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Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing

Category: Critical Care Nursing  Patients receiving blood transfusions may develop hypocalcemia due to calcium chelation by citrate, which is used as an anticoagulant in banked blood. The incidence of hypocalcemia is related to the rate and volume of blood transfusion. 

‘Revolutionary’ Parkinson’s disease drugs trial starts at UK sites

The world’s largest-ever clinical trial of treatments to slow or stop the progression of Parkinson’s disease has begun at sites across the UK, according to researchers behind the initiative.   The post ‘Revolutionary’ Parkinson’s disease drugs trial starts at UK sites appeared first on Nursing Times.  

CQC downgrades rating of South Essex hospital to ‘inadequate’

Basildon University Hospital has had its Care Quality Commission rating dropped from ‘require improvement’ to ‘inadequate’, following inspections of two of its key services. The post CQC downgrades rating of South Essex hospital to ‘inadequate’ appeared first on Nursing Times.