There are so many different types of radiology studies that patients can undergo. What do they all mean? Here is a brief overview of the most common radiology studies that are performed in the hospital.
Home health nurses play an extremely important role in caring for individuals who need extra care at home. One major role that they can play is helping to educate caregivers and keep patients out of the hospital. The relationship between home health nurses and caregivers is extremely important.
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?
Does DKA have a confusing pathophysiology? Why does the potassium rise initially? How does insulin help to resolve DKA? Why do these patients breathe so fast? If you've wondered about these questions, look at this article to see if it helps clear up some of the confusion!
Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is the "flesh-eating" bacteria that you sometimes hear about in the news. How do people contract this horrible and sometimes fatal infection? Is it just pure, bad luck? How many patients die every year from this infection? Check out this quick explanation from an ICU RN.
Take a few minutes to read the story of Eva Grace who was born with a terminal condition called anencephaly. Her parents had a plan for her birth and organ donation, but things never seem to quite go as planned.
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!
Both as a nurse and as a mother, I have experienced what labor & delivery and post partum nurses do to care for their patients. It is such a vulnerable time for new mothers and the support that nurses give is never forgotten.
