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NurseLife

5 Things Patients Do That Annoy Nurses

Some patients are outright disrespectful and some don't realize they are making our work more difficult.

NurseLife

5 Nursing Personalities: Which One Are You?

With each personality profile, they are identified differently but tackle the same tasks.

Maternity and Newborn Care

Newborn Reflexes

Newborn reflexes are involuntary, automatic movements or responses exhibited by infants shortly after birth, triggered by specific stimuli. These innate reflexes are typically temporary, gradually diminishing as the baby's nervous system matures, making them essential components of nursing assessments in early neonatal care.

Psychiatric Nursing

Major Depression

Major depression is classified under mood disorders which are characterized by disturbances in the regulation of mood, behavior, and affect that go beyond the normal fluctuations that most people experience.

Pediatric Nursing

Chicken Pox (Varicella)

Chickenpox is a highly contagious viral infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). It is characterized by a distinctive rash of itchy, fluid-filled blisters that cover the body.

NurseLife

ICU Nurses Are More Prone to PTSD and Burnout: Here’s How You Can Build Resilience

PTSD is as prevalent amongst nurses working in ICU as in war veterans.

Pediatric Nursing

Lead Poisoning

Lead Poisoning or plumbism is a condition occurs when lead accumulates in the body, usually through exposure to lead-contaminated products, soil, water, or paint. Lead poisoning primarily affects young children and can lead to a wide range of cognitive, behavioral, and developmental impairments.

Pediatric Nursing

Diabetes Mellitus Type 1

Type 1 diabetes is a chronic illness characterized by the body’s inability to produce insulin due to the autoimmune destruction of the beta cells in the pancreas.

Nursing News

Elizabeth Wettlaufer Serial Murders: Did the System Fail the Patients?

Wettlaufer was found guilty of 8 counts of murder, 4 counts of attempted murder and 2 cases of aggravated assault against elderly patients by injecting them with insulin.

Diagnostic Tests

Holter Monitoring

Holter monitoring (Ambulatory electrocardiography, ambulatory monitoring, event recorder, Holter electrocardiography) is a noninvasive procedure that continuously records the heart's activity as the patient does his normal routine, usually for 24 to 72 hours.