What are some guidelines or criteria for thermoregulation of neonates?

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Knobel, Robin Thermoregulation and heat loss prevention after birth and during neonatal intensive-care unit stabilization of extremely low-birthweight infants. Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing 2007 vol:36 iss:3 pg:280 -287

Bissinger, Robin Thermoregulation in very low-birth-weight infants during the golden hour: results and implications. Advances in neonatal care 2010 vol:10 iss:5 pg:230 -238

McCall, E M Interventions to prevent hypothermia at birth in preterm and/or low birthweight infants. Cochrane database of systematic reviews 2008 iss:1 pg:CD004210 -CD004210

Knobel, Robin Heat loss prevention for preterm infants in the delivery room. Journal of perinatology 2005 vol:25 iss:5 pg:304 -308

Watkinson, Michael Temperature control of premature infants in the delivery room. Clinics in perinatology 2006 vol:33 iss:1 pg:43 -53, vi

Assessment and care of the late preterm infant. Evidence-based clinical practice guideline. Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN). Assessment and care of the late preterm infant. Evidence-based clinical practice guideline. Washington (DC): Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN); 2010. 57 p.

Dr Rasika Jayasekara RN, BA, BScN(Hons), PGDipEdu, MNSc, PhD Hypothermia: Management The Joanna Briggs Institute 19/10/2011

What are some strategies regarding nursing staff engagement?

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A search of CINAHL on the concept of nursing staff engagement produced these results.

An intervention to enhance nursing staff teamwork and engagement. The Journal of nursing administration 2007 vol:37 iss:2 pg:77

Health facility design. Staff nurse engagement in health facility design. The Journal of nursing administration 2008 vol:38 iss:7-8 pg:315

Improving staff engagement and patient care: use of novel initiatives. British journal of nursing 2011 vol:20 iss:18 pg:1168

Perioperative nursing shines! Magnet designation reflected in staff engagement, empowerment and excellence. ACORN 2011 vol:24 iss:3 pg:34

Self-transcendence and work engagement in acute care staff registered nurses. Critical care nursing quarterly 2010 vol:33 iss:2 pg:138

Strategies for staff engagement within a nurse residency program. American Nurse Today 2012 vol:7 iss:8

The outcomes of magnet environments and nursing staff engagement: a case study. The Nursing clinics of North America 2011 vol:46 iss:1 pg:89

What is the evidence for caring for post radial catheterization/angiplasty patients?

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Search of CINAHL and Joanna Briggs on concept of concepts of post radial catheterization/angioplasty care

Carrington C ; Mann R ; El-Jack S An accelerated hemostasis protocol following transradial cardiac catheterization is safe and may shorten hospital stay: a single-center experience. Journal of Interventional Cardiology, 2009 Dec; 22(6): 571-5

Cosman, Tammy L ; Arthur, Heather M ; Natarajan, Madhu K Prevalence of bruising at the vascular access site one week after elective cardiac catheterisation or percutaneous coronary intervention. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2011 May; 20(9/10): 1349-56

Kilonzo, Brid ; O’Connell, Rhona Secondary prevention and learning needs post percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI): perspectives of both patients and nurses. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2011 Apr; 20(7/8): 1160-7

Mills, Cally ; Wright, Christine ; Newell, Caroline Care of the post percutaneous coronary intervention patient. Australian Nursing Journal, 2012 Feb; 19(7): 26-7

Theophilus Maloreh-Nyamekye, B.A (Nursing); PgCert (Research Methods); PgDip; MBA; MSc; MCIPS, PhD Candidate Post-Coronary Angiogram/PTCA: Patient Mobility 18/09/2011

Discharge instructions for the palliative care or hospice patient

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Handouts for patients or family members are available through MedlinePlus.
At the bottom of the Palliative Care and Hospice care pages there are links to patient handouts.

Actual instructions will vary by patient, and specific sets of instructions might also be available through the Krames materials on EMR. You might try a keyword search for palliative in the Krames tool to see what it retrieves.

Nothing in CINAHL or PubMed searches really addressed what to cover in discharge instructions with patients going to palliative care or hospice.
Searched with combinations of these concepts: (Palliative care or hospice), (discharge instructions or patient education

What are some strategies for facilitating uninterrupted meal breaks for nurses?

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A search of CINAHL for (MM “Personnel Staffing and Scheduling”) AND ((breaks OR meal* OR rest)) retrieves articles discussing how to ensure breaks,  as well as articles on effect of work breaks on quality of care.   Below are article identified as more relevant to the question of how to facilitate break times.

Rest break guidelines needed to clarify shifts confusion. Harrison M; Nursing Standard.  2009; 23(41): 32-3.

Managers forum. Ensuring meal breaks.Detail Only Available Rietow N; Ingalls J; Kuell D; Proehl JA; Zimmermann PG; JEN: Journal of Emergency Nursing, 2003 Oct; 29 (5): 465-7, 495-502

One-hour, off-unit meal breaks.  Stefancyk AL; American Journal of Nursing, 2009 Jan; 109 (1):     64-6.

Penalties for missed breaks, lunch.  OR Manager, 2001 Jul; 17 (7): 6.

Reorganize staff to address mealtime challenges.  Senior Care Management, 2005 Jun; 8 (6): 69-70.

Rest break guidelines needed to clarify shifts confusion… Gerry Bolger and Annabel Morris (features June 3).  Harrison M.  Nursing Standard, 2009 Jun 17-23; 23 (41): 32-3.

The rules of rest and relaxation: minimizing fatigue to increase patient safety. Joint Commission Perspectives on Patient Safety, 2007 May; 7 (5): 1, 3-4, 8 (journal article) ISSN: 1534-5181

Work force management. Work breaks and patient safety.Detail Only Available Cavorous CA; Suby C; Journal of Clinical Systems Management, 2005 Jan-Feb; 7 (1-2): 7 (journal article)

Breaks are not a privilege, they are an employment right.  Lester J; Nursing Standard. 2008; 23(1): 33.

Is a transradial band effective and safe for achieving hemostasis after transradial catheterization?

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Search in PubMed for catheterization AND band AND radial artery identified:

  • Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2010 Nov 1;76(5):660-7. RCT; 790 patients randomized to TR band or Radistop hemostatic compression device after catheterization; compared patient tolerance of device, local vascular complications, and time to achieve hemostasis
  • Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2012 Jan 1;79(1):78-81. doi: 10.1002/ccd.22963. Comparative study; 200 patients received TR band for 6 hours after procedure and 200 patients received TR band for 2 hours after procedure. Compared rates of 24 hour and 30 day radial artery occlusion and bleeding events.
  • J Interv Cardiol. 2009 Dec;22(6):571-5. Before and after study; 100 patients undergoing transradial catherization received TR band for 60 minutes and were compared to outcomes of 25 patients who had received band for 2 hours. Evaluated complications.
  • J Invasive Cardiol. 2009 Mar;21(3):101-4. Comparative study; 250 consecutive patients received HemoBand and 250 consecutive patients received TR band. Compared rates of radial artery occlusion at various time intervals.