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NJ ICU Nurse Joyce Park Saves Life of Car Accident Victim

Daily Nurse

Closter police said he suffered a cardiac event and was going into a seizure. He woke up screaming, ‘I’m OK, I’m OK. ’” Park continued to check his vital signs as the police arrived. “I just knew something was wrong, so I ran over there,” she says. Then he came back to life,” she says. “He

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Ongoing Neurological Assessments Reveal Subtle Changes

Daily Nurse

. “Direct care nurses are at the forefront of care, and it’s imperative to understand key components of an assessment and be able to evaluate trends rather than isolated events.”

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Home Infusion and the Rise of Virtual Care

AlayaCare

Through the portal, everyone has visibility into care planning, pr eventing miscommunication among the often many loved ones invested in a client’s care. Based on diagnoses, demographics and vital signs, a risk profile for each client can be aggregated. Then we come to the actual virtual appointments with skilled staff.

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Head-to-Toe Assessments: A Checklist for Success

Nurse.com

An assessment is not a one-time event but rather an ongoing process. And the following critical components are assessed: General: Complete an overall survey of the patient, including body habitus, hygiene, body odor, mood, and vital signs. You analyze and use the data to form nursing diagnoses and interventions. Calculate BMI.

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Home Infusion and the Rise of Virtual Care

AlayaCare

Through the portal, everyone has visibility into care planning, pr eventing miscommunication among the often many loved ones invested in a client’s care. Based on diagnoses, demographics, and vital signs, a risk profile for each client can be aggregated. Then we come to the actual virtual appointments with skilled staff.

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Creating a Disaster Simulation for Nursing Students

AJN Off the Charts

This is a much larger building that is used for hosting large events such as basketball games and graduation on our campus. The health science instructor had her students plan and research their own injuries, vital signs, and moulage. This created a great learning experience for the high school students.

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Developing a Regulatory Compliance Checklist for Ketamine-Assisted Therapy

Healthcare Law Insights blog

Importantly, the FDA goes on to state that: Use of compounded ketamine products without monitoring by a healthcare provider for sedation (sleepiness), dissociation (disconnection between a person’s thoughts, feelings, and sense of space, time, and self), and changes in vital signs (such as blood pressure and heart rate) may put patients at risk for (..)