Back pain: learning about spinal anatomy and physiology
A good knowledge of the anatomy of the spine is essential for developing safe, evidence-based care. The post Back pain: learning about spinal anatomy and physiology appeared first on Nursing Times.
‘Long Covid is a workforce issue that exposes how inflexible our systems can be’
On International Long Covid Awareness Day, Ruth Oshikanlu asks us to reflect on how we care for those who once cared for everyone else. The post ‘Long Covid is a workforce issue that exposes how inflexible our systems can be’ appeared first on Nursing Times.
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing With the validation of echocardiography, bedside examination is increasingly replacing invasive monitoring in the contemporary evaluation of cardiac preload and prediction of volume responsiveness.
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing A passive leg-raise maneuver (changing position, HOB from 30-45 to 0 degrees while elevating the BLEs to 30-45 degrees, thus moving 250-350 mL of blood from the legs to the heart) has proven to be a technique to assess fluid responsiveness.
Latest NHS Staff Survey results reveal views of nursing staff in England
Fewer NHS staff feel able to raise concerns or are willing to recommend the health service as a place to work, a major survey suggests, while many also face “shocking” levels of harassment and abuse. Levels of physical violence, harassment, bullying or abuse and unwanted… The post Latest NHS Staff Survey results reveal views of […]
Fake Nurse Gets 6 Years In Prison After Using Stolen License
An Arkansas woman has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to working as a nurse at two Northwest Arkansas healthcare facilities without a license, using the stolen identity and…
Advocacy in Nursing: How Nurses Champion Patients and Influence Healthcare
Nursing has always been grounded in your compassion, your clinical knowledge, and your commitment to patient wellbeing. One of the most important parts of your role is advocacy. You are often the healthcare professional who spends the most time with patients and families. That unique closeness puts you in the best position to identify concerns, […]
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Many experts are skeptical about the clinical utility of static pressures for guiding hemodynamic management. Neither CVP nor PAOP is a good predictor of preload responsiveness (i.e., an increase in CO or SV after fluid bolus administration).
England’s CNO recognises ‘exceptional’ group of social care nurses
Three nurses from the social care sector have received one of the highest honours in the profession at a prestigious parliamentary reception in the House of Lords. The post England’s CNO recognises ‘exceptional’ group of social care nurses appeared first on Nursing Times.
Campaign to protect nurses from exposure to hazardous medicinal products
A campaign has been launched with the aim of protecting nurses and other healthcare workers from accidental exposure to hazardous medicinal products (HMPs). The post Campaign to protect nurses from exposure to hazardous medicinal products appeared first on Nursing Times.