End Point: Post Mortem Care
Nurse Theo stands there observing the scene around him. His fellow nurses busy cleaning things up in the area, folks weeping in the corner, the doctor holding an ECG paper...
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What You Need To Know About Inotropics
Christmas season is way past over, however, Nurse Hannah finds herself staring at a Christmas Tree-like ceiling. Like Colorful Christmas balls, IV hooks are full of different IV bottles of...
Chronic Hypoxemia in Pediatrics
Hypoxemia is a condition from which there is a low level of partial pressure of oxygen in the arterial blood. Blood oxygen level is measured by an arterial blood test...
Let’s fly away: Flight Nursing
It’s just another ordinary day at the airport. Fair weather. Blue skies. Passengers boarding and arriving. Families waiting expectedly for their loved ones. Children crying as they depart from their...
This is WHAT nursing is all about
eing a nurse isn’t about grades, it’s about being who we are. No book can teach you how to cry with a patient. No class can teach you how to...
I See You: Cystoscopy
Patient X has been experiencing painful urination for days. He feels this burning sensation every time he urinates. This hasn’t been new to him since he has experienced this for...
Nursing Reality
You just can’t contain the excitement, today, after years of struggle and sacrifices, is finally your first day of work as a Registered Nurse. You look at your reflection in...
Basics in Mechanical Ventilation: Getting to know its parameters and set-up
*Ring ring* “Hello, this is the ICU department, good morning” “Good morning Ma’am, this is the emergency room, we will be admitting patient X, needing intensive care in a while....
A Day in the Life of a Clinical Instructor
A Day in the Life of a Clinical Instructor
One of the most important roles of the clinical instructor role is providing instruction to students, which is based on a course syllabus. With nursing concepts and theories being taught in nursing school, it is important that student nurses also know how to apply them in the clinical setting. That is where clinical instructors enter the scenario. Their job is to connect what students learn in school and aid them in real life application. Textbooks and other written materials may be used, but the teaching strategy of CIs mostly rely on laboratory simulations and on-site rotations.
Capillary Blood Glucose Monitoring
Jannah* stares clueless at the order sheet. It’s her first week as a Registered Nurse working in the hospital. Months ago, she was very confident that she knows almost everything...
