ADVANCED EMERGENCY NURSING JOURNAL (AENJ) – TOPICS OF INTEREST
While we entertain all potential topics pertinent to advanced practice nursing in emergency settings, the following subjects are of special interest right now. Feel free to contact either of us to discuss potential manuscripts.
Editors
Jean Proehl
Sue Hoyt
TRIAGE
Rapid medical screening and rapid medical evaluation by NPs in ED
TRAINING/ORIENTATION
Early determination of who is and who is not going to make it in ED orientation/training programs
PREVENTION
Implementing fall prevention program specific to the ED
Safe "handoff practices" safety, particularly among pediatric patients
IV Catheter Infection Prevention Guidelines 4/2011
Implementing catheter related blood stream infection prevention program specific to EDCDC
PROCEDURES/DIAGNOSTICS/IMAGING
Informed Consent
Simulation as a teaching strategy – specific tips and hints on any aspect
Diagnostic tests: Companion diagnostics, improving the effectiveness of targeted treatments for pts
Ultrasound - NPs performing
Fluoroscopy - NPs performing
Imaging - what to order and when
CLINICAL TOPICS
New practice guidelines (immunizations, neuro/stroke, otitis, etc)
SKIN
Derm-Any topics (we can display photos in color online)
Rashes – Separating the wheat from the chaff
NEUROLOGIC
Brain Injury - Pt Position and Temp
Myasthenia Gravis in the ED
RESPIRATORY
Implementing VAP prevention program specific to the ED
Guideline-Level Asthma Care
Management of Stable COPD New Guidelines American College of Physicians (2011)
Guideline Assessment of Severity, Control, and Treatment Selection in Asthma
CARDIOVASCULAR
New Guidelines on Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease ACCF/AHA guidelines 2011
AHA and two other groups have updated their guidelines on care for coronary artery disease and hypertension (adults) June 2011
Remote Ischemic Conditioning
12 Lead ECG interpretation
Stroke mimics
CV - Issues in Women and New Diagnostics Cardiac Ultrasound
Unrecognized killers - 12 Lead ECG
Thromboelastography (TEG), ROTEM device(thromboelastometry)
Care of patient with LVAD
Giant cell arteritis
GASTROINTESTINAL
Managing ED Patients who have had bariatric surgery
Differential Dx of Abdominal Pain: "The Black Box"
ORTHOPEDIC
Gouty arthritis
OBSTETRIC/GYNECOLOGIC/GENITOURINARY
STI Cases Still High
Post partum contraception Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations.
Review of Study on Why Pts Don't Ask Questions About Sex in ED: The Cringe Report
METABOLIC
New Diabetes Guidelines Address Gap in Comprehensive Care
PSYCHIATRIC
Medical clearance of psych patients (directed at NP population)
SHOCK/SEPSIS
Surviving Sepsis Guidelines
Current and future interventions for hemorrhagic shock
ELDERLY/OLDER ADULT
Safe Prescribing for older patients
Proactive collaboration for depressed and suicidal elderly patients
PEDIATRIC
Management of DKA in the pediatric patient
Approach to the febrile infant (less than 2-3 months old)
AAP Updates Infant/Young Child Febrile UTI Guidelines (First UTI 2-24 months, 2011)
First-Ever Guidelines Issued for Pediatric Pneumonia (2011)
Use of Psychotropic Medication in Children and Adolescents - American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Guidelines
PHARMACOLOGY COLUMN
HIV drug interaction awareness
Rabies prophylaxis
IV promethazine
Spider antivenin
Methotrexate for ectopic pregnancy (especially the nursing implications of actually administering it in the ED)
Pharmacologic management of psychiatric (behavioral) emergencies
IV administration myths and guidelines – insulin, nitroglycerin, filters
Chronic NSAID Use - Doubles CV Deaths in Elderly
So-called targeted treatments or personalized medicines tailored to a person's genetic developed by drug companies.
Pain Management in the Addicted Patient: A Problem in the ED
ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING
NPs Fare Better than MDs in Patient Satisfaction
Review of NP Outcomes Data
NP Certification (portfolio, peer review, certificates of added qualification [CAQs])
CNS Certification
NP - implementing the role
CNS - implementing the role
DNP Residencies - with ENP Emphasis
Knowing Your Standards of Practice
Knowing your Scope of Practice - NP
Precepting New NPs
Precepting New CNSs
DOCUMENTATION/BILLING//MEDICOLEGAL
Documentation/Dictation, Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)
Electronic nursing documentation – generic implementation tips
Understanding ED Billing for NPs (RVUs. etc)
Accountable Care Organizations - NPs
Medical Home - ED Perspective
Malpractice cases on the Rise - NPs/PAs - Avoidable Errors
ON WRITING/PUBLISHING
Plagiarism – What it is and what it is not
Ethics and Writing – what constitutes “authorship”
9/2011