Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing A pulmonary embolism causes the obstruction of blood flow from the right side of the heart to the left. It commonly presents with signs of right-sided pressure overload and RV failure, in conjunction with a hypovolemic and hyperdynamic LV.
White House Drops New AI Policy with No Mention of Nurses—As Protests Heat Up
The White House has released its National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence: Legislative Recommendations, a broad proposal intended to guide Congress in developing the first comprehensive federal AI law. [email-capture]…
AI Doctors Could Soon Diagnose and Prescribe—But What Does That Mean for Nurses?
With AI nurses ‘agents’ on deck and people turning to AI for medical advice, it was only a matter of time before AI ‘doctors’ entered the Internet. And healthcare startup…
Nurse Caught Taking Versed From Patient’s IV Bag—Faces Felony Charge
A former intensive care unit nurse at Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, Tennessee, has been indicted on one count of prescription drug fraud after allegedly extracting the sedative Versed…
Blind Patients Gain Vision Thanks to Bionic Eye Breakthrough in Clinical Trials
Results from the first clinical trial of Australia’s second-generation bionic eye show the device delivered substantial improvements in functional vision, daily activities, and quality of life for four participants who…
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Circulatory collapse caused by mechanical interference with ventricular filling or emptying is classified as an obstructive shock. Potential causes include pericardial effusion and tamponade, tension pneumothorax and pulmonary embolism.
Trust introduces ‘step-by-step’ career path for emergency department nurses
A new training framework will help nurses working in accident and emergency departments to build careers and strengthen care for patients, according to a trust in Yorkshire. The post Trust introduces ‘step-by-step’ career path for emergency department nurses appeared first on Nursing Times.
A Nurse Worked 17 Hours—What Happened When She Got Home Is Going Viral
A viral TikTok is putting a familiar issue back in the spotlight: how long is too long when it comes to shifts in health care? Imagine scanning your hospital badge…
Nurse Who Survived Fatal Plane Crash and Helped Passengers Calls Pilots “True Heroes”
Nurse Rebecca Liquori was seated in the emergency exit row on Air Canada Express Flight 8646 when the aircraft crashed into a firetruck. Immediately after the crash, she was pulling…
Drones, Airstrikes, No Water: Myanmar Nurses Defy Jungle Odds to Graduate in Secret
In a hidden corner of Myanmar’s jungle, with the sound of drones overhead, 21 young men and women stood together to mark a graduation that few outside their circle even…