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How to Prevent Flu and Cold in Hospice Patients

Seasons Hospice

Ensure proper ventilation in the patients room to reduce the concentration of airborne viruses. Patients with respiratory conditions may also benefit from wearing a mask in certain situations, such as when being transported for medical care.

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Nursing Tip of the Day! - Critical Care Nursing

Nurse Nacole

Category: Critical Care Nursing An alternative to noninvasive ventilation and perhaps to mechanical ventilation is the use of high-flow nasal cannula. This system provides heated and humidified air at 21%-100% of FiO2 with flow rates of up to 60 liters per minute (L/min).

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Making every word count: The role of AAC in LTC

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

Consider the case of a resident recovering from a traumatic brain injury and temporarily reliant on a ventilator. This collaborative evaluation ensures that the chosen AAC system is functional, accessible, and contextually appropriate. Meanwhile, PTs can assist with posture and mobility to optimize device usage during therapy sessions.

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What is PACU, and What Does a PACU Nurse Do? 

Daily Nurse

When they arrive in the PACU, these patients may have airways in place or, in some cases, be on ventilators. Because hospitals perform complex cases, patients are often placed under general anesthesia. In contrast, same-day surgeries are generally elective.

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Nursing Tip of the Day! - Critical Care Nursing

Nurse Nacole

Category: Critical Care Nursing The purpose of mechanical ventilation is to improve oxygenation and ventilation to correct respiratory acidosis and hypoxemia, meet metabolic demands, rest respiratory muscles and optimize cardiac function and blood circulation.

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Nursing Tip of the Day! - Critical Care Nursing

Nurse Nacole

Category: Critical Care Nursing Treating hypotension or hypertension and optimizing cardiac output may help treat the underlying etiology of acute respiratory failure and offset the potentially adverse effects of positive pressure ventilation on cardiac preload and afterload.

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Nursing Tip of the Day! - Critical Care Nursing

Nurse Nacole

Category: Critical Care Nursing A depressed mental status with an inability to protect the airway, copious secretions, hemoptysis or hematemesis, recent upper gastrointestinal surgery, facial deformity or trauma are some contraindications to noninvasive ventilation.