Daily Nurse
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
If you haven’t checked your resume for more than a year — or you don’t even know where you have a copy, digital or otherwise — then some resume resuscitation is needed ASAP. It’s no secret that 21st-century healthcare is a moving target. But remember: before you try mouth-to-mouth on that decrepit old resume, remove the cobwebs first.
GeriPal
APRIL 4, 2024
She was resuscitated by EMS, but did not regain higher brain function, and was eventually diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state. I remember there was an Archives article from, or Annals, I forget, it was probably called Archives back then, Resuscitating Advanced Directives. AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™. Alex: Bernie.
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Seasons Hospice
OCTOBER 26, 2022
You may also want to designate a healthcare proxy, who will be responsible for making sure your wishes are carried out. There are four main types of advanced directives: living wills, durable powers of attorney, do-not-resuscitate orders, and five wishes. What Items Should Be Present In Your Living Will? If so, for how long?
The Nurse Break
DECEMBER 15, 2022
Other tigger warning tools often adopted by healthcare services include the sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) or quick sequential organ failure assessment (qSOFA) scores, and the national early warning score (NEWS) or modified early warning score (MEWS; the George Institute for Global Health, 2021). 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000552614.89028.d6.
GeriPal
OCTOBER 5, 2023
I felt like I was always told to present people with a buffet of options and, really, without guidance, ask them to choose, which is, it would always make me feel sick to my stomach. And I described a code that I led as a senior resident. Alex: Wait, what’s the linkage here?
Boca Home Care Services
JUNE 13, 2022
If the heart stops, then bystanders will have to perform CPR or cardiopulmonary resuscitation to get it pumping blood again. In the emergency room, healthcare providers will ask about patient history and symptoms. If the chemical markers are not present, then they can explore other possible causes of the symptoms.
The Nurse Break
JULY 31, 2022
Motorbike accidents and drownings appeared to be the most popular presentations to the EDs, as people often don’t wear shoes or helmets when driving their bikes – hence multiple feet/lower limb/head injuries. A truly profound learning experience as a Nursing Officer, and again, a memory to store for the duration….
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