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What is PACU, and What Does a PACU Nurse Do? 

Daily Nurse

PACU nurse’s responsibilities include closely monitoring patients’ vital signs and managing common post-operative symptoms such as pain, nausea, dizziness, and other effects of surgery and anesthesia. PACU nurses monitor vital signs and manage post-operative symptoms such as pain, nausea, and drowsiness.

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Meet Cardiac Nurse Diana-Lyn Baptiste

Minority Nurse

For some patients, their cardiovascular issues aren’t immediately identifiable by vital signs or diagnostic tests. As a researcher, I conduct research and publish articles to contribute to the cardiovascular science. What are the most important nursing skills for cardiac nurses to have?

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The State of the Nursing Workforce in 2024

Daily Nurse

Our nation’s health workers face a mental health crisis, as spotlighted in a CDC Vital Signs report in October 2023. Finances While many articles about nurse wellness fail to mention finances, financial well-being is worth paying attention to. On the bright side, 42% said they had seen less violence in the last year.

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Tips & advice to ace your nursing studies by Jessica

The Nurse Break

Student & Grad articles. Some of the tasks I perform are personal hygiene, vital signs, feeding and fluids. We interview Jessica Lambert, a final year nursing student at the University of Tasmania about her nursing studies. She gives some great pieces of advice that all nursing students should read. Write for us.

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Philippines nurses moving to Australia. The 5 W’s

The Nurse Break

ICU Articles. I was assessed based on practical and communication skills, including Medication Calculation & administration, ANTT, Risk Management in Clinical Setting, Wound Management, Vital Signs, Infection Control, BLS, etc. Chester goes into the step-by-step process involved for someone keen to nurse in Australia!

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How to Get a Nursing Job With No Experience in Australia

The Nurse Break

There are many ways to get your foot in the door, and this article will provide you with some tips on how to make it happen. Any views and opinions expressed on any blog/article within The Nurse Break website belong solely to the original authors and can’t be attributed to The Nurse Break or its Founder.

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SWAT RNs: Supporting Bedside Leaders with Clinical Judgment

Minority Nurse

Susan Dresser, Cynthia Teel, and Jill Peltzer, in their 2023 article entitled, Frontline Nurses’ Clinical Judgment in Recognizing, Understanding, and Responding to Patient Deterioration: A Qualitative Study , noted that nurses who work at the bedside are essential in the recognition of patients’ decline and initiating contact with the SWAT RN.