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Group medical appointments-in which multiple patients meet with physicians, nurses, and specialists-can restore the team approach to treatment and foster mutual support.

Nurse manager offers praise for August 2009 RN bullying feature; retired nursing instructor links nursing shortage with lack of preventive care in the U.S. healthcare system; our August 2009 Reflections piece reminds a nurse of her own training in keeping patient care her primary focus.

Responding to RN's June 2009 cover story, RNs offer opinions on how hospitals should assist, or employ in different capacities, nurses who become injured or disabled on the job.

A recent study showed that non-invasive oxygen ventilation reduced rates of respiratory failure and reintubation in recently extubated, at-risk patients more effectively than convention oxygen therapy.

A Catholic nurse in New York City is suing her hospital over allegations that she was forced to assist in an abortion; a Chicago-area facility has begun a nurse-led "laughter therapy" program for its disabled and mentally ill patients; nursing organizations are protesting the indictment of two Texas nurse whistleblowers.

Over half of emergency department nurses who responded to a recent Emergency Nurses Association survey reported having been the victims of physical assault.

As part of Advanstar and ModernMedicine's cross-publication focus on cardiometabolic disorders and weight, RN will present four nurse-oriented care plans for diseases in this spectrum, starting with features on diabetes and blood lipids.

A joint Institute of Medicine–Robert Wood Johnson Foundation initiative will study the future of nursing in light of the growing shortage.

Barbara Weaver, RN, accepted an assignment in Juneau to escape the punishing summers in St. Croix, and found both cooler climes and plenty of options to unwind in the Alaskan wilderness.

Among respondents to RN Magazine's latest nurses' poll, nearly three-quarters (73%) reported that the recession has had a direct impact on their salary.

A study of patients with atrial fibrillation and one or more comorbidities showed that using left atrial appendage closure reduced rates of stroke, cardiovascular death, and systemic embolism more effectively than warfarin therapy.

One critical component of the office of the future will be its environmental sustainability. This first article in a series looks at ecological ways to build a new pediatric practice office.

Three profiles of a magical waste basket, a reusable breastpump, and a t-shirt that helps prevent food allergies.

A collection of web resouces about pediatric obesity.

Journal abstracts and commentary on articles abotu fighting sleep apnea, a less invasive way to test for STIs after possible sexual assault, and colic's relation to maternal depression.

A teenager arrives in ED with fatigue and headaches. He is diagnosed with primary CNS vasculitis.

A list of diseases that can all be preventatively treated thanks to immunizations.

Letters to the editor about iron deficiency, encouraging vaccinating children in the hopsital, and more.

Teen with painful papules and plaques is diagnosed with Sweet's Syndrome

The ninth in a year-long series of commentary reviewing topics published in Contemporary Pediatrics 25 years ago. This month's article reviews the causes and management of hirsutism in adolescent girls.

A retrospective look at some of the photographs Contemporary Pediatrics received from its photo contest.

Editorial discusses what makes a future pediatrician.

Insulin analogs, advanced insulin pumps, and improved glucose monitoring devices make it easier to achieve glycemic control while decreasing the risk of hypoglycemia.

FDA thinks its important for the health of both a pregnant mother and her fetus to learn about a drug?s adverse effects: but is it?

Two studies show the lifelong impact of sexuality and body image on young teenagers.

After navigating a diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia, pediatricians' attention turns to treatment and management, which is guided by age and clinical factors.

This well-formed, enlarged second digit on the right foot of a 2-day-old girl was noted at birth. All other digits were of normal size. The distal portion of the digit is deviated medially with a diminished triangular matrix unguis. No other musculoskeletal anomalies are apparent. There is no family history of congenital malformations or deformations.

A 15-year-old boy presented with a “string” protruding about 5 cm from his anus. He had had abdominal cramping that morning, prompting a bowel movement. After the stool, he passed a meter-long object that broke into the toilet. He attempted to remove the remaining “string,” but pulling on it induced left lower quadrant abdominal pain. He denied purposefully ingesting nonfood objects, choking, or chewing anything unusual. He also denied inserting anything or having anything inserted into his anus. He was otherwise healthy and had no significant medical or family history.