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Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing

Category: Critical Care Nursing  High plasma glucose levels can cause hyponatremia because hyperglycemia causes the movement of water into the intravascular space. For each 100 mg/dL of glucose over 100 mg/dL, the plasma sodium level is lowered by 1.6 mEq/L. 

The Relentless School Nurse: Will This Be the School Year of Impossible Choices?

  The 2025–2026 school year has or will begin very soon, and the reality is stark.Our public schools are stepping into another challenging year, but this one feels even more ominous. Budget shortfalls, causing critical staffing shortages, and an alarming rise in student health needs are converging into a perfect storm.School nurses — often the… 

Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing

Category: Critical Care Nursing  Diabetic ketoacidosis can occur due to missed insulin injections. Insulin deficiency results in decreased glucose uptake, glycogen store depletion and fatty acid oxidation leading to ketoacid production (acetoacetate and beta-hydroxybutyrate). 

New film seeks to portray pressures of modern nursing

The challenges facing a nurse on a busy night shift are the subject of a new film currently showing in independent cinemas. The newly produced hospital drama, Late Shift, depicts a powerful portrait of modern nursing, following one nurse’s battle against time. “Petra Volpe’s tense… The post New film seeks to portray pressures of modern […]