Erica Whetten

Pulmonology/Critical Care Nurse Practitioner, Wife, Mom of 3

[Joseph Sakran @JosephSakran]

The leading cause of death in Children and Adolescents is #GunViolence.

Here we are yet again awaiting news of another elementary school shooting today in #Nashville.

America continues to be re-traumatized with this Public Health Crisis. https://t.co/70t5fq19iq

[Christiane Amanpour @amanpour]

“I cannot accept this as a reality for America – and I don’t think any of us should,” shooting survivor & trauma surgeon Dr. @JosephSakran tells me. He speaks movingly about “the second victim effect,” the trauma visited upon loved ones, witnesses & survivors after gun violence.

[Erica Whetten @ericawhetten]

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[HamiltonHuskyFootball @Husky_Football7]

Freshman javelin throwers ⁦@rhettwhetten27⁩ and Ryder Rapp

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M12: The most important point of EBP in my future practice is ensuring that my patients safe. Staying up to date on the most current, reliable research is essential to ensuring my patients get the care they deserve #NURS751

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M12: I will be an active member of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses, and plan on disseminating my work to them @NeuroNursesAANN #NURS751

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M11: EBP focuses on evidence whereas PBE focuses ore on culture beliefs of centuries of practice. Regarding cholesterol, many Asian cultures follow PBE of red yeast rice versus the EBP of other cholesterol medications #NURS751

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M10: CDSS can be used to support the Head Injury CPG by alerting providers of a patients condition necessities a head CT and/or a neurosurgical consult #NURS751

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WK10: @natlstrokeassoc is a great resource for raising stroke awareness and supporting stroke survivors and their caregivers. It is the official twitter for the National Stroke Association #NURS646SS18

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M9: The head injury CPG, created with stakeholder input, systemic reviews, and meta analysis, is policy strong. It is also in need of ongoing research and evaluation. The guideline is too broad, and lacking specific recommendations regarding obtaining NSC #NURS751

[Erica Whetten @ericawhetten]

@RN_dwilliams https://t.co/26qTPWNWoD

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M8: The Act FAST Wallet Card is a decision aid meant to educate everyone on signs and symptoms of stroke. The faster a stroke is identified and the patient is brought to a certified stroke center, the better the chance of recovery #ActFAST #NationalStrokeAssociation #NURS751

[Erica Whetten @ericawhetten]

Thank you for joining a Dr. Mensik! At my hospital, we currently treat patients receiving tPA in the ICU. What are your thoughts of treating tPA patients in a stepdown unit with flexible staffing ratios? tPA patients would have a nurse in a 2:1 ratio #JMNURS751 #nurs751

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@RN_dwilliams https://t.co/26qTPWNWoD

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@RN_dwilliams https://t.co/mgWSgmTaRa

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Wk 8: Clinical Decision Support software designed to make users aware of drug to drug interactions and duplicate orders is beneficial in my future APRN career #NURS646SS18

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M7: The greatest challenge implementing the head trauma CPG is ensuring all personnel including 911 operators, EMS, RN, and Doctors are trained properly and following he guideline. Education and Evaluation are the keys to overcoming these challenges #NURS751

[Erica Whetten @ericawhetten]

Thank you Dr. Ramly for joining us this week! Regarding your work of implementing EBP to reduce inappropriate antibiotic use in nursing homes, how common was the overuse prior to your implementation? Did you see a large reduction post implementation? #ernurs751

[Erica Whetten @ericawhetten]

M6: Briggs et al’s Framework for Research Dissemination & Utilization is a good model for the CPG on Head Trauma. It looks at the evidence and helps guide the innovation into practice. @dobbinssm #NURS751