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The ultimate nursing guide to sepsis

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For example, a systematic review conducted by the George Institute for Global Health (2021) found that the SIRS criteria and qSOFA + lactate (LqSOFA) scores had high specificity for screening patients presenting to the Emergency Department. Skin often presents in a manner consistent with the patient’s vasoplegic state.

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Nursing Officer in the Royal Australian Navy as a Reservist

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Border Protection 2008- Christmas Island. In 2008 I was tasked with going to sea on a Patrol Boat for a four week trip out to Christmas Island to be the onboard health care provider for Operation Sovereign Borders, which involves intercepting illegal fishing vessels at sea.

2013 98
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Clinical Education – but I don’t have time…

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Literature supports that barriers to clinical education result from time pressures, competing work demands, the unpredictable nature of the clinical environment and under-resourcing (Spencer, 2003; Ramani & Leinster, 2008). I once presented on ‘strategies to implement an education program in your unit’ at a symposium. Spencer, J.

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