Nursing How To’s: Basic Venipuncture
Gina has always been amazed at how some nurses expertly hit a vein and/or draw blood. For her, it looks really cool that most of them get it done at...
Author: Liane Clores, RN MAN
Nursing How To’s: Central Line Catheter Dressing Change
A central venous catheter is a tube that goes into a vein in the patient’s chest. It helps carry nutrients and medicine into the body as well as is used...
Nursing How To’s: Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning
Lydia was reading the patient’s chart, taking down notes needed for case discussion. She browses the physician’s order sheer to check if there are new orders when she comes about...
Nursing How To’s: Performing an Electrocardiogram
Karen, along with her classmates, watches as the staff nurse places electrodes of different colors expertly on the patient’s chest. It has always amazed her how nurses do it easily,...
Digestible Sensors
Digestible sensors that can report medication adherence and vital signs have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This ingestible sensor, which looks like a regular pill,...
Eye Care for Intensive Care Patients
Waida, in her aim of getting good grades, is spending her Saturday night studying for next week’s discussion about eye care. She’s scanning through an article when she reads that...
Lifting Safety: Preventing back injuries when lifting patients
You know you’re a nurse when you have complained of having an aching back at least once in your career. Nursing personnel, compared to other professions are among the highest...
Look Stress Free: 5 Skin Care Tips for Nurses
Mia stands in front of the mirror, sighing as she notes her dull complexion. She suddenly wishes that she had good skin like that of models and celebrities, but given...
Preventing Zika: Advice for Travelers
There have been ongoing concerns about the spread of Zika virus to various countries. And while Zika is only considered a mild disease and is less serious than Dengue, unwanted...
Zika Virus Updates
Though it has already been a while since news about the Zika Virus started to take the internet by storm, this virus continues to spread in various parts of the...
