Nurses Urged to Become Entrepreneurs

CEBU CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) is urging unemployed Filipino nurses to explore other options relevant to their profession such as investing in home healthcare services through cooperatives and associations.
According to DoLE Undersecretary Carmelita Pineda during the culmination of the first batch of nurses participating in the Nurses Assigned in Rural [...]

Jobs for Nurses in Yemen

QUALIFIED APPLICANTS may personally submit a detailed resume with job description, school credentials, employment certificates, board certificate, board rating, PRC card, passport copy and two (2) pieces 2X2 recent picture at the Manpower Registry Division, Window I, ground floor, Blas F. Ople Building (Formerly POEA Bldg.), Ortigas Avenue corner EDSA, Mandaluyong City or REGISTER ONLINE [...]

New Hospital in Manila to Open Soon

Manila Mayor Alfredo S. Lim announced last Sunday that a new 150-bed hospital is expected to open next month in the 3rd District of Manila.
“City residents will soon enjoy having their own hospital to run to for medical and dental attention and for their surgical and laboratory needs. Being fully subsidized by the city, all [...]

Parkinson’s Disease

Is a progressive neurologic disease affecting the brain centers responsible for control and regulation of movement.
A deficiency of dopamine due to degenerative changes in the substantia nigra produces tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity, and autonomic dysfunction.
The cause is not known.
Complications of Parkinson’s disease include dementia, aspiration, and injury from falls.
The incidence of Parkinson’s disease increases with age; [...]

Nasogastric Tube Insertion Video

Procedure for Inserting a Nasogastric Tube

Therapeutic Diet

A. Clear Liquids

1. Purpose—to provide hydration to a post-op patient
2. Foods Allowed—tea, coffee, fat-free broth, bouillon, fruit ices, popsicles, gelatin, soda
3. Foods Not Allowed—milk products, fruit juices with pulp
B. Full Liquid

1. Purpose—after a post-op patient tolerates clear liquids, this is often ordered.
2. Foods Allowed—all foods that are [...]

Nursing Care Plan – Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is a cancer that starts in the breast, usually in the inner lining of the milk ducts or lobules. There are different types of breast cancer, with different stages (spread), aggressiveness, and genetic makeup. With best treatment, 10-year disease-free survival varies from 98% to 10%. Treatment includes surgery, drugs (hormone therapy and chemotherapy), [...]

How to Perform a Self-Breast Examination

Breast self-examination (BSE) is a method of finding abnormalities of the breast, for early detection of breast cancer. The method involves the woman herself looking at and feeling each breast for possible lumps, distortions or swelling.
BSE was once promoted heavily as a means of finding cancer at a more curable stage, but randomized controlled studies [...]

Community Health Nursing Reviewer

Contributed by: Bravo SN (Far Eastern University)
For those who would like to share their notes/reviewers (must be original and not copyrighted) to the rest of the NursingCrib community, just send your file(s) as an attachment to admin@nursingcrib.com together with your name/nick, school and year level.

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