End of life (EOL) care has all the time been a selected interest of mine. I do know the frustrations that usually arise when providing end...
He got here out of the room – slightly stuffy, with a respiratory rate of 28 and shallow respiration. His O2 saturation was 95%. He was...
Changes in lab values often give us clues about what is going on on with our patients. Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a severe, uncontrolled diabetes characterised...
I’m just a little embarrassed to confess it in front of a bunch of nurses, but I feel if I embarrass myself enough, possibly I won’t...
Caring for stroke patients may be difficult; when a stroke occurs, it’s essential to differentiate symptoms from other diagnoses. Determining the kind and placement of the...
In the Midwest, an enterovirus often known as EV-D68 is causing concern. Although it shouldn’t be a brand new virus, EV-D68 recently caused severe respiratory symptoms...
Our NursingCenter team has been closely monitoring the Ebola virus outbreak over the past few months, but with recent developments related to the disease broadcast here...
The current measles outbreak that has been linked to a California amusement park continues to make headlines across the United States. Centers for Disease Control and...
Recent Quick quiz on our Facebook page resulted in a combination of responses. Do you understand what word is used to explain the quantity of stretch...
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has been making headlines since 2012, when it was first detected in Saudi Arabia. More recently, the Republic of Korea has...
