In this hurry up paced work environment most nurses find themselves in, it is easy to see how certain tasks may get shortchanged in an effort for efficiency. Everyone is pressed for time- yet there are specific tasks nurses must do each shift and do quickly. One area that should never be shortchanged is documentation.…
Sepsis is a life-threatening, medical emergency affecting approximately one million persons annually in the United States (NIH, 2017). Patients hospitalized with sepsis are eight times more likely to die during hospitalization (Hall et al., 2011). Sepsis is defined as “a life-threatening complication of an infection”. Many doctors view sepsis as a three-stage syndrome, starting with…
Did you know….. That having a Legal Nurse Consultant review your medical malpractice or injury cases can save an attorney hundreds of dollars in unbillable time? Certified Legal Nurse Consultants (CLNC’s) are registered nurses who have expertise in the healthcare system and can analyze complex medical records involved in medical malpractice, personal injury, insurance defense…
That having a Legal Nurse Consultant review your medical malpractice or injury cases can save an attorney hundreds of dollars in unbillable time? Certified Legal Nurse Consultants (CLNC’s) are registered nurses who have expertise in the healthcare system and are able to analyze complex medical records involved in medical malpractice, personal injury, insurance defense or…
Pressure wounds (also called bedsores) can develop in as quickly as 2 hours (“Bedsores,” 2015) and can take months to heal? Constant pressure against the skin causes a decreased blood supply to the area causing tissue injury and tissue death leading to a pressure wound. These wounds commonly happen to patients who are unable to change their…
Every 20 minutes an older adult dies from a fall? Millions of older people, those 65 and older, fall— and falling once doubles your chances of falling again! (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016) Falls are also the most common cause of non-fatal injuries and of hospital admissions for trauma. Falls in a hospital…
Stress can be a motivator or a destructor of your health? It’s all in how we channel it. Left unchecked and undealt with, chronic stress can and will wreak havoc on your health. When we have a chronic high stressed life, our bodies will become fatigued, we have difficulty concentrating, are irritable. Muscles are in…
