strategies (Smith). 2000;26:166-8
Volunteer? Who, me? (Lassman). 2000;26:594-7
Pulse
Orthostatic blood pressure (Blazys). 2000;26:479-80 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
Punctures
Body piercing: old traditions creating new challenges (Meyer). 2000;26:612-14
Q
Quality control
Quality management survival strategies for the trauma coordinator (Eastes). 2000;26:82-4
Quality of health care
American hospital care subject of new report (Flaherty). 2000;26:590-1 (From the Feds)
ED "hold" patients: Is their care also being held? (Sobie et al). 2000;26:549-53
Integrating quality (Hobbs) (Nemeth). 2000;26:62-3 (Managers Forum)
The use of unlicensed assistive personnel: an update and skeptical look at a role that may present more problems than solutions (Zimmermann). 2000;26:312-17
Questionnaires
Emergency nurses' knowledge of pain management principles (Tanabe and Buschmann). 2000;26:299-305
R
Radio
Staff communication radios/phones (Bruns) (Clare). 2000;26:367-8 (Managers Forum)
Rape; see also Child abuse, sexual
The Community Awareness Rape Education (CARE) program for high school students (Wright et al). 2000;26:182-5
The elderly rape victim: stereotypes, perpetrators, and implications for practice (Burgess et al). 2000;26:516-18
Identification and documentation of bite marks (Bell). 2000;26:628-30
A 16-year-old with abdominal pain (Smith and Nugent-Brennan). 2000;26:272-5
A 30-year-old woman with possible unknown ingestion of date rape drugs (Kronz). 2000;26:544-8
Research
Activities and procedures performed by nurse practitioners in emergency care settings (Cole and Ramirez). 2000;26:455-63
Attitudes of emergency nurses regarding patient assaults (Erickson and Williams-Evans). 2000;26:210-15
Conducting research in the emergency department: respect ED nurses' workload and recognize their contribution (Chan et al). 2000;26:626-7
ED "hold" patients: Is their care also being held? (Sobie et al). 2000;26:549-53
Emergency nurses' knowledge of pain management principles (Tanabe and Buschmann). 2000;26:299-305
Gender and age bias in triage decisions (Arslanian-Engoren). 2000;26:117-24
Research with elderly ED patients: Do we have any answers? (Haynes). 2000;26:268-71
Routine pharyngeal cultures may not be useful in pediatric victims of sexual assault (Brown et al). 2000;26:306-11
Seeking care for nonurgent medical conditions in the emergency department: through the eyes of the patient (Koziol-McLain et al). 2000;26:554-63
Seen but not heard: battered women's perceptions of the ED experience (Yam). 2000;26:464-70
Tips on navigating your research proposal through the Institutional Review Board (Kamienski). 2000;26:178-81
Usefulness of the modified 0-10 Borg scale in assessing the degree of dyspnea in patients with COPD and asthma (Kendrick et al). 2000;26:216-22
What do we really KNOW about telephone triage? (Rutenberg). 2000;26:76-8
The Research Column
The Research Column. 2000;26:76-8, 178-81, 268-71, 626-7
Respiratory distress syndrome
Spinal cord injury and infant breathing problems are the most expensive conditions to treat in hospitals (Flaherty). 2000;26:244-5 (From the Feds)
Restraint, physical
Psychiatric observation/holding areas (Huff) (Knies) (Roepe). 2000;26:161-2 (Managers Forum)
Restraint monitoring (Knies) (Mangrum) (Reese). 2000;26:60-1 (Managers Forum)
Resuscitation
Research shows simple resuscitation method as best for children in out-of-hospital settings (Flaherty). 2000;26:355-6 (From the Feds)
Reward
Precepting (Clare) (Gilbert) (Johnson) (Smith-Peard) (Wicklander). 2000;26:496-8 (Managers Forum)
Rewards/morale boosters (Nemeth) (Roepe) (Wright). 2000;26:61-2 (Managers Forum)
Role
Trauma case management defined (Eastes). 2000;26:519-21
S
Safety
Boost 'em before you buckle 'em (Flaherty). 2000;26:245 (From the Feds)
Children need to be taught dangers of discarded syringes (Klein). 2000;26:97 (Letter)
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) finds hazardous products in thrift stores (Flaherty). 2000;26:153-4 (From the Feds)
CPSC announces initiative to monitor E-commerce for unsafe products (Flaherty). 2000;26:245-6 (From the Feds)
Equal restitution for staff (Heilicser) (Stein). 2000;26:606 (Managers Forum)
Karen Daley—an emergency nurse advocate for other nurses (Mitiguy). 2000;26:190-2
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposes warning for seat belt positioners for children (Flaherty). 2000;26:53-4 (From the Feds)
One...in a million moms (Robinson). 2000;26:291-2 (Editorial)
Taking a stand on gun safety (Meche). 2000;26:542-3 (Letter)
Safety devices
Blue ribbon panel to increase seat belt use among African Americans (Flaherty). 2000;26:591-2 (From the Feds)
New standards for window guards (Flaherty). 2000;26:593 (From the Feds)
Schools, nursing
Assessing critical thinking of applicants to Emergency Nurse Practitioner option with clinical case scenario-based interviewing (Cole and Ramirez). 2000;26:609-11
Scientific assembly abstracts
Clinical poster summaries from the ENA 2000 Annual Meeting. 2000;26:421-4
Research paper and poster summaries from the ENA 2000 Annual Meeting. 2000;26:410-20
Seat belts
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposes warning for seat belt positioners for children (Flaherty). 2000;26:53-4 (From the Feds)
US Transportation Secretary Slater praises Meharry Medical College and General Motors Corporation for report on seat belt use (Flaherty). 2000;26:54-5 (From the Feds)
Security measures
Identification badges (Clare) (Johnson) (Wareham) (Zimmermann). 2000;26:368 (Managers Forum)
Our new pediatric emergency department (Thomas). 2000;26:169-73
Psychiatric observation/holding areas (Huff) (Knies) (Roepe). 2000;26:161-2 (Managers Forum)
Securing supplies according to JCAHO requirements (Andreoni) (Jones) (Miller) (Treece et al). 2000;26:163 (Managers Forum)
Self-assessment
Sherlock Holmes and pediatrics (Gabbert). 2000;26:377-9
Serum sickness
Near-fatal rattlesnake envenomation (Caywood). 2000;26:113-16
Sex behavior
A 16-year-old with abdominal pain (Smith and Nugent-Brennan). 2000;26:272-5
Sex factors
Race, not gender, limits access to life-saving therapies for heart attack (Flaherty). 2000;26:484 (From the Feds)
Sexual Assault: Clinical Issues
Sexual Assault: Clinical Issues. 2000;26:79-81, 182-5, 272-5, 516-18, 628-30
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner programs
The Community Awareness Rape Education (CARE) program for high school students (Wright et al). 2000;26:182-5
Is the SANE role within the scope of nursing practice? On "pelvics," "colposcopy," and "dispensing of medications" (Ledray). 2000;26:79-81
Routine pharyngeal cultures may not be useful in pediatric victims of sexual assault (Brown et al). 2000;26:306-11
Sexually transmitted diseases
Infections in pregnant women: the need to assess and possibly treat the fetus and the sexual partner as well (Sheehy). 2000;26:155-7
Routine pharyngeal cultures may not be useful in pediatric victims of sexual assault (Brown et al). 2000;26:306-11
Shock
A sick infant with poor capillary refill (Molitor). 2000;26:390-1
Shock, septic
An obtunded elderly woman with tachycardia and tachypnea (Molitor). 2000;26:188-9
Sleep apnea syndromes
Study shows association between sleep apnea and hypertension (Flaherty). 2000;26:484 (From the Feds)
Smoking
Achievements in public health, 1900-1999: tobacco use—United States, 1900-1999 (Flaherty). 2000;26:150-1 (From the Feds)
Thumbs up. 2000;26(1):27A
Snake bites
Management of a 36-year-old man with pit viper envenomation (Moon and Galvan). 2000;26:108-12
Near-fatal rattlesnake envenomation (Caywood). 2000;26:113-16
Social security
Workers' compensation, disability insurance, and Social Security benefits clarified: an interview with a disability expert (Venturalla and Brady). 2000;26:621-5
Software
The computer: an educational adjunct (Lyttle). 2000;26:374-6
Software design
Designing and implementing a computerized tracking system: the experience at one level I trauma center emergency department (Horak). 2000;26:473-6
Spinal cord injuries
Spinal cord injury and infant breathing problems are the most expensive conditions to treat in hospitals (Flaherty). 2000;26:244-5 (From the Feds)
Staffing; see Personnel staffing and scheduling
Streptococcus pneumoniae
First pneumococcal vaccine approved for infants and toddlers (Flaherty). 2000;26:355 (From the Feds)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clears new laboratory test for pneumonia antigen (Flaherty). 2000;26:52-3 (From the Feds)
Strikes, employee
On mandatory overtime and wearing blue ribbons (Lenehan). 2000;26:201-2 (Editorial)
Thumbs up. 2000;26:371
Stroke; see Cerebrovascular disorders
Substance abuse
Innovative plan for drug-seeking patients (Giboney). 2000;26:7 (Letter)
A 30-year-old woman with possible unknown ingestion of date rape drugs (Kronz). 2000;26:544-8
Succinylcholine
Airway management in a patient with penetrating chest trauma: a postflight case review (Smith and Fultz). 2000;26:352-4
Suction
Teaching suctioning (Blazys). 2000;26:584 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
Suppositories
Lubrication of suppositories (Blazys). 2000;26:143 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
Surgery
A scientific basis for choosing the technique of hair removal used prior to wound closure (Edlich et al). 2000;26:130-3
Surveys; see Data collection
Suture techniques
Suturing (Hill) (Laviano) (Poon). 2000;26:495-6 (Managers Forum)
Sutures
A look back: early ligatures (Manley). 2000;26:359
T
Technology
Decreasing overhead noise from paging (Blazys). 2000;26:45-6 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
One emergency department's responses to the increasingly complex challenges of patient care at century's change (Stephens). 2000;26:318-28
Pagers successfully reduce ER noise (Wicklander). 2000;26:205 (Letter)
Telemedicine
What is Mobimed? (Blazys). 2000;26:238 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
Telephone
Decreasing overhead noise from paging (Blazys). 2000;26:45-6 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
Pagers successfully reduce ER noise (Wicklander). 2000;26:205 (Letter)
Reducing risk with telephone follow-up of patients who leave against medical advice or fail to complete an ED visit (Strinko et al). 2000;26:223-32
Staff communication radios/phones (Bruns) (Clare). 2000;26:367-8 (Managers Forum)
Telephone triage: protocols and clinical judgment are not mutually exclusive (Arioto) (Letter); (Rutenberg) (Reply). 2000;26:203-4
Use of voice mail (Moran). 2000;26:607-8 (Managers Forum)
What do we really KNOW about telephone triage? (Rutenberg). 2000;26:76-8
Tetracaine
More on successful use of LET for wound repair (Gallagher). 2000;26:204 (Letter)
Thinking
Assessing critical thinking of applicants to Emergency Nurse Practitioner option with clinical case scenario-based interviewing (Cole and Ramirez). 2000;26:609-11
Thoracic injuries
Airway management in a patient with penetrating chest trauma: a postflight case review (Smith and Fultz). 2000;26:352-4
Thrombolytic therapy
Thrombolytic therapy for patients with acute stroke in the ED setting (Blank and Keyes). 2000;26:24-30
Thrombophlebitis
An adult male with facial swelling, erythema, and sensation of arm tightness (Popek and Schaeffer). 2000;26:633-4
A 64-year-old woman with a swollen and painful leg (Molitor). 2000;26:278-9
Thumbs up
Thumbs up. 2000;26:371; (1):27A
Time factors
Delay in seeking treatment for acute myocardial infarction: Why? (Lesneski and Morton). 2000;26:125-9
Nursing triage indispensable to ED care: "Zero waiting room time" has proved a fad (Brennan). 2000;26:6
Outcomes of prehospital care: do we really make a difference? (Shapiro). 2000;26:239-41
Zero waiting room time does not work when patients outnumber beds (Bellini) (Letter); (Brennan) (Reply). 2000;26:408-9
Tissue culture
Routine pharyngeal cultures may not be useful in pediatric victims of sexual assault (Brown et al). 2000;26:306-11
Tomography, emission-computed
The use of ultrasound in blunt trauma (Levins). 2000;26:15-19
Total quality management
Videotaping trauma cases (Heilicser) (Roepe) (Staten) (Stein). 2000;26:601-2 (Managers Forum)
Transport, patient
Nine assessment points for interfacility transports (Stickler). 2000;26:586-7
Transport considerations for the pediatric trauma patient (High and Yeatman). 2000;26:346-51
Trauma; see Wounds and injuries
Trauma Notebook
Trauma Notebook. 2000;26:82-4, 186-7, 276-7, 387-9, 519-21, 631-2
Treatment refusal
Legal column on patient refusing intubation is appreciated (Crigler). 2000;26:97 (Letter)
More on treating an agitated, irate minor against her will (Cullen). 2000;26:541 (Letter)
Reducing risk with telephone follow-up of patients who leave against medical advice or fail to complete an ED visit (Strinko et al). 2000;26:223-32
Would you allow an agitated irate minor to leave? (Myles). 2000;26:293 (Letter)
Triage
An adult male with facial swelling, erythema, and sensation of arm tightness (Popek and Schaeffer). 2000;26:633-4
An 8-day-old infant with poor perfusion and diaphoresis (Quinlan). 2000;26:85-6
Eliminating triage a very bad idea. 2000;26:205 (Letter)
Gender and age bias in triage decisions (Arslanian-Engoren). 2000;26:117-24
Nursing triage indispensable to ED care: "Zero waiting room time" has proved a fad (Brennan). 2000;26:6 (Letter)
An obtunded elderly woman with tachycardia and tachypnea (Molitor). 2000;26:188-9
A 71-year old man with syncope, respiratory distress, and hypotension (Snyder). 2000;26:522-3
A sick infant with poor capillary refill (Molitor). 2000;26:390-1
A 64-year-old woman with a swollen and painful leg (Molitor). 2000;26:278-9
Telephone triage: protocols and clinical judgment are not mutually exclusive (Arioto) (Letter); (Rutenberg) (Reply). 2000;26:203-4
The triage game (Terenzi). 2000;26:66-9
What do we really KNOW about telephone triage? (Rutenberg). 2000;26:76-8
Zero waiting room time does not work when patients outnumber beds (Bellini) (Letter); (Brennan) (Reply). 2000;26:408-9
Triage Decisions
Triage Decisions. 2000;26:85-6, 188-9, 278-9, 390-1, 522-3, 633-4
U
Ultrasonography
The use of ultrasound in blunt trauma (Levins). 2000;26:15-19
United States Food and Drug Administration
FDA announces new efforts to help curb illegal prescription drug marketing on the Internet (Flaherty). 2000;26:53 (From the Feds)
First pneumococcal vaccine approved for infants and toddlers (Flaherty). 2000;26:355 (From the Feds)
The Food and Drug Administration approves an antibiotic that fights resistant infections (Flaherty). 2000;26:589-90 (From the Feds)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clears new laboratory test for pneumonia antigen (Flaherty). 2000;26:52-3 (From the Feds)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposes new strategy on reuse of single-use medical devices (Flaherty). 2000;26:152-3 (From the Feds)
Intravenous immune globulin alert (Flaherty). 2000;26:243 (From the Feds)
V
Vaccines
First pneumococcal vaccine approved for infants and toddlers (Flaherty). 2000;26:355 (From the Feds)
Lyme vaccine: some caveats (Davis). 2000;26:6 (Letter)
Video recording
Videotaping trauma cases (Heilicser) (Roepe) (Staten) (Stein). 2000;26:601-2 (Managers Forum)
Violence
Attitudes of emergency nurses regarding patient assaults (Erickson and Williams-Evans). 2000;26:210-15
Seen but not heard: battered women's perceptions of the ED experience (Yam). 2000;26:464-70
Voluntary workers
Making a difference: a day in the life of a flood relief volunteer in Mozambique (Bloomfield). 2000;26(6):···-···
Volunteer? Who, me? (Lassman). 2000;26:594-7
W
What's New
What's New. 2000;26(1):28A, (2):31A, (3):54A, (4):41A, (6):···-···
Women
The job-related risks of working women (Flaherty). 2000;26:589 (From the Feds)
Workers' compensation
Workers' compensation, disability insurance, and Social Security benefits clarified: an interview with a disability expert (Venturalla and Brady). 2000;26:621-5
World health
Humanitarian health tour in Peru: a first-hand account (Kennedy). 2000;26(4):33A-34A
World Wide Web; see Internet
Wounds, gunshot
Nonfatal and fatal firearm-related injuries—United States, 1993-1997 (Flaherty). 2000;26:242-3 (From the Feds)
Wounds and injuries
Quality management survival strategies for the trauma coordinator (Eastes). 2000;26:82-4
A scientific basis for choosing the technique of hair removal used prior to wound closure (Edlich et al). 2000;26:130-3
Seven strategies to decrease the risk of missed injuries (Harrahill and Eastes). 2000;26:276-7
TAKE CARE (Lassman). 2000;26:487-9 (Injury Prevention)
Transport considerations for the pediatric trauma patient (High and Yeatman). 2000;26:346-51
Trauma case management defined (Eastes). 2000;26:519-21
The use of ultrasound in blunt trauma (Levins). 2000;26:15-19
Using mayonnaise for wound cleaning (Blazys). 2000;26:480 (Clinical Nurses Forum)
Videotaping trauma cases (Heilicser) (Roepe) (Staten) (Stein). 2000;26:601-2 (Managers Forum)
Volunteer? Who, me? (Lassman). 2000;26:594-7
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