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

Hospice News

Palliative Care News recently spoke with lead researcher Kristin Levoy, a registered nurse and assistant professor in the Indiana University School of Nursing, about the empirical evidence behind advance care planning as well as the right ways to approach these crucial conversations.

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What is Rapid Response Nursing? 

Daily Nurse

The campaign highlighted six critical interventions: Rapid Response Teams Improved Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction Medication Reconciliation Preventing Central Line Infections Preventing Surgical Site Infections Preventing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia IHI reported in 2016 that the first ten years saw 75% of U.S.

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COVID-19 Class of 2020: My Hospital Residency’s Twists and Turns

Nurse.com

At the start of the pandemic in North Carolina, student nurses were removed from all hospitals during our final clinical rotations because of a “mysterious disease”. Each new rotation in a COVID-19 ICU made us feel like we were patients who had just undergone CPR, been brought back to life, and were back on a ventilator for the next round.

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ECMO Nurse – The Fascinating And Intense World

The Nurse Break

Is there a cardiac contributing factor to why patient cannot be weaned off the ventilator? As an experienced critical care nurse with added echocardiography capability and qualifications, I am enabled with the ability to provide repeated cardiac ultrasound. How does someone become an ECMO nurse or cardiac sonographer?

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A Day in the Life of a NICU Nurse

The Nurse Break

What is a NICU nurse? A Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU) nurse is a critical care Registered Nurse who provides care to unwell newborn infants who may have a variety of different problems ranging from prematurity to congenital defects, sepsis, and cardiac anomalies. This ventilator is essentially a drum.

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Resume FAQs for Nursing Students and New Nurses

Nurse.com

You can mention significant experiences you had or skills you developed, such as working with ventilators or assisting with procedures like placing an IV, in a bulleted list below your clinical experience. Once you’ve had your first job as a registered nurse (RN), clinical rotations and externships no longer need to be listed.

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Unlock Your Potential: Master the 8 Steps to Becoming a Successful CRNA

Daily Nurse

Embarking on the journey to certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) school can be both exhilarating and daunting. The CCRN (Critical Care Registered Nurse) certification is essential if you have at least 1750 hours of ICU experience, as it’s often considered a benchmark for competitive applicants.