By Sherri Jankowski, RN Emergency Room Nurses are very quick to spot someone at risk for or having a stroke. However, nurses or other medical personnel in other parts of… read more →
University of Texas at Arlington nursing and engineering researchers will unveil a model “Smart Care” apartment next month that is infused with intelligent care technology designed to reduce risks encountered… read more →
Constipation Care Plan Constipation is an incredibly common problem in the health field. Though several of your patients may be suffering, it is important to acknowledge that each individual requires… read more →
Blood pressure is a measurement of the force of blood flow through the arteries as the heart pumps blood throughout the body. The results of a blood pressure test are… read more →
Acute pain is one of the most common diagnoses in the nursing field. Building a single care plan is time consuming and takes away from the already minuscule amount of… read more →
Around of 70% of the body is comprised of water, and around of 71% of the planet’s surface is covered by water. Perhaps it is the ubiquitous nature of water… read more →
When you think of sleep disorders in children, the first types likely to spring to mind are night terrors, nightmares and sleepwalking. These fall into a class of sleep disorders… read more →
A strong link has been made between subthreshold manic episodes and likelihood of developing bipolar disorder in children of parents with bipolar disorder. The study’s findings could improve clinical assessment… read more →
Government investigators are calling for greater scrutiny of antipsychotics use among dementia patients in post-acute settings beyond nursing homes. Nearly a third of elderly dementia residents spending more than three… read more →
An innovative interventional radiology treatment has been found to offer chronic migraine sufferers sustained relief of their headaches, according to new research. Clinicians have used a treatment called image-guided, intranasal… read more →