This column on translating research into practice is crafted to offer advanced practice registered nurses an analysis of current research topics that hold practical relevance for emergency care settings. The article titled "Using Artificial Intelligence to Predict Adverse Outcomes in Emergency Department Patients With Hyperglycemic Crises in Real Time," authored by C. Hsu et al.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis Research to Practice article is designed to help aid advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) with up-to-date research guidelines in order to establish evidence-based changes in clinical practice within emergency medical care. The article, "Activated Charcoal and Poisoning: Is It Really Effective?" by Aksay et al. (2022), examines whether the usage of activated charcoal (AC) in current treatment protocols for ingested poisonings adds benefits, given recent controversies in its use.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis Research to Practice column assists to provide emergency advanced practice registered nurses an exploration of current evidence to establish implications for practice change within emergency care settings. The article, "Rapid Rule-Out of Myocardial Infarction After 30 Minutes as an Alternative to 1 Hour: The RACING-MI Cohort Study" by Bang et al. (2022), seeks to examine whether non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction identified on an electrocardiogram can be safely ruled out among a population of low-risk patients who present to the emergency department (ED) with undifferentiated acute chest pain.
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