The SF Loma Prieta Earthquake I chose a disaster that is older than the assignment requested since it is one that I personally have experienced and felt compelled to reopen and examine…the San Francisco earthquake of 1989. The SF earthquake was called the Loma Prieta Earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.1 and occurred on October […]
I decided to report on this article since it incorporates a bit of our NRS420 topic of sepsis (prevention) and current topic of neuro. As we know, preventing HAI is paramount in the hospital setting, and the neuro ICU seems to be no exception. According to the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network which tracks national […]
Thinking about end of life care is not easy…this topic has been coming up a lot in critical care clinical, as I have been taking care of patients that have been given dire prognosis, more so than in any clinical so far. When I was assigned a day with the case worker, I was surprised […]
I think the best way to address sepsis conditions is to PREVENT IT! We as healthcare providers take many precautions for our patients, but we can take it to another level with sepsis prevention protocols. Mortality is HIGH in sepsis conditions, from 30%-60%, so prevention is crucial and can save lives. In researching sepsis prevention, […]
“Sedation vacation” is an interesting topic, one which I had not considered before it was recently brought up in class. I have spent two shifts in the SICU and witnessed patients on intubation and sedation, but unfortunately, in my clinical rotations I have not had the opportunity to see it during the course of a […]
Recently, I watched a news clip about a restaurant in Las Vegas called “Heart Attack Grill”. Although I had heard about this restaurant a few years ago, I was surprised to see that it still currently going strong. On the website wwww.heartattackgrill.com, one finds a menu of 8,000 calorie burgers and French fries fried in […]
I have been looking forward to this class ever since my rotation in the ER this summer! Being in the ER was a whirlwind of learning combined with a HUGE dose of action-packed nursing care. My last patient had fallen into respiratory failure and needed to be revived, which was (again) an amazing learning experience. […]
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