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

Daily Nurse

A PACU nurse’s job description is typically a registered nurse with critical care experience who takes care of patients immediately after surgery. When they arrive in the PACU, these patients may have airways in place or, in some cases, be on ventilators. In contrast, same-day surgeries are generally elective.

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NHS staff need adequate RPE and they need it NOW

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

This is discussed eloquently by Professor Raymond Agius (@ProfEmer) and colleagues in a BMJ blog. A coughing patient, and perhaps even an infectious patient who is simply breathing generates more exposure than someone on a ventilator. With thanks to Professor Raymond Agius (@ProfEmer) for reviewing this blog ahead of publication.

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Making every word count: The role of AAC in LTC

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

Consider the case of a resident recovering from a traumatic brain injury and temporarily reliant on a ventilator. Rehab professionals can collaborate with nursing staff to incorporate AAC into daily routines, ensuring consistent communication support once individuals are admitted to a SNF.

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Mattoon-based Flight Nurses Honored for Saving Preterm Baby

Daily Nurse

Mattoon, Illinois-based flight nurses Kelly Hamill and Dakota Shadwell of the Air Evac Lifeteam are receiving nationwide recognition for using the new Bubble CPAP non-invasive ventilation equipment to save the life of a preterm baby born at about six months gestation, who weighed only two pounds. Nominate a Nurse of the Week!

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Understanding Nurses Experiencing Moral Injury

Nurse.com

What was frequently confused as burnout in previous years has recently been accurately identified as moral injury for nurses. As nurses navigate the dynamic policies and procedures of healthcare in an already high-stress environment, correctly recognizing their challenges and struggles is often difficult, yet extremely important.

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Challenges for paediatric critical care provision.

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

In this week’s blog, and the 3rd in the CYP series Julie C Menzies @jmenzies1 , Rebekah Overend, Lyvonne N Tume @lyvonnetume, discuss ‘Complexity, commissioning, capacity and capability: challenges for paediatric critical care provision’ Julie & Lyvonne Children and young people (CYP) represent a third of our population.

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Meet the Inspiring Mother-Daughter Nursing Duo Creating a Legacy of Care

Daily Nurse

So, when Angeleen Campbell, the daughter of two registered nurses, set her sights on a career in accounting, it seemed perfectly normal. Caring for my grandmother was heartfelt and meaningful, and it was the catalyst for me finally considering a nursing career…to the delight of my parents,” Angeleen says, laughing.