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IV medications: Medications that are sometimes used in the case of cardiac arrest include epinephrine, amiodarone, vasopressin, and atropine sulfate. These are “crash cart medications,” so named because they can be found on the wheeled cart that medical professionals use during an emergency resusci...
Each day, I am able to add to an extensive web of information that provides insight both in and out of the clinical setting. Just as patients do not all have the same problem, a nurse does not always use the same solutions. I use the ingenuity and critical thinking taught in nursing ...
Being sectioned, it’s not the most fun experience, but it does mean you get treated. But they’re bringing in the new White Paper. It’s going to be even harder to get her sectioned, so she might be facing a lifetime of illness. (Carer, Crisis team, individual interview) Particip...
adoption will only increase. I think the real nut we have to crack is how to seamlessly integrate these advances into the workflow and change our care model around them, rather than just having the technology be one more thing in terms of cost and burden a nurse needs to deal with every...
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Dr. Mark Levin is an independently paid medical reviewer. Written by:Jenna Tozzi, RN Chief Patient Care Advisor Jenna Tozzi, RN, is the Chief Patient Care Advisor for Mesothelioma Hope. With more than 15 years of experience as an adult and pediatric oncology nurse navigator, Jenna provides exc...