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What is Hospital Acquired Pneumonia (HAP)?
General Nursing

It's Pneumonia & Flu Season... Are you HAP & VAP Battle Ready?

by NickICU-RN, ADN, BSN

Advanced suctioning techniques to help prevent HAP & VAP. This article also details the huge financial impact of HAP & VAP on hospitals!

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What side do you agree with: To Suction or Not To Suction?
General Nursing

Research Results are in: To Suction or Not To Suction, End of Life…

by NickICU-RN, ADN, BSN

"To Suction or Not To Suction, End-of-Life & Hospice Patients" is an article I recently published in allnurses.com and the responses were very conflicting. As...

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Should we suction or not suction end-of-life care / hospice patients?
General Nursing

To Suction or Not To Suction, End of Life & Hospice Patients

by NickICU-RN, ADN, BSN

I recently was at a nursing conference where some nurses stated they do advocate suctioning on their dying patients. This article examines both schools of...

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