DAIC

JANUARY 4, 2024

Credit: American Association of Critical-Care Nurses milla1cf Thu, 01/04/2024 - 11:00 January 4, 2024 — The days of prolonged fasting prior to cardiac catheterization may be numbered, as the body of evidence grows to allow patients to eat before the procedure.

Diet 105

Diet Critical Care Inpatient Nursing 105

DAIC

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Image courtesy of the UT Health Science Center milla1cf Thu, 02/15/2024 - 13:16 February 15, 2024 — Research findings in a clinical trial led by a professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center ’s College of Nursing are likely to dramatically change care and improve outcomes for patients suffering from acute stroke.

Strokes 105

Strokes Stroke Nursing Blood Clot 105

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Introduction:Increasing RN turnover rates are a noteworthy and nuanced problem for many nurse leaders. It is a particular challenge within specialty units, resulting in the loss of specialty nursing knowledge, assessment, and critical thinking skills relevant to specific patient populations.

Nursing 40

Nursing RN Critical Care Strokes 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2016

It would be difficult to get a nurse to give it faster! During the resuscitation, I ordered 10 mEq KCl push, but the patient received 40 mEq of KCl, push (far more than recommended) The resident had ordered 40 mEq and that is what the nurses heard. Crit Care Med. Setting: Multidisciplinary critical care unit.

STEMI 52

STEMI Myocardial Infarction Cardiac Arrest Arrhythmia 52