Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Ventricular tachycardia and heart blocks are complications of hypocalcemia. Decreased cardiac output and hypotension, refractory to vasopressors and volume, should prompt calcium replacement when hypocalcemia is present.
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing The Trousseau sign is a carpopedal spasm induced by reduced blood flow to the hand due to hypocalcemia when a blood pressure cuff is inflated to 20 mm Hg for 3 minutes. The Trousseau sign may be absent in some patients with hypocalcemia.
MedSpa Nurse Under Dual Investigation for Controlled Substance and Safety Violations
Antoinette Thompson, a registered nurse from Pleasant Hill, Iowa, is currently under investigation by two state regulatory boards, the Iowa Board of Nursing and the Iowa Board of Pharmacy. Thompson’s…
600+ Jefferson Health Employees to Be Laid Off—What Nurses Should Know
Image Source: Jefferson Health Thomas Jefferson University Health System recently announced plans to lay off approximately 600 to 700 employees, representing about 1% of its 65,000-person workforce in early 2026.…
Reshaping Health Through DNP Specializations: A Vision for Nurse Leaders
With six cutting-edge specializations, the DNP program empowers nurses to become visionary leaders and change-makers.
From Triage to Treatment: Transitioning into Nursing as an EMT
Whether you are a firefighter, paramedic, or other EMS provider, you can expand your scope of…
Lack of investment in community services risks shift away from hospital
Community services need “significant” investment in both capacity and capability to deliver the transformation in people’s care called for in the government’s 10 Year Health Plan for England. The post Lack of investment in community services risks shift away from hospital appeared first on Nursing Times.
University raises funds to support nurses in memory of lecturer
A fund to support nursing students has been sent up in memory of a nurse educator who was murdered in January this year. The post University raises funds to support nurses in memory of lecturer appeared first on Nursing Times.
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Classic signs of hypocalcemia include the Chvostek and Trousseau signs, which test for latent tetany. The Chvostek sign is an involuntary twitching of facial muscles in response to light tapping of the facial nerve.
Cornish nurse celebrates 50 years of caring with the health service
The people of Penzance in Cornwall have celebrated a remarkable nursing milestone this week as Trish Gwennap was honoured for devoting a lifetime of service to the local NHS. The post Cornish nurse celebrates 50 years of caring with the health service appeared first on Nursing Times.