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Infection Control and Asepsis

Microorganisms, whether we like it or not, are present everywhere even on areas we can’t set our eyes upon. It is present in the water we drink, in the things we use even in our body surfaces, in our...

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Law and Nursing, Are We Safe or Are We Arm -Twisted?

Law is human action either to regulate himself/herself or to regulate others .Law is a concept from the time human being existed on earth but when it is made on public, it is called legal, if it is...

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Leadership Styles, A Dynamic Requisite of a Nurse

 Most of us are familiar about the term  leadership, the term itself looks royal and meaningful theoretically there are many definitions which I would not be interesting  to talk again and again .I...

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FDAR Charting – How Nurses Do It

Focus charting or simply termed as F-DAR is a kind of documentation utilizing the nursing process and involves the four steps: assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. It is a systematic...

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Nursing Documentation and Reporting: Do’s and Don’ts

Nursing documentation is responsible for keeping the legal record of the patient, which is known as the patient’s chart, regarding his personal information and care. On the other hand, nursing...

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Hand Washing Technique: Steps to Break Away from Infection

Keeping clean and sterile is the fundamental principle for breaking the chain of infection. One of the most well-known and basic ways yet practiced is hand washing. It is considered as the most...

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The Nurse and the Filipino Nurse

For many years, Filipino families have urged one if not all of their children to enter the world of Science and Art co-mingling in one professional practice, the world of greater opportunities, of...

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Nurse’s Role in Health Promotion

Health literacy is defined as “the degree of which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand the basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decision”...

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Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Essential Human Needs

As what is mentioned in the Maslow’s Hierarchy of Essential Human Needs pyramid, the needs are as follows: Physiologic Needs would be: Oxygen Water and fluids Food and nutrition Elimination Rest and...

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The SBAR Method – Patient Assessment and Nurse-Physician Encounters

There will always come a time when you have to relay critical patient information to an attending physician. Am I hearing pounding heart sounds? You don’t have to worry, because you will be...

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Common Use Nursing Abbreviations and Medical Terminologies List 1

In the healthcare industry, documentation is very important. Medical records must be written legibly and easily understood by those who access them. A record is a valuable source of data used by health...

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Common Use Nursing Abbreviations & Medical Terminologies List 2

One essential part of nursing practice is accurate record keeping. Documentation is equally important as communicating by phone when relaying information to other healthcare professionals.This list of...

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Infection Control and Asepsis

Microorganisms, whether we like it or not, are present everywhere even on areas we can’t set our eyes upon. It is present in the water we drink, in the things we use even in our body surfaces, in our...

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Law and Nursing, Are We Safe or Are We Arm -Twisted?

Law is human action either to regulate himself/herself or to regulate others .Law is a concept from the time human being existed on earth but when it is made on public, it is called legal, if it is...

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Common Use Nursing Abbreviations and Medical Terminologies List 1

In the healthcare industry, documentation is very important. Medical records must be written legibly and easily understood by those who access them.The post Common Use Nursing Abbreviations and Medical...

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Common Use Nursing Abbreviations & Medical Terminologies List 2

One essential part of nursing practice is accurate record keeping. Documentation is equally important as communicating by phone when relaying information toThe post Common Use Nursing Abbreviations...

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Care for Patient with Mechanical Ventilator

Patients who are critically ill and need oxygen support are usually attached to mechanical ventilator. That’s why, nurses who are in theThe post Care for Patient with Mechanical Ventilator appeared...

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ADPIE (Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Intervention, Evaluation) Charting...

Did you know that improper documentations can cause errors in the health care settings that could led to patient having adverse reactionsThe post ADPIE (Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Intervention,...

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Understanding Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory

You’ve probably heard of this super famous person in the psychology world – Sigmund Freud. But did you know that Freud isThe post Understanding Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory appeared first on Nursing...

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Florence Nightingale – The Woman Behind the May 12 Celebration

– Florence Nightingale We all know who Florence Nightingale is. She was known to be ‘lady with the lamp,’ and the ‘motherThe post Florence Nightingale – The Woman Behind the May 12 Celebration appeared...

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