Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing In cases of shock, a low ScvO2 (less than 70%) is suggestive of insufficient DO2 and should prompt clinicians to increase DO2. Conversely, a high value of ScvO2 (greater than 80%) is suggestive of altered oxygen extraction capabilities.
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Insertion of an arterial catheter has been recommended in patients with shock. In addition to providing real-time accurate measurement of arterial blood pressure, it allows monitoring of pulse pressure variation.
Tips for How Workers’ Compensation Nurse Case Managers Can Prepare for Major Cuts to Rural Healthcare Resources
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Celebrating Holy Days
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43% of Nurses Want to Leave the Bedside; Most Can’t Afford To (Survey)
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Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Mottling or prolonged capillary refill time (CRT) is suggestive of low cardiac output with great specificity but low sensitivity. A strategy guided by CRT is better than one based on decrease in blood lactate during early resuscitation of septic shock.
RN vs. BSN Salary: How Much More Can a BSN Make?
BSN nurses earn roughly $8,000 to $11,000 more per year than ADN nurses in comparable roles The bottom 10% of RNs earn $66,030 or less annually, while the top 10% earn over $135,320, with BSN holders clustered at the upper end of that range The real financial payoff is job access: nurse manager, clinical nurse […]