Category Archives for "Nursing"
Critical Cover-Up Audiobook Coming Soon
Exciting News! CRITICAL COVER-UP, the debut medical thriller by Margie Miklas, is in production to become an audiobook, narrated by the the talented Blair Seibert. A 2018 BookLife prize-winner, this fast-paced plot with well-defined characters has been well-received by readers, and soon those who like to listen to books will be on the edge of […]
Read More...A Cure for Deceit, Medical Thriller, Receives Award
A CURE FOR DECEIT, a medical thriller, has been selected as a Semi-Finalist for the 2020 Royal Palm Literary Award from the Florida Writers Association! You can imagine how thrilled I was when I received the email with the Congratulations announcement this week. Released as a sequel to Critical Cover-Up, A Cure for Deceit is […]
Read More...Should a Nurse Refuse a Patient Assignment?
In today’s healthcare climate, patient acuity has increased and patient care assignments have become more labor intensive for clinical nurses. When is it acceptable for an RN to refuse a patient assignment? With the national shortage of RN’s, facilities are increasing the nurse-patient ratios, resulting in heavier workloads and busy patient assignments for nurses. In […]
Read More...CVICU’s Post-Op TOP 10 List
Don’t Miss the Forest for the Trees A Cheat sheet for immediate post-op recovery 10. If the patient’s BP & urine output are down, check ABG for metabolic acidosis. 9. Do not give diuretics immediately post-op. 8. If your patient’s HR is down and BP and/or C.O. is down, turn on the pacemaker. If […]
Read More...Drug Diversion – A Major Issue
A major problem in hospitals over the past few years, drug diversion is the illegal distribution or abuse of prescription drugs or their use for unintended purposes. The hospital policy is very strict regarding partial doses of controlled substances, like opioids and benzodiazepines. The protocol calls for employees to “waste” any excess medications while being […]
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