It’s widely believed that older age is darkened by persistent loneliness. But a considerable body of research confirms this isn’t the case. In fact, loneliness is the exception rather than the rule in later life. And when it occurs, it can be alleviated: It’s a mutable psychological state. Only 30 percent of older adults feel [...]
Your long-awaited vacation is right around the corner. As the calendar days peel away and you compile your to-do checklist, the issue of jet lag looms if your getaway involves crossing multiple time zones. “Anyone who has ever suffered jet lag knows firsthand that our bodies are persistent in how they keep track of time,” says [...]
Register Now! Latest and Greatest: Overview 2015 American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care Updates New Basic Life Support Algorithm for Cardiac Arrest in Pregnancy Pregnancy is accompanied by a variety of cardiovascular changes in normal women and these can cause clinical decompensation in patients with structural heart disease. These changes, combined with and triggered [...]
Register Now! Latest and Greatest: Overview 2015 American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care Updates New Opioid-associated Life Threatening Emergency Algorithm Opioids are compounds taken from the opium poppy and other synthetic analogues that has the same action to the body. In higher doses, opioids may cause respiratory depression and death, with risks increased upon [...]
Register Now! Latest and Greatest: Overview 2015 American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care Updates New ACLS Team-based Resuscitation Information To effectively resuscitate a patient from cardiac arrest, there must be a team of proficient caregivers that would execute the necessary steps in the management of the situation. While the team can be composed [...]
New GRACE Calculator for Acute Coronary Syndrome Latest and Greatest: Overview 2015 American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care Updates Cardiovascular disease ranks as one of the leading causes of death around the world. Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) is a group of cardiovascular conditions that develop when there is decreased blood flow to the coronary arteries [...]
Latest and Greatest: Overview 2015 American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care Updates New basic Life Support Algorithms for Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Pediatric cardiac arrest often occurs as a result of shock or prolonged respiratory failure rather than cardiac causes. In 0.7% to 3% of hospital admissions and 1.8% to 5.5% of intensive care unit admissions, [...]
Tips on How to Protect Your Agency Document Everything In most states, a patient can wait several years to file a lawsuit and then it can take years before the suit goes to court. Earlier this year, a home care nurse was called to testify in a trial involving a medication she gave to her [...]
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Everyday nurse perform physical assessments, deliver countless medications, carry our doctor’s orders and make critical decisions that affect their patients. Every action a nurse does in the hospital setting is susceptible to error and an error may result in injury to patients or a in a lawsuit. Risk Management Nursing negligence is when a nurse [...]
