False-positive urine amphetamine screen with ritodrine.
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Amphetamines↗
Biomedical subjects
A Nice
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Multidisciplinary discharge screen.
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Hospital Records↗
Toxidrome recognition to improve efficiency of emergency urine drug screens.
We correlated clinical symptom complexes of drugs (toxidromes) to results of 204 consecutive toxicological screens ordered in our emergency department. The toxidromes were divided into eight categories: sedative hypnotic, narcotic, stimulant, coma-apnea-seizure, hallucinogenic, anticholinergic, unknown, and "no drugs." Emergency medicine nurses, clinical pharmacists, and medical residents were asked to choose one or more of the above toxidromes independently when ordering the toxicology screen. The nurses achieved the highest symptom complex recognition of the drug (55 of 61, 88%) followed by medical residents (76 of 90, 84%) and clinical pharmacists (27 of 34, 79.4%), but the differences were not statistically significant. We conclude that the major determinant in selecting correct toxidromes is clinical experience of the practitioners. Given the percentages of toxidrome recognition, it should be possible to increase efficiency of laboratory use by ordering tests only for the drugs clinically suspected in a particular toxic patient.
Diagnostic Tests, Routine↗
Reliability and validity of the productivity environmental preference survey (PEPS).
This study was conducted to establish the reliability and validity of the Dunn, Dunn, and Price Productivity Environmental Preferences Survey (PEPS) with baccalaureate nursing students and to identify differences between subpopulations (age, class level, sex, type of student (RN versus generic] and students at risk. The findings have implications for nurse educators who choose teaching-learning experiences for a diverse student population.
Adolescent↗