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Tag Archives: RN tips
Snakebites and Episode 20
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Welcome to Episode 20 The Nursing Show is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network. Right Click to download (Macs Option Click) Subscribe with iTunes here (must have iTunes installed — it’s free) RSS Feed to subscribe (copy url … Continue reading
CHF and Episode 18
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Welcome to Episode 18 The Nursing Show is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network. Right Click to download (Macs Option Click) Subscribe with iTunes here (must have iTunes installed — it’s free) RSS Feed to subscribe (copy url … Continue reading
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Tagged assessment, cardiac, geriatrics for nurses, nursing medication review, RN tips
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Amputees Use Mirrors for Pain
In a recent article on military amputees and their experiences with phantom limb pains, an unusual treatment cropped up — Mirror Therapy! Read the article here. Phantom pain is caused by mismatched signals to the brain from the affected limb. … Continue reading
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Tagged nursing medication review, pain, RN tips, trauma
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Autonomic Dysreflexia and Episode 17
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Welcome to Episode 17 The Nursing Show is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network. Right Click to download (Macs Option Click) Subscribe with iTunes here (must have iTunes installed — it’s free) RSS Feed to subscribe (copy url … Continue reading
AEDs in Schools (and everywhere else)
Two healthy 14 year old boys each playing a sport they loved, collapsed while playing sports. They were in cardiac arrest. Both boys died before a defibrillator arrived on an ambulance. Now, their parents are pushing Congress for more funding … Continue reading
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Tagged AED, cardiac, geriatrics for nurses, public health, RN tips
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Club Drugs and Episode 13
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Welcome to Episode 13 The Nursing Show is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network. Right Click to download (Macs Option Click) Subscribe with iTunes here (must have iTunes installed — it’s free) RSS Feed to subscribe (copy url … Continue reading
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Tagged assessment, drug abuse, nursing education, RN tips
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More on Stroke Care
More news to come out of the studies presented at the International Stroke Conference in New Orleans last week. Yesterday I reported on the reports of some positive effects in aggressively reducing blood pressures in the treatment of Hemorrhagic strokes. … Continue reading
Hemorrhagic Stroke Care Advances
The International Stroke Conference convened its annual meeting this week in New Orleans. They have released some remarkable information based on the studies presented there. One promises a possible treatment for strokes related to brain bleeds. The study authored at … Continue reading
Identity Theft and Patient Information
Identity theft is a big issue right now. People are having their lives turned upside down by having their financial records compromised. Imagine having your medical records compromised as well.Patients are having their medical safety endangered when their stolen identity … Continue reading
Free Meds for Cardiac Patients
Somebody get me the can of worms so I can open it. I found this article based on research that points at cardiac medication non-compliance following myocardial infarctions and patient mortality. The authors of the study conclude that one way … Continue reading
