Nurse Carla’s Comeback: Why Nurses Can’t Wait for the ‘Scrubs’ Reboot
Image sources: Wikipedia, Fandom An upcoming Scrubs reboot is stirring excitement among nurses, especially with the return of Carla Espinosa, the head nurse who remains one of TV’s most beloved portrayals…
Why Nurse Leaders Matter: DON Turnover Linked to Nursing Home Quality Declines
As frontline nurses, you know that consistent leadership matters. But what happens when the person responsible for overseeing nursing staff—the Director of Nursing (DON)—leaves? It turns out, DON turnover has…
Florida Man With Revoked Nursing License Arrested For Using Roommate’s Credentials To Work
A recent case in Florida has exposed significant vulnerabilities in healthcare hiring processes when a man with revoked nursing licenses managed to secure multiple positions using stolen credentials. In September…
DOJ Sues ProMedica Over ‘Grossly Substandard’ Nursing Home Care
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a significant lawsuit against ProMedica Health System, alleging the company’s nursing homes delivered grossly substandard care to elderly residents across four facilities…
Nurse Sues Ex-Hospital Director Busted for Hiding Cameras In Restrooms at Work
A disturbing case of privacy violation has emerged at Memorial Hermann Hospital in The Woodlands, where a nurse has filed a lawsuit against Robert Shrader, the facility’s former patient care…
‘In resource-limited settings, nurses demonstrate frugal innovation’
Aderonke Opawande urges us to recognise low-resource healthcare settings as sources of innovation capable of strengthening patient safety at home. The post ‘In resource-limited settings, nurses demonstrate frugal innovation’ appeared first on Nursing Times.
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Given that potassium (K+) is primarily located in the intracellular compartment, significant cell lysis from tissue injury, hemolysis, rhabdomyolysis or tumor lysis can increase serum K+ levels.
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Beta-2 receptor blockers and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs impair renin release. Heparin decreases aldosterone synthesis. For most patients, RAAS blockade with only a single agent confers a low risk of hyperkalemia.
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing The medications that impair the RAAS are a major risk factor for elevated serum potassium (K+). Direct renin inhibitors, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers can all decrease renal K+ excretion.
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing True hyperkalemia occurs as a result of increased extracellular potassium (K+) or decreased K+ excretion. Major risk factors for hyperkalemia include renal failure, diabetes mellitus and the use of medications that impair renal K+ excretion.