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Nursing Tip of the Day! - Fundamentals

Nurse Nacole

Category: Fundamentals Capnography provides information about ventilation (how CO2 is eliminated by the pulmonary system), perfusion (how CO2 is transported through the vascular system) and metabolism (how CO2 is produced by cellular metabolism).

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Surrogate Decision Making: Bernie Lo and Laurie Dornbrand

GeriPal

The Cruzan ruling led to a flood of interest in Advance Directives, and eventually to the Patient Self Determination Act, which mandates provision of information about advanced directives to all hospitalized patients. For example, I had another patient in the ICU who she was on a ventilator. ICU care was pretty rudimentary.

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A Day in the Life of a NICU Nurse

The Nurse Break

Also called bronchopulmonary dysplasia, it can often be caused by needing prolonged oxygen therapy, pulmonary damage during mechanical ventilation, infections, or simply underdeveloped lungs due to prematurity. The SensorMedics is a mechanical ventilator known as a High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilator (HFOV).

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The Language of Serious Illness: A Podcast with Sunita Puri, Bob Arnold, and Jacqueline Kruser

GeriPal

And I have gone through my not-so-long career, but it’s coming up on nine years now, seeing the way that we have talked about CPR in such problematic ways, in ways that really do not enable true informed consent. And I wonder, because I read that need part a lot in this article. And I think a lot of that leads to extreme moral distress.

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School Nurse Career Guide

Nurse.com

If you have a passion for children and enjoy working independently, this information can serve as a helpful school nurse career guide. It’s common for kids with cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, seizure disorders, and even those on ventilators to be in public and private schools. What is a school nurse?

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Hospice Nurses Take a Holistic Approach to Dementia Care

Nurse.com

This ensures that the family and the care team honor the patient’s wishes like determining do not resuscitate (DNR) status, using ventilator support, and providing enteral feedings. Information about support groups and resources to ease isolation. Hospice nurses can also document issues of personal importance.

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Caring for Someone with ALS

Traditions Health

Eventually, all the muscles that a person can control are affected, forcing the person to use a ventilator and/or feeding tube. Contact Traditions Health for More Information We hope this article has helped you better understand the role hospice care can have in caring for someone with ALS.

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