AnneD.RN

AnneD.RN has 18 years experience and specializes in Kidney Transplant, Case Management, Oncology.

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   Damar Hamlin's Cardiac Arrest Has Health Professionals Talking About Commotio Cordis

   AnneD.RN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you Beth, for explaining this rare yet complicated diagnosis. This article was very helpful and well written. In recent news, I am also glad to hear that Damar Hamlin is making progress in his...
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   Is This Common in LTC?

   AnneD.RN replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

   In these situations, I think about how this case would be presented in court. If the nurse is not calling the doctor when the blood sugar is over 400, then they are not following orders, period....
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   Old Timer's Take on Fixing the Nursing Shortage

   AnneD.RN replied to KathyDay's topic in General Nursing

   These are great ideas, Kathy! I agree that going back to the "old training" or fundamentals of nursing is important. I feel that there was a great emphasis on nursing theory, micro pharmacology (the...
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   COVID: The Straw That Broke the Nurse's Back

   AnneD.RN replied to AnneD.RN's topic in General Nursing

   Great question! Many nurses nationwide were fired. Additional healthcare employees (non-nurses) were also fired. Hospitals also lost many more nurses who quit because of the COVID vaccine mandate....
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   COVID: The Straw That Broke the Nurse's Back

   AnneD.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

   You probably recall watching the frightening and surreal news stories unfold in the Spring of 2020. Hospitals were overflowing with patients infected with COVID, medical facilities were clamoring to...