How to Read an Abdominal CT: Insights from the Visual and Cognitive Sciences Translated for Clinical Practice.

When first learning abdominal CT studies, residents are often given little concrete, practical direction. There is, however, a large literature from the visual and cognitive sciences that can provide guidance towards search strategies that maximize efficiency and comprehensiveness. This literature has not penetrated radiology teaching to any great extent.

Development of an intravenous skills module for graduate nurses.

Graduate nurses (GNs) are a major part of hospital recruitment. Forty-two percent of new hires are likely to be GNs. Many GNs feel ill prepared in intravenous (i.

Implementing standardized intravenous antibiotic desensitizations among hospital inpatients.

Purpose: Patient safety improvements and increased efficiencies achieved through the establishment of standardized protocols and order sets for selected antibiotic desensitization procedures are described.

Summary: Errors in the ordering and administration of antimicrobial desensitization regimens can result in life-threatening complications. To enhance patient safety, the University of Colorado Hospital pharmacy department worked with allergy and immunology physicians (AIPs) to implement standardized desensitization protocols to reduce the potential for confusion surrounding the prescribing and administration of these complex regimens to acutely ill populations such as patients with cystic fibrosis, as many as 30% of whom develop one or more antimicrobial allergies.