People Group Archives: Acute Care

Holistic care; Preservation of core holistic nursing values in nurse practitioner care.

Innovation in nursing education and practice, particularly in emergency care.

Critical care, including health care associated infections, patient outcomes and quality indicators; Minimizing health care costs; Role of advanced practice nurses as intensivists in intensive care units.

Nurse-to-Nurse Handoff Communication in relation to Medical Errors.

Obesity, genetics and genomics; How technology influences nursing practice; Women’s health; Rural Health.

Critical care; Verification of feeding tube placement; CORTRAK electromagnetic placement device; Evidence-based practice; Tradition-based practices/low-value care; De-implementation

Health risk and provider attitudes towards people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered, including HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections, anorectal cancer, substance abuse, mental health, workplace discrimination, and social inequity.

Improving outcomes during critical illness, including airway management and preventing infection; Assessment and application of simulation/technology and physiological monitoring in the clinical and classroom setting.