Daily Nurse
DECEMBER 9, 2024
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.
Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder
JANUARY 16, 2025
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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Daily Nurse
OCTOBER 18, 2023
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!
Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs
JULY 17, 2022
The authors of this paper conclude: “Reducing contacts, always wearing well-fitted FFP2 respirators when indoors, using ventilation and other methods to reduce airborne virus concentrations, and avoiding situations with loud voices seem critical to limiting these latest waves of the COVID-19 pandemic.”. 79% require a surgical mask.
Nurse.com
AUGUST 22, 2022
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.
Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder
JANUARY 18, 2024
A phenomenon that skilled nursing teams have long appreciated was recently highlighted in a recent article published in JAMA Internal Medicine , researchers Ehrenzeller and Klompas shed light on a critical yet often overlooked aspect of healthcare — oral hygiene and daily toothbrushing.
Daily Nurse
MARCH 28, 2023
The team developed a paper-based assessment tool with a series of Yes/No items related to the ABCDEF bundle, allowing a nurse observer to circle whether an element had been addressed during rounds Two nurses performed in-person observations of multidisciplinary morning rounds on 15 observation days in the fall of 2021.
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