Delirium, a sudden onset and fluctuating cause of mental status often occurs in critical ill patients hospitalized in the ICU. Memory and language difficulty, disorientation, paranoid ideas are part of delirium with an increase in morbidity and mortality in the elderly (Svenningsen & Tonnesen, 2011). ICU delirium can be divided in hyperactive delirium with symptoms … Continue reading Delirium in the ICU
Technology has definitely brought a change in healthcare and nursing. A cell phone case with the capacity of an EKG monitor, ear buds monitoring your heart beat and the amount of calories you burn are all incredible interventions (Linck, 2014). In 2000 the Food and Drug Administration approved the robotic surgery with the da Vinci … Continue reading Healthcare and Digital Technology
Hello, My name is Chantal Bonner. I was born and raised in the Netherlands but moved to the Unites States in my twenties. I am a mom to three awesome little ones. All three are girls ages 7, 5, and 14 months. I work as an RN at Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital. My goal is to … Continue reading Nursing401 Introduction
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