Daily Nurse
AUGUST 24, 2023
Nurses who care for these patients must have the knowledge, skill, and time to confidently perform comprehensive neurological assessments to identify changes that require quick diagnosis and intervention by the multidisciplinary team, according to a new article in Critical Care Nurse.
Minority Nurse
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
For some patients, their cardiovascular issues aren’t immediately identifiable by vital signs or diagnostic tests. As a researcher, I conduct research and publish articles to contribute to the cardiovascular science. What are the most important nursing skills for cardiac nurses to have?
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AJN Off the Charts
APRIL 8, 2024
The health science instructor had her students plan and research their own injuries, vital signs, and moulage. Their article, tktkt, appears in the tk issue of AJN. Our students were assigned various roles including incident command, responder, triage, and transporter. Adding an interdisciplinary component to the simulation.
Minority Nurse
SEPTEMBER 4, 2023
Susan Dresser, Cynthia Teel, and Jill Peltzer, in their 2023 article entitled, Frontline Nurses’ Clinical Judgment in Recognizing, Understanding, and Responding to Patient Deterioration: A Qualitative Study , noted that nurses who work at the bedside are essential in the recognition of patients’ decline and initiating contact with the SWAT RN.
Hospice Nurse Hero
JULY 24, 2022
RELATED ARTICLE: Hospice IDG: Top Time Wasters and How to Avoid Them. You will want to have the following information available: Patient diagnosis Symptoms plus duration Medications – what’s working or not working and any recent adjustments Vital signs What you’d like to see happen (orders, tests, etc.).
Hospice Nurse Hero
FEBRUARY 5, 2022
While this article is focused on home deaths, the steps of post-mortem care can apply to most settings. One of the roles of hospice is to confirm the absence of vital signs and comfort the family. Notified coroner’s office of absent vital signs and body was ok’d to release to the funeral home. TOD 11:38 p.m.
Comfort Home Care
AUGUST 25, 2023
This article explores the technologies that can improve the quality of senior care, allowing your loved ones to preserve their independence while receiving the compassionate support they deserve. And digital blood pressure monitors that enable patients to send physicians their blood pressure and blood oxygen levels remotely.
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