Nurse Nacole
FEBRUARY 4, 2024
Category: Fundamentals Maturation of the tracheostomy tract is generally completed by postoperative day 7. Indications for exchange of the tracheostomy tube include cuff rupture or leak, leakage around the tube, and complete or partial tube occlusion.
The Caregiving Years Training Academy
FEBRUARY 4, 2024
I led two Master Classes last week: one about the six caregiving stages and one about the 17 caregiving systems. I shared the latest version of the six stages concept I initially developed in 1997 and insights about how we can manage the complicated caregiving systems. (I’ll lead them again soon and will share new dates when I’ve scheduled them.) It’s always so helpful for me to connect to a group of health care professionals and family caregivers to talk about caregiving issues.
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Palliverse
FEBRUARY 4, 2024
Photo by Rhii Photography on Unsplash For most of my time in medical school, I thought I was going to train to become a paediatrician. That all changed after I went to Taiwan to do my medical elective in Paediatric Oncology. After five weeks on the child cancer ward, I realised I couldn’t become a paediatrician. I found I couldn’t handle working with critically unwell and dying children.
The Caregiving Years Training Academy
FEBRUARY 4, 2024
When we sit in the audience and enjoy a symphony, we can marvel at the musicians playing different instruments coordinating their individual sounds to create a lovely, lilting song that inspires us to sway in our seats. Let’s decide we can have a symphony in our day. We can remind ourselves to make room for that symphony by asking ourselves this question to start our day: “What’s my symphony?
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Let's discuss the trusty pager—an old favorite that’s losing its shine in hospitals and clinics. While once a staple in hospitals and clinics, pagers now present significant limitations that hinder rather than facilitate communication among healthcare professionals. Healthcare professionals are constantly on the move, and they need communication tools that can keep up with their fast-paced lives.
Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs
FEBRUARY 4, 2024
This EBN Spotlight introduces our new podcast ( here ) with Dr Kimberley O’Sullivan (Senior Research Fellow, University of Otago) and Dr Ben Parkinson (Deputy Editor, EBN). Kimberly is an expert on fuel poverty and health and has published widely on the topic ( here ). This podcast is an excellent opportunity to hear Kimberly share her knowledge on the public health implications around housing and mental health.
Today's Caregiver
FEBRUARY 4, 2024
Join us as we celebrate Fearless Caregivers, Mildred Sanchez sharing her personal story as she cares for her loved ones.
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