This entry is part 6 of 6 in the series Vital SignsHere are your weekly Vital Signs for week ending 11/30/13 Compiled and written by: Teresa Posthumus, RN CNN Health News Modern-day health woes, solved We all love our technical devices but how are they affecting our lives?  Is there new health issues connected to our technical devices?  If there are what are they?  Read the below listed article share with us how you feel on this subject.   USA Today Heart expert’s debate who should take statins The contraversity over “statin” drugs and the benefits get the latest information.  Read about what the doctors have to say about the topic.  Med Page Today  Emergency Medicine – Butterflies Tied to Lower Hemolysis Rates When you work in the ED at the hospital Lab blood draws are done on almost every patient.  Do you know the percentage of lab draws that are done that hemolysis and cannot be use?  What can be done to decrease the possibility of hemolysis of lab draws?  Check out the web site and see what you can do to make your patients hospital visit a better experience.  National Hope Line Network A New Drug On The Block: Zohydro – another addictive substance  With all the contaversity of pain medications and the abuse it currently has on the public’s health the FDA releases another pain medication.  Read the concerns about this newest medication. That sums up this weeks Nursing Vital Signs, covering the topics that have been prevalent in […]

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