The Relentless School Nurse: The Grandparents For Vaccines Website Is LIVE – Join the Movement Today!
GrandparentsForVaccines.com is LIVE! The site is now open and ready to welcome every grandparent, caregiver, and loved one who believes in protecting children through the power of science, love, and community. The OpEd Nurses, Donna Gaffney and Teri Mills, have scored another win with the publication of their latest thought-provoking piece, Grandparents for Vaccines Group…
Specialist trust switches to decaf in bid to reduce patient falls
A specialist orthopaedic hospital in the Midlands has become the latest provider to try switching to decaffeinated drinks, as part of efforts to reduce the risk of falls and improve patient wellbeing. The post Specialist trust switches to decaf in bid to reduce patient falls appeared first on Nursing Times.
Part 6: How to Be Your Own Best Advocate
I hope you had a good Labor Day Weekend! I can’t believe we are in September! Where did summer go? In this week’s post, which is Part Six in the […]
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Insulin and beta-2 receptor agonists such as albuterol shift potassium into cells, rapidly lowering serum levels. Both are effective when used as monotherapy. However, a synergistic effect occurs when they are coadministered.
First children’s hospice in England to be rated ‘outstanding’
A children’s hospice in the Midlands has become the first in England to be given the highest rating available for all aspects of its services by regulators, who flagged it as an example to other providers. The post First children’s hospice in England to be rated ‘outstanding’ appeared first on Nursing Times.
Trusts facing rapid review of their maternity safety named
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has named the 14 NHS trusts that will be part of the new national investigation into maternity and neonatal services. The post Trusts facing rapid review of their maternity safety named appeared first on Nursing Times.
The Relentless School Nurse: The Price of Inaction – Trauma Surgeon Dr. Joe Sakran on America’s Deadly Status Quo
Every day, I stand at this intersection of policy failure and human suffering. – Dr. Joe Sakran, Gun Violence Survivor, Trauma Surgeon, Board Chair & Medical Director for Brady America’s gun violence crisis is neither theoretical nor remote—it’s visceral, unrelenting, and personal, as Dr. Joe Sakran’s own story embodies. The same day Charlie Kirk…
Beyond type 2 diabetes: a look at other forms of this complex disease
While type 2 diabetes dominates the headlines, other forms of the disease exist, as this article explains. The post Beyond type 2 diabetes: a look at other forms of this complex disease appeared first on Nursing Times.
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Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Intravenous calcium salts (i.e., chloride and gluconate) are first-line treatment for hyperkalemia with ECG changes. Although they do not lower serum potassium, they stabilize the myocardial membrane and normalize ECG abnormalities.