Hallux Valgus (Bunion)
A hallux valgus is a foot deformity, commonly called a bunion, is when there is medial deviation of the first metatarsal and lateral deviation of the great toe (hallux). The...
Author: Liane Clores, RN MAN
Pros and Cons of Online Nursing Programs
Elaine is planning on taking up a nursing course, however, she has a problem – she doesn’t have much time. But with some research and a few clicks here and...
First case of bird flu spread from Cat to Human
One person, a veterinarian, has been reported to be infected with a rare form of bird flu after catching the virus from a shelter cat in New York City. This...
What’s new in healthcare: Mesentery is Now an Organ
Previously thought to be just a few fragmented structures in the digestive system, the mesentery has now been classified as a single and continuous organ. Scientists have realized that this...
Helping the Patient use a Bedpan
Mia is on duty as a student nurse at the medical ward. Still on her third year in nursing school, she is aware that she has a long way to...
What’s New in Healthcare: Premature Baby Simulators
With a lot of new inventions and technology emerging nowadays, one could tell how far healthcare has come. The days when all nurses relied on when providing basic care were...
Giving Enema to Patients
Nurses may look good in white and sure, we do look neat and clean in our tidy uniform, but how ironic is it that the same people who others view...
Getting to know the Broselow Pediatric Emergency Tape
The Broselow Tape to the rescue The Broselow Pediatric Emergency Tape, which is also known as the Broselow Tape, is a color-coded tape measure that is used throughout the world...
Things Nurses Shouldn’t Do
Elena has just passed the board exam and is now preparing to start working as a newly Registered Nurse. Excited and anxious. She is both. This is the moment that...
List of Common Nursing Acronyms and Abbreviations
LOL. BRB. TTYL. Those are just some of the most common abbreviations people use when conversing online or even through texts nowadays. Sometimes, you would even hear people muttering those...
