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Exploring Ethnic Minority Bystander CPR: British Sikh Nurses’ #ReStartAHeart Campaign

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

Recognising the pressing need for action, British Sikh Nurses (BSN) initiated a groundbreaking campaign for CPR training in partnership with the Resuscitation Council UK called the #ReStartAHeart Campaign. They are not just information providers; they are catalysts for community empowerment. Resuscitation, 181, 26-27.

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Top Nursing Certifications: More Than CPR

Daily Nurse

PALS courses cover various topics such as advanced pediatric assessments, medication administration for pediatric emergencies, life support for children, and post-resuscitation care. This certification equips you with the necessary information to care for older patients’ mental, physical, and psychosocial health.

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Surrogate Decision Making: Bernie Lo and Laurie Dornbrand

GeriPal

She was resuscitated by EMS, but did not regain higher brain function, and was eventually diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

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The Importance of an Advance Healthcare Directive

American In-Home Care

It covers scenarios such as life support, resuscitation, and organ donation preferences. Contact us any time for information about our home care services. Living Will: A living will details the type of medical care you wish to receive or refuse if you cannot make decisions for yourself.

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Faith-based nursing: Making Faith Community nursing inclusive

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

This weeks’ blog is from Rohit Sagoo, Founder and Director, British Sikh Nurses , Community project with the Resuscitation Council UK. By placing health promotion activities in places of worship, nurses can connect with a targeted group to disseminate key health messages and information.

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Preventable and Aggressive Care for Cancer Patients: To the Bitter End

AJN Off the Charts

My guess is that few had had those important conversations or had been offered a wider range of choices than just to be hospitalized or be resuscitated/full code. What can we nurses do to support informed choices? Had anyone even discussed any of that with them?

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An Introduction to Advance Directives

Traditions Health

An Overview of Advance Directives An advance directive includes the end-of-life information you want your family and healthcare providers to know about your healthcare decisions if you become unable to communicate those choices. If you want to be resuscitated if your heartbeat stops. If you want your organs to be donated.