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IVEA - The Innovative Replacement for the IV PoleWe've all had those patients who have an IV pole as well as multiple pieces of equipment that make it very challenging to even get them to the bathroom. Wouldn't it be great if someone invented something that allowed all the equipment to be contained on one rolling device? |
AEDs in the Wild?Recently, a poster on a boating forum I frequent has advocated purchasing an AED for use on off-shore passages (think in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, three weeks from land). The reasoning is that "simply jump-starting the heart could save a life, and I'd rather do something than nothing." |
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Mnemonic for Assessing DEMENTIA
How do you know your patient is suffering from dementia? The word itself, DEMENTIA, can serve as useful memory aid to make sure you consider important reversible causes. |
3 Steps to Connecting with Patients
Distractions abound on every nursing shift. Nurses are constantly pushed and pulled in every direction with numerous interruptions. Call lights, doctors’ questions, new orders, phone calls, colleagues needing help, patient family members… the list is endless. |
Responding to annoying co-worker who asks you to work for them every week?I have a co-worker who struggles with little aches and pains and she's always asking me to work for her every week. It's always something new as for the reason she wants someone coming in for her. |
Trouble with IV starts on Older AdultsI am seeking your advice on how to start IVs on difficult sticks, preferably older Adults with rolling veins. I work in a setting where I start IVs, access ports, and draw blood. Our patient population is cancer patients and those in the process of being diagnosed, as well as genetic testing for families of cancer patients. |
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