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The following are articles I have written and shared with the nursing community. If you enjoy an article please leave a comment and tell me what you think.

Significant Others Requesting Euthanasia

Four years ago, before I got admitted to a nursing school, I went to hospital at Intensive Care Unit with my uncle to to visit his friend who was involved in a road accident and sustained fractures in both upper and lower extremities as well as right rib and partly left rib. He was unable to open his eyes and take a glance at us all. I could see were different accessories oxygen masks and chest drainage tubes, it was only chest movement that could assure me the man was alive. We were... Read More →

Caring for unconscious patient.

Nursing involves caring people with different ailments,caring for unconscious patient is critical care nursing. It is very important for a nurse to have understanding and wide knowledge as to what is affected to such a patient,for instance this patient wouldnot be able to carryout some activities of living such as feeding.It is therefore important for a nurse to know how and what to feed this patient. If the nurse does not know how to feed this patient he may end up developing some... Read More →