In a medical malpractice case, it is important to remember that the burden of proving that the clinician breached the standard of care is on the plaintiff. When the clinician is an NP, the standard of care should be for NPs not physicians.
Retrospective chart review shows health disparities in acute pain management among racial/ethnic minority patients and women in an emergency department.
A patient in his mid-60s with end-stage renal disease presents to the emergency department with a 4-day history of left ring finger pain and discoloration. Can you make the diagnosis?
Psychiatric comorbidities, chemical restraint use, public insurance tied to emergency revisits; substance use disorders associated with lower likelihood of revisits.
A woman in her mid-50s presents to the emergency department with a history of nonradiating epigastric pain that began 36 hours ago. The patient notes that the pain has become more generalized. Can you make the diagnosis?
The use of the CAGE-AID screening tool in the emergency department was linked to increased referral to an addiction recovery coach for treatment of substance use disorders.
A man in his late 40s comes to the emergency department with a complaint of blurry vision that lasted for approximately 20 minutes before returning to normal. The loss of focused vision affected both eyes. Can you make the diagnosis?
Researchers examine whether NPs/PAs working independently use more or less low-value care during ED visits than physicians or NPs/PAs working in collaboration with physicians.
Nursing simulation intervention improves compliance with guidelines on time to first shock in ICU patients with ventricular fibrillation or tachycardia