Note writing is something I had minimal training on while in my graduate nursing program. Yes, I knew disease processes and appropriate interventions. But, when it came to assembling, formulating, and getting those thoughts on paper professionally - I wasn't prepared. I had to intentionally requ...
Today’s episode will guide you through the sea of headache patients in the Emergency Room. From a simple tension headache to a subarachnoid hemorrhage, this podcast will cover your important assessments, treatments, and supportive interventions. You can’t miss this episode if you want to know ...
who is responsible for ensuring that patients who are acutely and dangerously ill, as well as their families, receive the best care possible. Critical care nurses work in environments where patients require in-depth patient assessments, intensive treatments and interventions, and ongoing nursing ...
In 2016, “The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3)” was published (Singer et al., 2016). As nurses, there are several key points from this publication that we should be familiar with. First, the terminology related to sepsis has changed, but the...
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Eichelberger established and developed pediatric coefficients for the RTS that was then validated in the pediatric population (Engum et al., 2000). The RTS is also recommended as one of the triage tools in the American College of Surgeons trauma guidelines, Resources for the Optimal Care of the...