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The ultimate nursing guide to sepsis

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Circulation: Fluid resuscitation is a key component in the management of sepsis. Robson & Daniels, 2008). Breathing: Optimise oxygen availability: supplemental high flow O2 via NRB Provide ventilatory support as indicated Consider a respiratory source of infection: Auscultate lung fields obtain sputum samples. 10.1097/CCM.0000000000002255.

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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.

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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 can still remember witnessing my first resuscitation as a student nurse. Ramani, S & Leinster, S.

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