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141 Comparison of the effect of competency-based education model and traditional teaching on cognitive and clinical skills learning among icu nursing students Iranian Journal of Medical Education, January 11, 2013    Clinical Article

142 Assessment of the types of catheter infectivity caused by Candida species and their biofilm formation. First study in an intensive care unit in Algeria Full Text International Journal of General Medicine, January 11, 2013    Clinical Guideline

143 Repeated scenario simulation to improve competency in critical care: a new approach for nursing education American Journal of Critical Care, January 10, 2013    Review Article

144 Reliability and validity of shortened state trait anxiety inventory in spanish patients receiving mechanical ventilation American Journal of Critical Care, January 10, 2013    Review Article

145 Dedicated multidisciplinary ventilator bundle team and compliance with sedation vacation American Journal of Critical Care, January 10, 2013    Review Article

146 High-dose norepinephrine treatment: determinants of mortality and futility in critically ill patients American Journal of Critical Care, January 10, 2013    Clinical Article

147 The kids safe checklist for pediatric intensive care units American Journal of Critical Care, January 10, 2013    Review Article    Clinical Guideline

148 Health risk behaviors in family caregivers during patients' stay in intensive care units: a pilot analysis American Journal of Critical Care, January 10, 2013    Review Article

149 Intervention minimizing preterm infants' exposure to nicu light and noise Clinical Nursing Research, January 9, 2013    Review Article

150 Distress at the bedside in the PICU: Nurses' and respiratory therapists' experiences in caring for children with complex medical or neurologic conditions' Progress in Palliative Care, January 7, 2013    Clinical Article

151 The effects of arthritis, mobility, and farm task on injury among older farmers Full Text Nursing: Research and Reviews, January 7, 2013    Review Article

152 Use of a silver-containing hydrofiber dressing for filling abscess cavity following incision and drainage in the emergency department: a randomized controlled trial Advances in Skin & Wound Care, January 7, 2013    Clinical Article

153 A simple postoperative umbilical negative-pressure dressing Advances in Skin & Wound Care, January 7, 2013    Clinical Article

154 Use of wireless microcurrent stimulation for the treatment of diabetes-related wounds: 2 case reports Advances in Skin & Wound Care, January 7, 2013

155 Planning, conducting, and interpreting prevalence and incidence for the wound practitioner Advances in Skin & Wound Care, January 7, 2013    Clinical Guideline

156 Improving comfort in children with severe neurological impairment Progress in Palliative Care, January 7, 2013    Continuing Medical Education

157 Serelaxin, recombinant human relaxin-2, for treatment of acute heart failure (RELAX-AHF): a randomised, placebo-controlled trial The Lancet, January 4, 2013    Clinical Article

158 Eliminating hospital-acquired pressure ulcers: within our reach Advances in Skin and Wound Care, January 4, 2013    Review Article

159 A simple postoperative umbilical negative-pressure dressing Advances in Skin and Wound Care, January 4, 2013

160 Valuing dignity in patients in a vegetative state on an intensive rehabilitation ward: improvement project Journal of Nursing Management, January 3, 2013    Review Article

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Clinical Pearls in Nursing

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RBP4 is weakly associated with subclinical atherosclerosis

As published in Cardiovascular Diabetology, an elevated retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) level was shown to be associated hypertriglyceridemia and coronary artery calcification, but not other cardiometabolic risk factors, such as hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, elevated CRP, and increased CIMT. The study involved 709 postmenopausal women from the Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study (KEEPS).

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n-3 PUFAs are renoprotective in diabetics

As published in Diabetes Care, n-3 PUFA supplementation (4 g/d x 6 w) in patients with diabetes (n=29) resulted in decreased urine NGAL excretion; there was no effect on urine albumin excretion, serum markers of kidney function, and eGFR. In patients taking RAAS blockers, n-3 PUFA supplementation decreased albumin excretion, NGAL, LFABP, and NAG.

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Homocysteine and folate predict CHD and all-cause mortalities

Researchers at the University of Sydney have reported that the highest vs. lowest quartile of homocysteine (HR=2.45) and folate deficiency (HR=1.53), but not vitamin B12 levels, predict CHD mortality. Further hyperhomocysteinaemia (> 15 µmol/L) was reported to be associated with all-cause mortality (HR=1.47).

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1 Treating a chronic wound in a nonadherent patient: a case study Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing, March 26, 2013

2 Moral distress, autonomy and nurse-physician collaboration among intensive care unit nurses in Italy Journal of Nursing Management, April 1, 2013

3 Family needs and involvement in the intensive care unit: a literature review Journal of Clinical Nursing, April 9, 2013

4 Nutrition Support among Critically Ill Children with AKI Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, April 15, 2013

5 Assessment of oral care needs of patients treated at the intensive care unit Journal of Clinical Nursing, April 9, 2013

6 Product related adult genitourinary injuries treated at emergency departments in the united states from 2002 to 2010 The Journal of Urology, April 16, 2013

7 Supporting home care for the dying: an evaluation of healthcare professionals perspectives of an individually tailored hospice at home service Journal of Clinical Nursing, April 23, 2013    Review Article

8 Improving heart failure disease management in skilled nursing facilities: lessons learned Clinical Nursing Research, April 23, 2013

9 Stressors of NICU mothers and the effect of counseling-experience from a tertiary care teaching hospital, India The Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, April 11, 2013

10 Predictors of good-quality counselling from the perspective of hospitalised chronically ill adults Journal of Clinical Nursing, April 11, 2013

11 A meta-analysis of trials using the intention to treat principle for glutamine supplementation in critically ill patients with burn Burns, April 8, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

12 Preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia through oral care, product selection, and application method: a literature review AACN Advanced Critical Care, March 11, 2013

13 Mobilization of intensive care cardiac surgery patients on mechanical circulatory support Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, March 13, 2013

14 A protocol for swaddled bathing in the neonatal intensive care unit Newborn & Infant Nursing Reviews, April 3, 2013

15 Treatment of electrographic seizures and status epilepticus in critically ill children: A single center experience Seizure - European Journal of Epilepsy, April 24, 2013

16 Delayed onset of malignant hyperthermia in the intensive care unit: a rare but life-threatening disorder Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, March 26, 2013

17 Understanding current intensive care unit nursing handover practices International Journal of Nursing Practice, April 26, 2013

18 Telenursing in the intensive care unit: transforming nursing practice Critical Care Nurse, January 2, 2013
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19 The provision of emotional support to the families of traumatic brain injury patients: perspectives of finnish nurses Journal of Clinical Nursing, March 28, 2013

20 Milestones in the quest for best management of patients with HELLP syndrome (microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, hepatic dysfunction, thrombocytopenia) International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, April 9, 2013

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