Tips on how to remove rings from a patient whose fingers are swollen. This can be a task that emergently needs to be done if a patient's fingers have decreased blood flow because of the ring. Try some of these easy tricks and see if they work!
A ventilation-perfusion scan (commonly known as a VQ scan) is a procedure performed in interventional radiology. It examines air flow and perfusion from the lungs.
It seems like many of the elderly patients that I have cared for have had large amounts of hip pain. They have joints that are causing them problems or have had a hip replacement somewhere along the way. Jessica from Vive Health has put together many of the common causes of hip pain. Look out for these and trouble shoot them with your patients.
It is important to be able to recognize different types of heart blocks when your patient develops them. What do the ECG strips look like? What will the patient feel like? Most importantly, what are you going to do about it?
Do you struggle with your head to toe assessments? There is so much to remember and you want to feel competent around your patients. Here is a great overview of the body systems and what you should be paying attention to in your assessment.
When I started my first nursing job in the hospital, I thought 12-hour shifts were really daunting. That is a long period of time to be working!! The best perk about it, though, is that you get four days off. It definitely made the long shifts worthwhile. Here are a few tips from Jessica at Vive Health about how to survive the seemingly never ending shifts.
I volunteered on a Navy hospital ship in 2011 for five months. What was it like living on a Navy ship? What were the nurse's responsibilities? Learn about volunteering and how it will help you in the nursing field.
I learned about this app called Full Code Pro at work. It is such an awesome app to use when you are recording a code. It seems like you're always scrambling for something to write on. I would sometimes end up with a paper towel and permanent marker for recording!
Why is intra-abdominal pressure monitoring important? Learn how to set up intra-abdominal pressure monitoring and how to interpret your findings.
Giving insulin IV is a lifesaving measure for patients experiencing diabetic ketoacidosis or hyperkalemia. Monitoring these patients closely is essential to safe treatment. Learn the basics about IV insulin from an ICU RN.
