Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Pericarditis commonly results from viral or idiopathic causes, but other etiologies include infection, malignancy, tuberculosis, autoimmune diseases, transmural MI (Dressler syndrome) and cardiac surgery (postpericardiotomy syndrome).
Empowering hospital nurses ‘improves’ staff wellbeing and patient safety
Modifying hospital work environments and culture to benefit clinicians can lead to reductions in nurse burnout and improvements in nursing staff retention and care, according to a large study. The post Empowering hospital nurses ‘improves’ staff wellbeing and patient safety appeared first on Nursing Times.
Fact Check: “50 Nursing Students” Measles Claim Is False—Florida School Outbreak Confirmed
Recent social media posts and news headlines have circulated claiming that “over 50 nursing students” were infected in a measles outbreak at a Florida university. However, verified reporting and public…
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing With aortic stenosis, hemodynamic monitoring is essential with vasodilators due to the risk of hypotension and dysrhythmias, which are poorly tolerated. Angina and congestive heart failure are treated with oxygen, nitrates, morphine and diuretics.
Voices of mental health nurses preserved in ‘living history’ podcasts
The memories and experiences of mental health nurses during the closure of asylums in the 1980s to the Covid-19 pandemic are being collected and preserved as part of a ‘living histories’ project. The post Voices of mental health nurses preserved in ‘living history’ podcasts appeared first on Nursing Times.
The Relentless School Nurse: The Accumulation We Rarely Name – Moral Injury
After I published What Schools Witness When Children Are Taken, I heard from school nurses who recognized the scene immediately. The absence that appears without explanation, without coordination, without closure. The archived health record has no transfer destination. The medications are still sitting in the cabinet. The care plan that remains in the system even…
The Relentless School Nurse: When Voice Meets Structure – The Next Chapter for Grandparents for Vaccines
Something is happening. In New Jersey, a grandmother and veteran nurse wrote about standing in line for the polio vaccine as a child and fearing what happens when vaccination rates begin to slip. In Florida, a state leader for Grandparents for Vaccines urged families to protect children through evidence-based immunization and intergenerational responsibility. In South…
Health visitors need training to provide support to families of unsettled babies
Current pressures on health visiting services are depriving new parents of the reassurance and empathy that they need to properly care for their babies, according to a new study. The post Health visitors need training to provide support to families of unsettled babies appeared first on Nursing Times.
6 Nursing Love Stories To Warm Your Heart On Valentine’s Day
Do you have a favorite cheesy nursing-themed Valentine’s card? You’re the only code blue I want to respond to on Valentine’s Day. Blood is red, cyanosis is blue, I get…
Study strongly backs exercise for relieving symptoms of depression and anxiety
Aerobic exercise, such as running, swimming and dancing, may be most effective for relieving the symptoms of depression and anxiety, according to Australian researchers. The post Study strongly backs exercise for relieving symptoms of depression and anxiety appeared first on Nursing Times.