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WHO Appoints Elizabeth Iro as Chief Nursing Officer
Her appointment is a boost in the recognition of nurses’ critical contribution to society.
Hurricane Katrina and the Deadly Choices at Memorial Medical Center
August 31, 2005. The ventilators and life-support monitors of Memorial Medical Center began blaring its alarms, conveying a message that it is now operating on its battery reserves and would need an immediate power supply fast.
Animals in Health Care Facilities? Consider These 6 Points
The interaction between humans and their animals has been an important part of people’s lives since the beginning of time. We instinctively know that our pets are good for us without needing the evidence that numerous current scientific studies are now investigating.
WHO Appoints Elizabeth Iro as Chief Nursing Officer
Her appointment is a boost in the recognition of nurses’ critical contribution to society.
Pediatric Nursing: Hematologic Disorders NCLEX Practice Quiz (15 Questions)
This 15-item practice exam is all about Hematologic disorders in Pediatric Nursing. It includes questions about the structure and function hematologic system, anemia, sickle cell disease, thalassemia, and more.
6 Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Nursing Care Plans
Nursing goals for clients with cleft lip and cleft palate include maintaining adequate nutrition, increasing family coping, reducing the parents’ anxiety and guilt regarding the newborn's physical defects, and preparing parents for the future repair of the cleft lip and palate.
Cardiovascular Care Nursing Mnemonics and Tips
To help you grasp the core concepts of Cardiovascular Care Nursing (or Cardiac Care Nursing), here are our visual nursing mnemonics and tips!
Patient Positioning Nursing Cheat Sheet for NCLEX
Here's a list of the common patient positioning for different conditions, diseases, and nursing procedures.
12 Pediatric and Neonatal Intravenous (IV) Therapy Tips
Starting an IV on a child is terrifying. Here are 12 tips to get the ball rolling (instead of the vein).
4 Dysfunctional Labor (Dystocia) Nursing Care Plans
Here are four (4) nursing care plans (NCP) for dysfunctional labor (dystocia):
Cancer
Cancer is a disease process that begins when an abnormal cell is transformed by the genetic mutation of the cellular DNA.
Pituitary Drugs
Drugs that affect anterior pituitary hormones mimic or antagonize the effects of specific pituitary hormones.
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WHO Appoints Elizabeth Iro as Chief Nursing Officer
Her appointment is a boost in the recognition of nurses’ critical contribution to society.
6 Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Nursing Care Plans
Nursing goals for clients with cleft lip and cleft palate include maintaining adequate nutrition, increasing family coping, reducing the parents’ anxiety and guilt regarding the newborn's physical defects, and preparing parents for the future repair of the cleft lip and palate.
Special Senses Anatomy and Physiology
Special senses are more specialized in structure and are bounded and confined to specific parts of the body. The special senses are smell, taste, sight, hearing, and balance.
4 Total Parenteral Nutrition Nursing Care Plans
The major goals for the patient undergoing total parental nutrition may include improvement of nutritional status, maintaining fluid balance, and absence of complications.
5 Near-Drowning Nursing Care Plans
Therapeutic goals for a client who has nearly drowned include providing adequate oxygenation, maintaining a patent airway, maintaining cerebral perfusion, continuous monitoring, providing rewarming methods, and absence of complications.