Retrospective analysis of nurse-administered fall assessment scales in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit.

Introduction: Inpatient falls within the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) are a common, and potentially preventable adverse event contributing to morbidity for patients living with epilepsy. Accurate fall risk screening is important to identify and efficiently allocate proper safety measures to high-risk patients, especially in EMUs with limited resources. We sought to compare existing screening tools for the ability to predict falls in the EMU.

Efficacy and tolerability of a novel skin cream for improving periocular rhytids and dryness.

Objective: A novel topical cream was developed to address the appearance of aging periorbital skin. The goal of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of this product (Total Eye® Firm & Repair Cream; Colorescience, Inc., Carlsbad, CA) for improving periorbital wrinkles, dryness, laxity, and dark circles.

Clinical Nurse Specialist Impact on COVID-19 Preparation at a Military Treatment Facility.

Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly challenged healthcare organizations across the globe, forcing innovation, resourcefulness, and flexibility. The purpose of this article is to describe the impact of clinical nurse specialist practice on COVID-19 preparation at a military hospital.

Environment Of Care Changes: The pandemic required facilities to develop expansion plans to facilitate a potential surge of COVID-19 patients.

Effects of Noise on the Behavioral and Neural Categorization of Speech.

We investigated whether the categorical perception (CP) of speech might also provide a mechanism that aids its perception in noise. We varied signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) [clear, 0 dB, -5 dB] while listeners classified an acoustic-phonetic continuum (/u/ to /a/). Noise-related changes in behavioral categorization were only observed at the lowest SNR.