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Clinical Update is an educational newsletter provided by Atrium Medical Corporation and is edited by Patricia Carroll, RN,C, CEN, RRT. Each quarterly issue features new information regarding chest drainage, summaries of articles in the nursing literature and helpful web sites.

	September 2008 Mobility in Critical Care Patients Also in this issue: Quality assessment, the health of shift workers, and patient safety
	June 2008 Air Transport for Patients with Chest Tubes Also in this issue: Tradition or science, quality of life after traumatic surgery, blood pressure
	March 2008 Managing Air Leaks Through Chest Tubes Also in this issue: Replicating a study, synergy, "Plug and Play in the ICU"
	December 2007 Identifying Malpositioned Chest Tubes Also in this issue: JCAHO and Magnet, When is the Usual Routine an Error?, Job Satisfaction
	September 2007 Joint Commission's Patient Safety Goals for 2008 Also in this issue: Recognizing stress, factors associated with UTI, reducing MSRA risk
	June 2007 Treating Persistent Air Leak Following Lung Resection Also in this issue: Evidence-Driven or Old Wives’ Tale?, APNs, Chaplains in the Unit
	March 2007 Is Bypass a Factor in Cognitive Decline After CABG? Also in this issue: What Chart Audits Miss, ER to ICU Time
	December 2006 Chest Drainage Research in 2006 Also in this issue: Rewarding Staff, Unforgettable Patient Care Events, Nurse/Patient Needs
	September 2006 Chest Drainage and Hyperbaric Medicine Also in this issue: Simulation, and the aging nursing workforce
	June 2006 Reducing the Pain of Chest Tube Removal Also in this issue: Conciousness assessment, AD to BSN questions, and information dissemination.
	March 2006 New Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiac Care Also in this issue: Gastric tube insertion, state of the RN workforce, and "What satisfies nurses?"
	December 2005 Special Year-End Double Issue A review of studies published in 2005 about chest tube management. Full reference list included.
	June 2005 Age Appropriate Competencies: Caring for Children Also in this issue: Alcohol withdrawl, nursing organizations, evidence-based practice Click Here for Bonus Reference Chart
	March 2005 Mobilizing Patients With Chest Drainage Also in this issue: Health Literacy, Patient Safety Alerts, Integrating Research and Practice
	Dec 2004 Toward Evidence-Based Chest Drainage Also in this issue: Blood Conservation in Cardiac Surgery, Titanium Rib, Co-Manager Model
	Sept 2004 Saving Time and Money with Chest Drainage Also in this issue: Cost of Hand Hygiene, Pneumonia Guidelines, Perspectives from Patricia Benner
	June 2004 The Challenges of Different Chest Tubes Part 2 Also in this issue: Staff Retention, Sleep Deprivation, Pelvic Fractures
	March 2004 The Challenges of Different Chest Tubes Also in this issue: Open Chest in the ICU, The Effects of Noise in your Unit
	Dec 2003 Chest Tube Insertion (Part 2) Also in this issue: Reliable Pain Scores, Pain Management, Thumbs Up for Nurses
	Sept 2003 Chest Tube Insertion (Part 1) Also in this issue: Nurse/Physician Relationships, Declining CE Attendance
	June 2003 Does Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Work? Also in this issue: Aging and Shift Work, Family Presence, Decreasing Medication Errors
	March 2003 Chest Trauma Across the Lifespan Also in this issue: Cardiac Surgery Pain, Evidence-Based Pain Management, Lifelong Learning
	Dec 2002 Malignant Pleural Effusions Also in this issue: Violent Situations, Family-Centered Care, Non-Credentialed Assistive Workers
	Sept 2002 Suction or Gravity Drainage? Also in this issue: Degrees, Employee Perception, Responsibility for Error Reporting
	June 2002 Innovations in Chest Drainage—Mobile Chest Drainage Part 2 Also in this issue: Developing a Nursing Portfolio, Preceptors
	March 2002 New Innovations in Chest Drainage —A Mobile Chest Drain Also in this issue: Non-Credentialed Personnel, Ethical Issues and the Nursing Shortage
	Dec 2001 Answers To Your Questions About Chest Drainage Also in this issue: What’s Your Med Error IQ? , What Makes Nurses Stick to a Magnet Hospital?
	Sept 2001 Management of Spontaneous Pneumothorax: Part 2 Also in this issue: Multiple Rib Fractures, Cost of Nursing Interventions, Patient Expectations
	June 2001 Management Of Spontaneous Pneumothorax: Part 1 Also in this issue: Does Absenteeism Make You Sick?, Newbies
	March 2001 Is Your JCAHO Visit Sounding Painful? Also in this issue: Are You Narcophobic?
	Dec 2000 The Nurse's Role In Chest Tube Removal Also in this issue: APRNs Still Practice Nursing, Leading Outside Your Comfort Zone
	Sept 2000 Loculated Pneumothorax: A Special Challenge in Critical Care Also in this issue: Helping nurses use research, Generational Issues
	June 2000 New Technology in Chest Drainage: The Dry Control Drain Also in this issue: Follow up for trauma patients, patients as consumers
	March 2000 Regulating Chest Drainage Suction Also in this issue: Measuring ANCPs Impact, Hospitalists, Pressure Chart
	Sept 1999 A Quick Review Of Lung Surgery Procedures Also in this issue: Ethnicity and Drug Metabolism, Research-Based Practice
	June 1999 The Nurse’s Role In Product Selection Also in this issue: Certification, Leadership Effectiveness
	March 1999 Caring For Pneumonectomy Patients Also in this issue: Raise Morale And Retain Staff, Marketing 101
	Dec 1998 Ambulating Patients With Chest Drainage Also in this issue: Fibrinolytic Therapy for Pleural Effusion, Managing Pleural Efflusions
	Sept 1998 New Developments In Chest Tube Technology Also in this issue: Families and Critical Care, Nurse Educator In The Clinical Setting
	Mar 1998 Latex-Free Chest Drains Also in this issue: Nursing Research at the Bedside, Early Extubation After CABG
	Dec 1997 The Water Seal... a Window Into the Pleural Space Also in this issue: Communicating with Intubated Patients, A Critical Thinking Game