Med/Surg

Data from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey showed that about 34% of American adults and 12% of children....

Central line-associated bloodstream infections affect an estimated 80,000 patients in ICUs each year and are ass....

More than 30-million blood components are transfused annually in the U.S. But if blood types are mismatched, tra....

Many healthcare professionals view liver function tests as one of the most difficult sets of laboratory tests to....

Although about 200,000 Americans are diagnosed with abdominal aortic aneurysm each year, most of them have no sy....

Acinetobacter baumannii is a common pathogen isolated in U.S. hospitals that is responsible for about 2% of hosp....

Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability and death in the U.S. Stroke is the result of a blocked or rup....

Dating as a concept has an outdated meaning for today's young people. Few report dating as it was experienced in....

Adolescent alcohol use and abuse is a serious public health problem that shows no signs of abating. Alcohol use ....

Vaccine-preventable diseases strike millions of adults annually. Not long ago, what nurses needed to know about ....