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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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Making every word count: The role of AAC in LTC

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

For many individuals we serve who present with chronic, progressive and/or neurological conditions, this is what they face daily. Consider the case of a resident recovering from a traumatic brain injury and temporarily reliant on a ventilator. End-of-life care in LTC often presents unique communication challenges.

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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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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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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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Case Management Fast-Growing Role, Despite Pandemic Difficulties

Nurse.com

But now, there were many ventilator-dependent patients, for example, who had to be placed in facilities that the case managers were unfamiliar with and in many cases didn’t even know where these facilities were located.”. The post Case Management Fast-Growing Role, Despite Pandemic Difficulties appeared first on Nurse.com Blog.

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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).