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Better working conditions key to tempting people back to nursing

Simply improving workforce factors such as staffing levels and rotas is the most effective way of attracting those who have left nursing back to the profession, a US study suggests. The post Better working conditions key to tempting people back to nursing appeared first on Nursing Times.  

Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing

Category: Critical Care Nursing  Aortic stenosis causes left ventricular outflow obstruction, which leads to left ventricular hypertrophy. It may result from a congenitally abnormal (bicuspid) valve, rheumatic heart disease or valvular calcification. 

Nurses begin industrial action at hospital in Kildare over staffing levels

Nursing staff have begun protesting and working to rule at Naas General Hospital in County Kildare over what unions have described as “unacceptable and unsafe staffing deficits”. The post Nurses begin industrial action at hospital in Kildare over staffing levels appeared first on Nursing Times.  

Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing

Category: Critical Care Nursing  Treatment for esophageal rupture may involve operative repair, endoscopic therapy or conservative management, depending on the location of the leak, its containment and the presence of sepsis. 

Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing

Category: Critical Care Nursing  With esophageal rupture, a chest x-ray often reveals subcutaneous emphysema, pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax or pleural effusion. The chest x-ray is abnormal in 90% of cases, usually demonstrating left-sided infiltrate or effusion.