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Risk of Respiratory Failure Evolves After Sepsis Onset

Daily Nurse

An analysis of 10 years of health data showed that risk factors for needing mechanical ventilation changed for patients with newly diagnosed sepsis as more time passed after onset. of patients with a new diagnosis of sepsis required initiation of mechanical ventilation. In the study, 13.5% of patients.

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Mastering the Basics: The ABCs of Nursing

Nurse.com

The ABCs of nursing care address patients’ most critical and immediate needs. Nurses can prevent serious health consequences and save lives by systematically using these components. As nurses, we play a vital role in promoting patient well-being.

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Nursing Tip of the Day! - Fundamentals

Nurse Nacole

Category: Fundamentals Extraglottic devices, such as laryngeal mask airways (LMAs) and the King Laryngeal Tube (LT), are also important for the initial resuscitation of apneic patients and for rescue ventilation when intubation fails.

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Done Right, Advance Care Planning Can Reduce High-Acuity Utilization

Hospice News

Researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Nursing recently conducted a meta-analysis of studies involving more than 33,000 cancer patients to evaluate the relationship between advance care planning and utilization of aggressive versus comfort-focused care. The hospice indicator is stratified.

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What is Rapid Response Nursing? 

Daily Nurse

Enter the rapid response nurse. Rapid Response Nursing “Contrary to common misconceptions, rapid response nursing isn’t solely about dashing from one Code Blue to another,” says Sarah Lorenzini, MSN-ED, RN, CCRN, CEN , a rapid response nurse, educator, and host of the Rapid Response RN podcast.

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A Career In NICU Nursing

Diversity Nursing

If you're interested in joining the Nursing field, or changing your Nursing Specialty, you'll want to learn more about which Specialty is the right fit for you. Neonatal Nursing may be the perfect career choice. Nurses working in the NICU have a wide variety of responsibilities. Level I: Well Newborn Nursery.

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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.