BRAIN INJURY AND ICP

Dear nurses,

Did you know that a patient who has sustained injury to the
head , may require ICP monitoring? Swelling to the brain due
 to injury, may cause deterioration in the neurological status.
Quick intervention may be necessary to protect the brain.
The outcomes may be good or bad. Learn more by
clicking on the link:
Brain injured patient and ICP

THORACIC AND ABDOMINAL TRAUMA

Dear nurses,

Hope your week is going well. I have yet
another topic to share with you. Some nurses may work in
a trauma setting, while others may never have the opportunity
to work in such a setting. I have tried to simplify Thoracic and

Abdominal trauma.

 The impact trauma may have on organs like the bladder
 kidneys have been addressed.
So, click on the link and learn more:

Thoracic and abdominal trauma

HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING - WHAT IS IT

Updated 3/25

What is an Arterial line
An arterial line is an invasive line which is inserted 
in the artery. Typically, the radial or brachial artery
is used. Sometimes the femoral artery may also be
used. 

An artery line provides continuous blood pressure
 monitoring, as well as, blood drawn for lab values
can also be done, without having to stick the patient.

In the above image, a patient in the ICU has an Arterial 
line inserted in the right radial artery. This is an invasive
line. 

            It is important to follow your Institution's policies and
                 procedures for site care and IV line changes.Assessment 
        of the site and maintaining a patent line is a nurse's 
responsibility.

 Please watch the video: Hemodynamic Monitoring
and enjoying learning.

                                          Hemodynamic monitoring. 

ANESTHESIA AN OVERVIEW

Dear nurses,

Regardless of where you work, it is a
fact that patients have surgical intervention.
Some patients may have minor surgery, or
some may have major ones.

One thing is clear, that it is well worth
 the effort to familiarize ourselves as nurses,
with the preoperative process, the drugs used
and their side effects.
This would be helpful in knowing what to
if you ever had to work in the surgical
setting.Learn more by clicking on the
link:  Anesthesia

expect postoperatively.

THE EKG AN IMPORTANT DIAGNOSTIC TOOL

Dear nurses,

The EKG is a very important diagnostic tool.Some
nurses do not know how to read an EKG and some
are too scared to try.We have designed a website for
those who need to learn.So just click on the link:
dearnurses.org
 and enjoy learning.

THE STROKE PATIENT - AN ASSESSMENT

Dear new nurses,

Are you aware that a stroke may happen anywhere?
A stroke may be caused by a blood clot (( ischemic)
or by bleeding into the brain ( hemorrhagic), due to
rupture of a blood vessel.To learn more  about this
topic and the assessment that can be done, please
click on the link:
 http://dearnurses.org/The_Stroke_Patient.html
and enjoy learning.

and enjoy learning.