Should all ICU and tele patients be monitored when leaving the unit for procedures? If not, which absolutely should be monitored and for which patients may the requirement be waived? My aim is to stim…
With research revealing the many benefits of therapeutic massage, it seems the perfect marriage, combining ones nursing background, with its emphasis on decreasing pain and educating for better patien…
Pulmonary or Respiratory nurses specialize in caring for people with lung diseases, the most common patient ailments. They are specially trained to manage and treat various lung conditions, and educat…
Neuroscience Nursing, a highly sophisticated and challenging specialty of nursing, demands equally high-skills and a sophisticated knowledge base in order to provide nursing care to patients that can …
Another, and possibly little-known, specialty area utilizing nurses is that of Gastroenterology. Nursing's holistic approach, rather than the medical model, offers a wealth of advantages to patients w…
A brief introduction -- dipping of one's toe into the waters of Radiology Nursing, a challenging and exciting area that combines the best of nursing with one-on-one patient care and working with techn…
Even though I graduated from nursing school in 1975, I still remember every one of my nursing instructors. I can't say I remember every last bit of information they tried to teach, but I do remember s…
"I'm not hungry today," he growled, the corners of his mouth turned down, as I entered his room.
After many years as an RN, I recall 3 memorable patient encounters that impacted my life and changed how I practice nursing.
