Category Archives: Cardiac Nursing

Matt Kaufman is accustomed to death. He knows well the task of telling people that someone they love is gone from a stroke, an overdose, a car accident, or any of the dire scenarios he often sees at the urban New Jersey hospital where he works. Usually, says the emergency room doctor, he can find a way to honor the gravity of the moment with small but meaningful gestures of compassion waiting while a family member cries, touching them gently on the shoulder, or simply looking them in the eye to give them words nobody wants to hear Continue reading →

Blog Preston Menu Posted on - 7th April, 2020 - 7:00am | Author - Rachel Smith | Posted in - College, Fulwood, Health, Politics, Preston News, Sharoe Green A face mask Image: Pixabay Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is in such short supply at Royal Preston Hospital nurses have been asked to treat Covid-19 patients wearing a disposable plastic apron and paper mask, Blog Preston has learned. Full protective equipment consisting of full sleeved overalls and FFP3 fit-tested masks can now only be used when treating patients in cardiac arrest, hospital sources claim. One nurse says her family is so concerned about her working conditions her dad has ordered her a mask from Amazon but it will not be delivered for a month. Continue reading →

The Canadian Consortium for the Investigation of Cannabinoids (CCIC) was founded in 2000 with the aim of encouraging research and evidence gathering on medical and non-medical cannabis use, the endocannabinoid system; and the therapeutic potential of cannabinoids. Through its open access Educational Platform the CCIC has made a range of resources freely available, including research and presentations from its annual conference Continue reading →

Nursing in the Covid-19 pandemic: notes by a trauma nurse at a London Level 1 Trauma Centre (blog first published on 29 March 2020) Covid19 Nursing This week the medical and nursing staff on my unit had a joint training session run by an ICU registrar on what to do if your Covid-19 patient has a cardiac arrest. Step 1, leave the room. Confused Continue reading →

HANOVER Brenda Maver's voice catches with emotion when she talks about the young nurses, "the rookies," just a year or two out of nursing school who are being pressed into action on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic in South Shore and Boston hospitals. "I've known them since they were in kindergarten and they are all such nice girls out there working so hard, thrown into this crisis," she said. Mayer is standing at the work table in her garage that is covered with ribbons as she begins another day of making simple wreaths to say "thank you" to area health care workers Continue reading →

By: Lillian Lema, Staff Writer At a young age USM student Ashley Watters knew that she wanted to go into the nursing field due to her upbringing. Growing up in a low-income family, Watters was a witness to the hardships her family faced on not being able to advocate for their health concerns and therefore, not seek to improve it. Continue reading →

The current coronavirus crisis has emphasised to everyone just how vital the NHS is to us, and the incredible work all the staff do on a daily basis. As you regularly see today, the NHS relies heavily on an international workforce, with doctors and nurses, cleaners and engineers all coming from across the world Continue reading →

Updated March 31, 2020 09:04:09 A Victorian nurse who says she repeatedly treated a man with coronavirus fears she could have unknowingly infected dozens of other vulnerable patients. The 58-year-old says an elderly patient, whose home she visits twice weekly for her job with a private contractor, has tested positive to COVID-19 but she did not find out for more than a week Continue reading →

The cardiovascular system is so vital that its activity defines the presence of life. The cardiovascular system begins its activity when the fetus is barely a month old and is the last body system to cease activity at the end of life. More than 80 million Americans have one or more types of cardiovascular disease which include hypertension, coronary artery disease, heart failure, and other congenital cardiovascular defects.Because of the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases, nurses practicing in any setting should have a clear understanding of various conditions affecting the cardiovascular care. Continue reading →

FRANKLIN LIVING One afternoon Laura Kroeger was hard at work in her career as an ICU nurse when a colleague, who was a flight nurse, made an off-hand suggestion: that she should become a flight nurse herself. Her answer: You know I should Continue reading →