It is important to be able to recognize different types of heart blocks when your patient develops them. What do the ECG strips look like? What will the patient feel like? Most importantly, what are you going to do about it?
It is important to be able to recognize different types of heart blocks when your patient develops them. What do the ECG strips look like? What will the patient feel like? Most importantly, what are you going to do about it?
Basic ECG interpretation is important to understand as a nurse. What does it mean when different waves do not look how they should? Here is a guide to common ECG abnormalities and what to look out for.
Bilirubin is commonly tested for when a patient is jaundiced. What is the difference between conjugated and unconjugated bilirubin levels? How do these help us to diagnose a patient?
Tips on how to remove rings from a patient whose fingers are swollen. This can be a task that emergently needs to be done if a patient's fingers have decreased blood flow because of the ring. Try some of these easy tricks and see if they work!
Amiodarone is a commonly administered medication in the critical care. It is an antiarrhythmic drug that is used commonly to treat ventricular heart arrhythmias. Learn how to administer amiodarone and what to look out for as a nurse.
A ventilation-perfusion scan (commonly known as a VQ scan) is a procedure performed in interventional radiology. It examines air flow and perfusion from the lungs.
Looking for opportunities to volunteer as a nurse? There are so many organizations that you can look to get that experience. Operation Smile, the Peace Corps, Project Hope, and many more!
Creatinine levels can tell a patient a great deal about their kidney function. What do you, as a nurse, need to know about this level in order to care for your patient? What are the normal ranges and when should you be concerned?
Finding your first nursing job can be a difficult task. Here is some great advice from a seasoned nurse on how to land that first job.
As a nurse, it is very important to understand coagulation studies and what the values mean. Here is a simplified guide to understanding some of the most common lab tests like PT, INR, PTT, and what they mean for your patient.