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4 anaesthetic emergencies you need to know

The Nurse Break

In this instance, the normal care would be to use a bag valve mask and ventilate or breathe for the patient, however in a CICO event, you are unable to ventilate and hence unable to oxygenate. Anaphylaxis. Local anaesthetic toxicity. Malignant hyperthermia.

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Aging and the ICU: Podcast with Lauren Ferrante and Julien Cobert

GeriPal

This idea that for critically ill patients in the ICU, geriatric conditions like disability, frailty, multimorbidity, and dementia should be viewed through a wider lens of what patients are like before and after the ICU event was transformative for our two guests today. GeriPal podcast with Linda Fried on frailty. Lauren: Shock.

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Understanding Nurses Experiencing Moral Injury

Nurse.com

Burnout is a series of events often characterized by physical symptoms of emotional exhaustion and chronic stress, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment. Additional equipment such as fans and ventilators made it difficult for nurses to be heard as they tried to offer kind words of comfort to patients.

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An Introduction to Advance Directives

Traditions Health

This healthcare proxy should be someone you trust to make decisions for you, in the event you are unable to do so. As the disease progresses, you may begin thinking more about Do-Not-Resuscitate orders and mechanical ventilation. This can be any person you choose, including a family member or a close friend.

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Can I Include End of Life Care Wishes in My Will?

Seasons Hospice

This document can specify your end-of-life wishes in the event that you become unable to make decisions for yourself. This document spells out your wishes for end-of-life medical care in the event that you are unable to communicate them yourself. Who you want to make decisions on your behalf.

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Understanding Nurses Experiencing Moral Injury

Nurse.com

Burnout is a series of events often characterized by physical symptoms of emotional exhaustion and chronic stress, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment. Additional equipment such as fans and ventilators made it difficult for nurses to be heard as they tried to offer kind words of comfort to patients.

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School Nurse Career Guide

Nurse.com

This means that school nurses are involved behind the scenes in many aspects of everyday school life, such as emergency and disaster planning, playground design and rules, food and event decisions, and mental health services. Children with special needs and complex health conditions are integrated into every school.

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