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.
Nurses Help Save 77 Patients After Hospital Roof Fire Sparks Emergency Evacuation
When alarms erupted through the halls of Lehigh Valley Hospital–Dickson City in Pennsylvania late Wednesday night, registered nurse Tracy Cipriano had just begun her routine patient charting. [email-capture] Within minutes,…
Meet the Nurses Chasing Gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics
Get ready to cheer a little louder because the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Milan-Cortina, Italy, aren’t just about athletic prowess. They’re about the incredible resilience and dedication of…
All 14 OB Nurses Resign After TN Hospital Announces Labor & Delivery Closure
After learning that the Sweetwater Hospital Association (SHA) in Tennessee had decided to close down its obstetrical unit on February 28, all 14 of the unit’s nurses turned in their…
The Relentless School Nurse: Measles Did Not Suddenly Return. It Has Been Accelerating.
In school health offices and communities across the country, measles hasn’t simply “come back.” It has been accelerating, steadily and predictably, as vaccination rates decline and evidence-based guidance is weakened, blurred, or treated as optional. That reality is made clear in recent interviews with Dr. Arthur Lavin, a retired pediatrician and the founder of Grandparents…
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing With esophageal rupture, the patient is often febrile. Crepitus can be felt in the neck with perforation of the cervical esophagus. Mediastinal emphysema can be detected by a crunching sound on cardiac auscultation (Hamman sign).
Mental health nurses set up ‘in-house food bank’ for patients in crisis
Mental health nurses in the West Midlands have stepped in to collect and provide urgent supplies for patients facing delays accessing support from local food banks. The post Mental health nurses set up ‘in-house food bank’ for patients in crisis appeared first on Nursing Times.
Mental health nurses set up ‘in-house food bank’ for patients in crisis
Mental health nurses in the West Midlands have stepped in to collect and provide urgent supplies for patients facing delays accessing support from local food banks. The post Mental health nurses set up ‘in-house food bank’ for patients in crisis appeared first on Nursing Times.
Student nurse starts card business to ‘boost morale’ after tragedy
Third-year student nurse and entrepreneur Georgia Hadcroft explains how her idea for milestone cards has really taken off and the personal tragedy that led her to a career in nursing. The post Student nurse starts card business to ‘boost morale’ after tragedy appeared first on Nursing Times.