Needle Stick Injuries: Management and Prevention
Ironically, while caring for the health of others, healthcare staff put themselves at risk. Needle stick injuries carry the risk of infection to healthcare staff, which may even prove fatal and are sometimes hard to detect even years after they occur
5 Mistakes ICU Staff Make to Cause Infection and How to Prevent Them
Certified Nurses Day is coming up on March 19th, and it’s a great opportunity to show appreciation for all the hard work and professionalism that nurses demonstrate, with a smile on their face and a kind word, despite the challenging conditions in which they are required to work.
Why Certified Nurses Day is Important for Hospitals
Certified Nurses Day is coming up on March 19th, and it’s a great opportunity to show appreciation for all the hard work and professionalism that nurses demonstrate, with a smile on their face and a kind word, despite the challenging conditions in which they are required to work.
Early Goal-Directed Therapy and the Challenge of Sepsis Management
Early Goal Directed Therapy (EGDT) was first proposed by Rivers et al in 2001, as a hemodynamic optimization protocol, proven to reduce mortality rates in cases of sepsis or septic shock.
Intravenous therapy
Complications associated with intravenous fluid regulation and how an inappropriate fluid therapy protocol can easily put patients at risk of morbidity and mortality.
The danger of air embolism
As is commonly known, vascular air embolism occurs when air or gas enters the vascular system, and it is a rare but potentially fatal event.
First Recorded Stopcock Usage
The use of stopcocks in blood transfusion and fluid management has received a lot of press in recent years
Blood Splatter
Exposure to Blood in the ICU: The Risks, and a Solution
Nurse and burned baby reunite
There’s been a fair amount in the press lately about the nursing profession, ever since Miss America contestant Kelley Johnson chose to recite a monologue about her role as a caregiver for the talent portion of the event.
It’s National Sepsis Awareness Month
Why should we devote a full 30 days in September to spread the word about what sepsis is and what it does?
