Copyright (c) 2009 Thomas Jefferson University All rights reserved. http://jdc.jefferson.edu/nurses_week Recent documents in Jefferson Hospital Nurses Week en-us Fri, 01 May 2009 07:52:40 PDT 3600 http://jdc.jefferson.edu/nurses_week/6 http://jdc.jefferson.edu/nurses_week/6 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:10:31 PDT Opioids are the mainstay of post-operative pain management and may produce side effects that impact patient recovery. Use of Extended Release Epidural Morphine (EREM) has been shown to result in significantly less average morphine usage and to have superior analgesic efficacy than other modes of postoperative pain management. The purpose of this retrospective review was to compare the incidence and onset of side effects of ERE and other post-operative Analgesic regiments. Kathleen M. Colfer, MSN, RN-BC http://jdc.jefferson.edu/nurses_week/5 http://jdc.jefferson.edu/nurses_week/5 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:02:33 PDT Prompted by an increase in falls in December of 2006, a group of nurses convened to address new approaches in fall prevention. This group quickly identified the need for a multidisciplinary approach. During the first year, the interdisciplinary committee effected policy changes in many departments and provided multi-hospital wide education. The committee also supported the development of a nursing Fall Prevention Resource Group that meets monthly and is composed of nurses and aides from each unit. The members are the "Champions for Fall Prevention". The monthly meetings of both groups keep the fall prevention initiative alive. Liz Gutwein-Guenther, RN BSN- TJUH