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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. The decision to wear an FFP3 respirator/hood should be based on clinical risk assessment e.g. task being undertaken, the presenting symptoms, the infectious state of the patient, risk of acquisition and the availability of treatment.

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5 NICU conditions and pieces of special equipment you must know

The Nurse Break

Babies may often present very floppy and what we call “hypotonic” which is when their tone is too relaxed, and sometimes “hypertonic” where they appear stiff. They may present with abnormal movements and seizure-like activity. The SensorMedics is a mechanical ventilator known as a High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilator (HFOV).

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COVID-19 Class of 2020: My Hospital Residency’s Twists and Turns

Nurse.com

As part of the college graduation process, my class made oral presentations to the Board of Nursing, explaining how the non-traditional student learning processes of those last few weeks had prepared us to become nurses — as if we really understood what that meant or what we would have to do to when we became nurses. Graduation and Beyond.

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A Day in the Life: Staff Nurse in the Critical Care Float Pool of a Children’s Hospital

Daily Nurse

This means that, at any given time, our sickest of children can be on full-time monitoring, hooked up to ventilators and infusion machines, and under intensive care. And the language, education, and cultural barriers that present with the families I deal with exacerbate the importance of establishing trust.

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A Day in the Life of a NICU Nurse

The Nurse Break

Babies may often present very floppy and what we call “hypotonic” which is when their tone is too relaxed, and sometimes “hypertonic” where they appear stiff. They may present with abnormal movements and seizure-like activity. The SensorMedics is a mechanical ventilator known as a High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilator (HFOV).

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What can we learn from simulations? Amber Barnato

GeriPal

As we’ve written about on GeriPal when we were a blog (a decade ago!) I’d be willing to take some time on a mechanical ventilation machine to live longer.” And so the idea that patients are walking around with these on their shoulder like, “Hey, I got the mechanical ventilation preference, just want to make sure.”

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Resume FAQs for Nursing Students and New Nurses

Nurse.com

You can mention significant experiences you had or skills you developed, such as working with ventilators or assisting with procedures like placing an IV, in a bulleted list below your clinical experience. Who you are — A cover letter presents an opportunity to showcase who you are. spring 2022).

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