Publications by authors named "Andrea Raynak"
Article Synopsis
- People who inject drugs often face hospital admissions due to substance use complications and frequently continue using nonprescribed drugs while hospitalized, which can lead to increased health risks.
- Punitive and abstinence-based approaches to manage drug use in hospitals disproportionately harm vulnerable communities, especially Indigenous peoples affected by systemic discrimination and colonial legacies.
- To improve care, Canadian hospitals should adopt harm reduction strategies, provide cultural safety training for clinicians, and collaborate with academic institutions to support the recruitment and retention of Indigenous healthcare professionals.
Background: Peripheral intravenous (PIV) management requires knowledge, skill, and clinical judgment to ensure positive patient outcomes; yet, many nurses lack confidence in their PIV knowledge and skills. It is important that graduate nurses acquire PIV knowledge and skills in nursing school. This study aimed to explore PIV content coverage and clinical opportunities provided in U.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Vascular access devices (VAD), centrally (CVAD) or peripherally (PIV) located, are common in the nursing profession. A high proportion of admitted patients require a VAD to enable administration of intravenous treatments or diagnostic modalities. As the primary caregivers for these patients, nurses are responsible for ongoing care and maintenance of these devices.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPreceptorship has been identified as an effective strategy for facilitating clinical learning among diverse health care professionals. The benefits of preceptored experiences are well documented; however, the preceptorship model is also vulnerable to challenges. There has been limited evaluation of preceptorship with nurse practitioner (NP) students.
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