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Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing

Category: Critical Care Nursing  Left heart failure resulting from systolic dysfunction is usually associated with low left ventricle ejection fraction, low cardiac output, systemic volume overload and signs of pulmonary and hepatic congestion. 

Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing

Category: Critical Care Nursing  Variations in LV SV reflected by changes in left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) velocity predict the volume responsiveness. A change in LVOT VMAX of > 12% and a change in LVOT VTI of > 20% is seen in fluid responders. 

The Relentless School Nurse: There is Nothing “Just” About Measles

I encourage readers to listen to the Bulwark podcast episode, “Just Measles” Left Her Sister Disabled for Life. The podcast, along with the accompanying article, Meet the Horrified Grandparents Fighting for Vaccines, features Therese Vogel, a member of Grandparents for Vaccines, who shared the story of her sister contracting measles as a child. Therese’s sister… 

Nurses and midwives in Scotland to work ‘one hour less per week’

Nursing and midwifery staff working for the NHS in Scotland will see a one-hour reduction in their working week from next month, the Scottish Government has announced. The post Nurses and midwives in Scotland to work ‘one hour less per week’ appeared first on Nursing Times.  

Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing

Category: Critical Care Nursing  An IVC diameter of < 10 mm and significant changes in the IVC diameter with positive-pressure ventilation reflect systemic hypovolemia. If the EDD is < 25 mm with hyperdynamic LV systolic function, then significant LV hypovolemia is present. 

Deputy CNO and nursing workforce expert to leave NHS England

A key national nursing leader with extensive expertise on workforce and education is to leave NHS England at the end of the month, Nursing Times can reveal. The post Deputy CNO and nursing workforce expert to leave NHS England appeared first on Nursing Times.