Have any of you ever made a medication error? There is news that came out in the last few days about a Tennessee nurse that has been indicted for “reckless homicide” for a medication error resulting in the death of patient. You’ll never believe the medication mix-up!
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?
It seems like many of the elderly patients that I have cared for have had large amounts of hip pain. They have joints that are causing them problems or have had a hip replacement somewhere along the way. Jessica from Vive Health has put together many of the common causes of hip pain. Look out for these and trouble shoot them with your patients.
Have you heard of the hyperbaric chamber? This unique type of oxygen treatment helps patients with a variety of medical issues. See a quick breakdown of how it helps patients from an ICU RN.
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?
A very common patient injury you’ll encounter as a nurse is a sprain. Don’t miss this quick guide to recognizing and treating sprains:
Syringomyelia is a rare disorder in which a fluid-filled cyst (also known as a syrinx) develops within a person’s spinal cord. Over time, the cyst may continue to grow causing damage to the spinal cord.
Are you newer to the ICU and worried about all of the different IV blood pressure medications that you are required to know? Here are a few of the common vasopressors, their normal doses, and what you should know about them.
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.
When I started my first nursing job in the hospital, I thought 12-hour shifts were really daunting. That is a long period of time to be working!! The best perk about it, though, is that you get four days off. It definitely made the long shifts worthwhile. Here are a few tips from Jessica at Vive Health about how to survive the seemingly never ending shifts.
