How much sleep do your kids actually need? What is the recommendation? Sometimes my kids think they need a lot less sleep than they do. They always complain about how I get to stay up later than they do. I wish I could go back to the days of 10-12 hours of sleep per night!
I have always been very interested in the right-to-die laws. In the ICU, we care for patients that are terminally ill quite often. Should people have a right to determine when they are able to die? I cared for a patient we had terminally extubated who was not dying as quickly as family had expected. The husband complained that even dogs have the right to be put to sleep when they are terminal. What do you think?
You'll never believe what the next greatest medical treatment is for weight loss? It seems like there are so many different diets, surgeries, and trends to treat obesity. How do you know if this is just another fad?
I remember when I was in high school, there were multiple girls who got pregnant. How common is this still? Do teenage pregnancy rates continue to be on the rise or are they trending down?
Do you think doctors should have a say in who can and cannot give birth? This woman is old enough to be a great-grandmother, and she just gave birth to her own child. Where do we ethically draw the line with science and reproduction...or do we?
As nurses, we administer a large variety of medications: cardiac medications, pain medications, electrolytes, anti-anxiety medications, antibiotics, sedation, etc. I usually think of the most common effects that a drug will have on a patient when I administer it. What I don't usually think about is all of the other uses for that drug. Look at this interesting study about Ketamine (a procedural sedation drug) and what researchers are saying it can be useful for.
Do you think it would make a difference what time of day you get your flu shot? British researchers have found that the time of day you get vaccinated greatly impacts your antibody production. Read more to find out when to get your flu shot next year!
Have you ever made a medical error as a nurse? They are not as uncommon as you might think. I have watched in urgent situations as mistakes are quickly made (luckily no harm to the patient happened as a result). Could it be true that medical errors are the number three cuase of death in the US?
It feels like there is always a new update on the devastating effects that the Zika Virus has on developing fetuses. There have now been multiple cases of twins who only one of the two babies are affected by the Zika Virus. How is this possible? How does the virus actually work?
Norco pills are being sold in Sacramento and people are unintentionally overdosing on them. Why is this? The Norco pills are not really Norco. You'll never believe what they are counterfeiting.
