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February 2020 – Nursing Trivia
Can you get these three trivia questions correct?
Atrial Fibrillation
I read a great article recently on the NPS Medicine Wise site about atrial fibrillation. The authors identified that presentations to emergency departments for the arrhythmia are on the increase. It is the most common arrhythmia that people present with and it accounts for over 30% of hospital admissions for arrhythmia.
Sepsis
Sepsis The Australian Sepsis Network is a great resource for information. Sepsis, defined as organ dysfunction due to an infection, is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The annual incidence in the adult Australian population treated in an ICU has...
Patient guide to managing pain and opioid medicines
Choosing Wisely Australia an Initiative of NPS MedicineWise have identified that every day in Australia 3 people die and 150 people are hospitalised as a result of harm from pharmaceutical opioids.
T.I.M.E. Clinical Decision Support Tool
Wound Care management is a key Nursing function. There are a plethora of products on the market that are strenuously marketed to clinicians by the various producers.
Australian guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol
NHMRC has released the draft revised Australian guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol for public consultation. The guidelines are being updated to reflect the most recent and best available evidence on the health effects of drinking alcohol.
Nursing Word-Search #4: Human Bones
Can you find all the human bones hidden in this word search?
Professional Boundaries Podcast Series
In this podcast series, Dr. Wendy McIntosh PhD shares insights and strategies about developing and maintaining professional boundaries. Professional Boundaries are not limited to the clinical or therapeutic arena. If you are in a professional role – a teacher, support worker, police officer, a prison officer, council worker, hairdresser.
Meningitis due to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Whilst rare non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced meningitis is something to consider when there are signs and symptoms of aseptic meningitis. The first drug-induced case was first reported in 1978.
Nursing and Midwifery Emporium
Nicole Nash-Arnold from Nurse Manager HQ and myself, Sue Walker from the Nurses for Nurses Network and the Nursing CPD Institute recently created the Nursing and Midwifery Emporium as the home of the This Nursing Life podcast.
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