Definition of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine is a medical specialty which: • Evaluates & treats unexpected (episodic) illness and injury • Patient population is largely unknown to the physician • Encompasses a unique body of knowledge • Depth and breadth of understanding • Multi-system illnesses in an unknown patient • Operates under a paradigm that [...]
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INFECTION CONTROL IN ICU And Nursing Role
March 12th, 2012 
Admin Patients in the ICU are at an increased risk of developing nosocomial infection: The severity of the patient’s illness and Underlying conditions The length of exposure to invasive devices and procedures The increased contact with health-care personnel The length of the ICU stay The special environmental characteristics of the unit such as space limitations Best [...]
CPR And Nursing
December 6th, 2011 Admin WHAT IS BLS & CPR? Emergency treatment to overcome the failure of breathing and circulation Maintaining a clear airway Breathing into the victim’s lungs Compressing the chest to make blood circulate round the body Turning the victim onto his side (recovery position) Best 5 Searches for this Postbls algorithm 2012nursing diagnosis for CPRnursing care [...]
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Tags: BLS, CPR, nursing, RESUSCITATION 
No Comments »Arterial Lines And Nursing
December 6th, 2011 Admin What is an A-line? A-line stands for Arterial line. Our teams use the same 20-gauge straight IV catheters that they use for peripheral lines, and insert them into – usually – the radial artery in one wrist or the other. Best 5 Searches for this Postimages of arteries RADIALnursing care plan for arterial linearterial linearterial [...]
Posted in Critical Care Nursing, Nursing Intervention Tags: a-line, arterial line, nursing, procedure, technique No Comments »Suctioning , Tracheostomy
December 5th, 2011 Admin Anatomy And Physiology Best 5 Searches for this Posttracheostomy suctioningnursing diagnosis for tracheostomyncp for tracheostomytracheostomysuctioning a tracheostomy
