The Nurse practitioner
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The Surviving Sepsis Campaign 2012 Guidelines offer recommendations for the care of severely septic patients. These guidelines are appraised and summarized briefly in this article, and a case example illustrates the integration process. These guidelines are important for multidisciplinary team members working together toward the common goal of reducing sepsis mortality.
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The Nurse practitioner · Jul 2013
ReviewPostoperative pulmonary complications: reducing risks for noncardiac surgery.
Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) are a major contributor to the overall risk of noncardiac surgery that may lead to serious postoperative morbidity and long-term mortality. Nurse practitioners should be familiar with risk indices for PPCs, clinical guidelines, and risk reduction strategies to prevent PPCs and improve PPC outcomes.
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Primary care providers offer diabetes care for many patients in the United States. Primary care nurse practitioners can benefit from an understanding of effective administration of insulin therapy. This review will outline suggestions for the effective use of insulin analogues in clinical practice.
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The FDA recently approved the use of the HPV quadrivalent vaccine, Gardasil, for the prevention of genital warts in males ages 9 through 26. This literature review seeks to examine men's knowledge of and interest in HPV vaccination as this could potentially affect vaccine uptake.