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As Your Nursing Resume Gathers Dust

Daily Nurse

Your nursing career has a unique narrative that propels it, and your resume is one place where it’s essential to get the story right if you want prospective employers to notice you or other opportunities to come to fruition. That stress is entirely avoidable if they only look over their resume once a year. Probably not.

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Dehydration Plays Key Role in Nursing Home Death

Nurse.com

With the elderly, dehydration can be caused by many factors, but studies indicate that inadequate staffing and lack of supervision are principal causes of dehydration in nursing homes. One day, a female resident of a nursing home was transferred to a hospital psychiatric ED due to “combative behavior and a possible altered mental state.”

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May Issue: Addressing Nurse Burnout, New Chest Pain Assessment Guidelines, More

AJN Off the Charts

“This is the third Nurses Day celebrated since the start of the pandemic and nurses’ work has gotten more recognition than ever. ”—AJN senior clinical editor Christine Moffa in her editorial, “Honoring Nurses Where They Need It” The May issue of AJN is now live. But is that recognition enough?”—AJN

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The ultimate nursing guide to sepsis

The Nurse Break

The ultimate nursing guide to sepsis Written by Matthew Javni – ICU Critical Care Nurse, Melbourne Australia. While The Nurse Break uses reasonable endeavours to ensure that all content is complete and accurate at the time of publication we accept no responsibility for any error, omission or defects contained in the content.

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A Day in the Life of a NICU Nurse

The Nurse Break

We teamed up with Monash Health – Victoria’s largest public health service to interview one of their senior Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Nurses about all things NICU nursing! A must-read article for all budding ICU, NICU and paediatric nurses. What is a NICU nurse? Write for us.

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Journey into the Life of a Rescue Flight Nurse

The Nurse Break

Embark on a journey into the extraordinary life of Ty Demaria , a RACQ LifeFlight Rescue Flight Nurse and ICU Nurse in Brisbane. Check out our other flight nursing articles below! If you’d like to be featured on The Nurse Break, write for us! Flight Nursing Articles. Make sure to check out their website !

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5 NICU conditions and pieces of special equipment you must know

The Nurse Break

Written by Joshua Roberts originally in the FULL ARTICLE about NICU nursing. On occasions, babies can be born in poor condition and require extensive resuscitation for a number of reasons, such as placental abruption, umbilical cord issues, or a significant bleed. They may present with abnormal movements and seizure-like activity.