Rattlesnake bite.

Pittman HJ.

Poison Information Specialist • Poison Information Center Tampa, Fla.

Going downhill: Preventing cascade iatrogenesis.

Robinson S, Weitzel T.

Sherry Robinson is an assistant professor at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, Ill., and Tina Weitzel is the quality specialist for Memorial Medical Center, also in Springfield.

Documenting dental disorders.

Quillen TF.

Terrilynn Fox Quillen is a clinical instructor of community health nursing at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis and a faith community nurse and freelance writer in Greenwood, Ind.

Handling a Type I hypersensitivity reaction.

Assessing skin rashes.

Thompson PA, Langemo D, Hanson D, Anderson JW, Hunter S.

At the University of North Dakota College of Nursing in Grand Forks, N.D., Patricia A. Thompson is a clinical assistant professor of nursing, Diane Langemo is Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Darlene Hanson is a clinical associate professor of nursing, and Julie W. Anderson and Susan Hunter are associate professors of nursing.

Viral croup in children.

Gardner J.

Janelle Gardner is a professor at California State Universityʼs School of Nursing in Chico.

Delegating the \”right\” way: Learn five tips for delegating effectively and safely.

McEnroe Ayers DM, Montgomery M.

Denise M. McEnroe Ayers and Mariann Montgomery are assistant professors of nursing at Kent State University, Tuscarawas, in New Philadelphia, Ohio.

Does preemptive analgesia work?: Learn about the concept, the techniques, and the research behind them.

Adina Stern, 52, is in the preholding area of the hospital in preparation for her abdominal hysterectomy this morning. She and her surgeon agreed that she\’d have a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump for postoperative pain control. Now as she gets ready for her surgery, she asks you if she should have pain medicine before surgery to prevent pain, so she wouldnt need as much medication postoperatively.

Dʼarcy Y.

Yvonne DʼArcy is a nurse practitioner in pain management and palliative care at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Md., and a member of the Nursing2008 editorial advisory board.

Esophageal cancer-a tough pill to swallow.

Esophageal cancer-a tough pill to swallow.

Find out how to help your patient confront the many challenges he faces from this disease and its treatments.

Edmondson D, Schiech L.

Donna Edmondson is a case manager and Linda Schiech is a clinical nurse specialist at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, Pa.