Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing High-risk patients with hemodynamic instability and RV dysfunction resulting from pulmonary embolism may require systemic thrombolysis, with surgical embolectomy or catheter-directed thrombolysis.
Darlington nurses were ‘unlawfully harassed’ over trust trans rules
An employment tribunal in Newcastle has found that eight Darlington nurses who complained about a trans colleague using single sex changing rooms at work suffered harassment. The post Darlington nurses were ‘unlawfully harassed’ over trust trans rules appeared first on Nursing Times.
The Relentless School Nurse: Closing the Data Gap in a Preventable Gun Violence Crisis
Gun violence is a preventable public health crisis, but the data needed to understand and stop it are often slow, incomplete, or underfunded. Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund has opened a new grant opportunity that helps close this gap by supporting research with EveryShot, an AI-powered, near real-time database of gun violence incidents across…
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Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Initial treatment of low-risk patients with pulmonary embolism involves anticoagulation with subcutaneous low-molecular weight heparin or fondaparinux, IV unfractionated heparin or direct oral anticoagulants.
Pulse oximeters prove ‘less accurate’ for patients with darker skin tones
Pulse oximeters that can be used at home to detect hypoxaemia give higher readings for patients with darker than lighter skin tones, according to UK researchers. The post Pulse oximeters prove ‘less accurate’ for patients with darker skin tones appeared first on Nursing Times.
Six weeks in cast ‘no less effective’ than surgery for unstable ankle fractures
Wearing a cast for six weeks appears to be no less effective than surgery for healing unstable ankle fractures and carries fewer treatment related harms, according to Finnish researchers. The post Six weeks in cast ‘no less effective’ than surgery for unstable ankle fractures appeared first on Nursing Times.
Guidance aims to combat racism against Northern Ireland social care staff
The Department of Health in Northern Ireland has today published guidelines to support social care employers in identifying, preventing and responding to incidents of racism in the workplace. The post Guidance aims to combat racism against Northern Ireland social care staff appeared first on Nursing Times.
74% of Nurses Are Emotionally Exhausted, Burnout Study By Joyce University Reveals
Nurses have been talking about burnout for years, but new data suggests things have crossed into crisis territory. A 2025 survey from Joyce University, which polled 1,000 registered nurses across…
2 Nurses Got Tired of Bad Hospital Coffee, So They Built ‘Caffeine Clinic’ Coffee Truck
Necole Smith and Elena Villanueva, two Texas RNs, saw a problem many nurses and healthcare workers know all too well: the struggle to grab a decent cup of coffee during…