Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Hypomagnesemia promotes the renal losses of potassium. Thus, hypokalemia can be refractory to potassium supplementation unless magnesium is replaced first. A somewhat similar condition is noted for hypocalcemia.
‘As social care nursing becomes digitalised, it must not become dehumanised’
Sharon Burlace on how social care nurses must be empowered to use digital systems and ensure they meet the needs of their residents. The post ‘As social care nursing becomes digitalised, it must not become dehumanised’ appeared first on Nursing Times.
Trust turns to loudspeakers to try and cut out hospital smoking
A trust on Teesside has launched a new attempt to cut smoking on its hospital sites, featuring heartfelt pleas from local schoolchildren broadcast over its tannoy system. The post Trust turns to loudspeakers to try and cut out hospital smoking appeared first on Nursing Times.
Syndicate membership was as hot a topic in the 1970s as it is today
The 2016 Brexit vote may be fresh in the memory for many, but the first national referendum held in the UK took place just over 50 years ago. The post Syndicate membership was as hot a topic in the 1970s as it is today appeared first on Nursing Times.
The Relentless School Nurse: The School Nurse is IN, for Each Other
If you’ve ever walked into your office before the school day begins, coffee still warm and waiting, and inbox already full, you know the rhythm of school nursing. There’s a unique flow to our work—the constant shuffle of students, the confidential conversations, the rapid switch from paperwork to an emergency with the snap of a…
Nurses leading efforts to improve A&E department experience
Nurses at a trust in Yorkshire are to hold a public meeting to gather views on how to improve the experience of patients using their crowded accident and emergency (A&E) settings. The post Nurses leading efforts to improve A&E department experience appeared first on Nursing Times.
‘Hospital league tables offer a new way to measure performance’
In her latest column, Helené Donnelly looks at the Department of Health and Social Care’s introduction of league tables for hospitals. The post ‘Hospital league tables offer a new way to measure performance’ appeared first on Nursing Times.
Widely prescribed opioid ‘not that effective’ for easing chronic pain
The strong opioid painkiller, tramadol, is not especially effective at easing chronic pain, despite being widely prescribed for it, according to Danish researchers. The post Widely prescribed opioid ‘not that effective’ for easing chronic pain appeared first on Nursing Times.
Nursing Student Just Weeks Into Program Helps Deliver Baby in Hospital Parking Lot
One minute she was a nursing student. The next, she was delivering a baby in a hospital parking lot. Davenport University nursing student Julianna Scherzer made headlines recently by doing something…
Northeastern Nursing Students Use AI Teen to Practice Substance Use Screenings
Image: Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Nursing students at Northeastern University are training for one of the most difficult parts of the job — talking with patients about substance use — with…