Do you struggle with your head to toe assessments? There is so much to remember and you want to feel competent around your patients. Here is a great overview of the body systems and what you should be paying attention to in your assessment.
Have you ever thought about doing critical care nursing? Or wondered what it is actually like? There's definitely a big difference between the television drama version and the real life hospital version. On the television, the ICU is full of doctors constantly coding patients and then the patients thanking them as soon as their heartbeat comes back. Is this what the ICU is really like?
Nurses all seem to struggle with having back aches and pains. How do we avoid this from happening? Is there a way to ensure that you won't end up like thousands of nurses with chronic back issues?
I remember when I started as a new nurse feeling very intimidated by tracheostomies (or as most people call them - trachs, sounds like trakes). I was terrified that it was going to fall out or that I was going to injure the patient while managing it. I've since worked with them for six years in the ICU and feel very comfortable with them now. Hopefully this helps you to be at ease that trachs are not bad to manage!
I worked as a night shift nurse for six years. Figuring out how to stay healthy while switching back and forth from days to nights was very important. Here are a few helpful tips to keep you feeling good while working the night shift.
Central lines can be daunting to manage at first. With the proper training, you can learn all you need to know about how central lines are inserted and how to do blood draws safely.
Many individuals (including nurses) don't know the difference between type one and type two diabetes. Most of the adult patients we come across are managing type two diabetes. So what makes type one diabetes different?
As nurses, we are trained to administer all types of blood products. Why do we give one type of blood over another? PRBCs, platelets, FFP, cryoprecipitate? What situations merit which type of blood administration?
As a medical professional, you are constantly under a great deal of stress! How do you manage this so that you can not only care for yourself but care for your patients as well?
Why is intra-abdominal pressure monitoring important? Learn how to set up intra-abdominal pressure monitoring and how to interpret your findings.
