Outside-the-Box Skills Validation of Competency.

The potential for harm to patients related to initiation and maintenance of continuous dialysis therapy by the bedside nurse led to the development of a novel method to educate nurses new to the skill of continuous renal replacement therapy. [J Contin Educ Nurs. 2019;50(2):59-60.

Breaking Down the Silos: An Interprofessional Approach to Education.

An interprofessional practice gap was identified in relation to discharge care provided to patients with tracheostomies or laryngectomies. Using a case study method, this article presents an approach that administrators of educational programs can take to develop an instructive strategy to address the practice gap and improve patient care.

The carriage trade trend.

The remarkable growth of the carriage trade movement in health care provision reflects the hyper-regulated health care environment that exists in health care today. This growth, which is only recently becoming noticed within the academic literature, is consistent with economic theory and is expected to continue.