Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing The most common blood transfusion reaction is the febrile nonhemolytic reaction. This reaction is caused by cytokines. It presents within 1-6 hours after transfusion with fever, chills, occasionally severe rigors and possibly mild dyspnea.
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Vic Tarr highlights the positive impact of providing clinical care, symptom management and holistic family support to children with cancer in their homes. The post ‘Families should not have to face cancer alone’ appeared first on Nursing Times.
Planned closure of more university nursing courses spark fresh warnings
Closure of mental health nursing and children’s nursing courses at UK universities are “deeply concerning” and will have “significant and lasting consequences” on NHS staffing, according to nursing leaders. The post Planned closure of more university nursing courses spark fresh warnings appeared first on Nursing Times.
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Becoming Besties with Nurse John
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A Nurse’s Heart of Gratitude: Finding Thankfulness in the Work We Do
As Thanksgiving approaches, many of us start to reflect on the things we’re grateful for, family, friends, and the comfort of a warm meal after a long shift. But as Nurses, gratitude can mean something even deeper. It’s not just a seasonal feeling, it’s a mindset that helps sustain us through the challenges and rewards of […]
‘Why student nurses need critical AI literacy’
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Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Elevated lactate dehydrogenase levels occur as a result of release from destruction of red blood cells in hemolytic anemias. In the presence of hemolysis, a positive Coombs test is suggestive of an autoimmune hemolytic anemia.