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Nursing Home Negligence and Malpractices

Just a quick note, a new blog about Nursing Negligence and Malpractices is online. Its a blog that tackles topics on Nursing Negligence, Nursing Malpractices, and Legal Proceedings that come with it.

If you need anything that pertains to legal issues of nursing. This blog might just be the answer you are looking for.

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Medical Record Blunders - part 1 [SPLAK!!]

1. The skin was moist and dry.

2. Rectal exam revealed a normal size thyroid. (Long fingers?)

3. The patient had waffles for breakfast and anorexia for lunch.

4. She stated that she had been constipated for most of her life until 1989 when she got a divorce.

5. Between you and me, we ought to be able to get this lady pregnant.

6. The patient was in his usual state of good health until his airplane ran out of gas and crashed.

7. The lab test indicated abnormal lover function.

8. The baby was delivered, the cord clamped and cut, and handed to the pediatrician, who breathed and cried immediately.

9. Exam of genitalia reveals that he is circus sized.

10. I saw your patient today, who is still under our car for physical therapy.

Blast From The Past: SPHYGMOMANOMETER!

The ancient Greek physician Galen first proposed the existence of blood in the human body. It was not until 1616 when William Harvey announced that Galen was wrong in his assertion that the heart constantly produced blood. Instead he proposed that there was a finite amount of blood that circulated the body in one direction only. Harvey was neither the only nor the first to question Galen's ideas. The Egyptians knew that blood flowed through the body and used leeches to unblock what they thought were passages of blood.

The first recorded instance of the measurement of blood pressure was in 1733 by the Reverend Stephen Hales. A British veterinarian, Hales spent many years recording the blood pressures of animals. Fifteen years beforehand, he took a horse and inserted a brass pipe into an artery. This brass pipe was connected to a glass tube. Hales observed the blood in the pipe rising and concluded that this must be due to a pressure in the blood. At this time the technique was invasive and highly inappropriate for clinical use.

It was not until 1847 that human blood pressure was recorded. The method used Carl Ludwig's kymograph with catheters inserted directly into the artery. The lack of a non-invasive method of determining this new idea of blood pressure lead to many physicians working in this field. Once such man, Karl Vierordt, found in 1855 that with enough pressure, the arterial pulse could be obliterated. Vierordt used an inflatable cuff around the arm to constrict the artery.

In 1881, Samuel Siegfried Karl Ritter von Basch invented the sphygmomanometer. His device consisted of a water-filled bag connected to a manometer. The manometer was used to determine the pressure required to obliterate the arterial pulse. Direct measurement of blood pressure by catheterisation confirmed that von Basch's design would allow a non-invasive method to measure blood pressure. Feeling for the pulse on the skin above the artery, was used to determine when the arterial pulse disappeared.

Scipione Riva-Rocci developed the mercury sphygmomanometer in 1896. This design was the prototype of the modern mercury sphygmomanometer. Riva-Rocci's sphygmomanometer was spotted by the American neurosurgeon Harvey Cushing while he was travelling through Italy. Seeing the potential benefit he returned to the US with the design in 1901.

This sphygmomanometer could only be used to determine the systolic blood pressure. Observing the pulse disappearance via palpitation would only allow the measuring physician to observe the point when the artery was fully constricted. Nikolai Korotkoff was the first to observe the sounds made by the constriction of the artery in 1905.

A crucial difference in Korotkoff's technique was the use of a stethoscope to listen for the sounds of blood flowing through the artery. This auscultatory method proved to be more reliable than the previous palpitation techniques and thus became the standard practice.

*So now you have a better glimpse on how your sphygmo came up, rather than just squeezing it all day long =). Expect more Blast From The Past, only here at XUSN SlakHouse - Ato ni bai!

New Generation Nurse! [SPLAK!!]

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Top 5 Hottest Careers in Nursing

Nursing career opportunities are greater and more varied than ever before, and the demand for qualified nurses has never been higher. As the health care field becomes increasingly complex and specialized, more and more nurses are finding steady, rewarding careers beyond the traditional hospital setting. If you have a desire to help others, a fascination with cutting-edge medicine or want to explore new places and meet new people, check out five of the hottest careers in nursing.

Travel Nursing Careers

From the pristine beaches of Honolulu to the picturesque coasts of Florida, there are thousands of places in the United States, and around the world, for you to pursue a career in nursing. Travel nursing lets you be in control of your nursing career. You choose the location, specialty and length of commitment for each nursing assignment. With a shortage of qualified nurses in hospitals and clinics across the country, you can find short-term work (typically eight weeks or as long as 26 weeks) in virtually any location and offering generous compensation, often ranging from $22 to $40 per hour. Many facilities also provide perks such as free housing, as well as sign-on and completion bonuses to nurses under contract.

Military Nursing Careers

Support our troops both at home and abroad as a military nurse. In addition to the honor of protecting our nation, choosing a career in the armed forces opens the door to a wide variety of educational, travel and career-enhancing benefits. In return for service in the military, you can receive financial assistance for completing nursing programs, generous financial bonuses, as well as low-cost housing, specialized training and world-wide travel opportunities. Do your part while advancing your nursing career.

Forensic Nursing Careers

Advances in the growing field of forensic science have helped law enforcement agencies bring criminals to justice. From documenting injuries to collecting valuable DNA evidence, as a forensic nurse you will be working on the front lines of justice. You will counsel assault victims, conduct physical examinations and collect evidence. You will also play a direct part in taking criminals off the street by testifying against defendants at trial. As the importance of forensic evidence continues to grow, so will the career opportunities in this exciting new field.

Legal Nurse Consulting Careers

With some specialized training and your RN license, you could be making up to $100 to $150 per hour as a legal nurse consultant. Be a medical detective and use your nursing expertise to analyze complex medical records for your legal team. Apply your medical skills in the courtroom by testifying in court as an expert witness on a wide variety of medical malpractice, product liability and personal injury cases.

Surgical Nursing Careers

As a surgical nurse, you will assist during delicate organ transplants, precision laser incisions and quadruple heart bypasses, to name a few. From preparing patients before surgery to assisting the surgeon in the operating room to charting progress in recovery, surgical nurses are there for patients every step of the way. With a mastery of clinical skills and ability to connect with people, as a surgical nurse you are an advocate for your patient during surgery. Monitoring vitals signs, alleviating discomfort and comforting anxious patients and their families are all a rewarding part of a career in surgical nursing.

Nursing Career Information for the Non-Traditional Nurse
By Jacqui Tom

Welcome to XUSN SplakHouse!

Psssssst... Are you one of those deadly nonvenomous snakes they've been talking about at XU? What was that name again? Oh yes, pythons... kssssssssstt!!

So, are you? If not, well hello! And if yes, then I guess you must've been really tired and exhausted from all that battery and nose bleeding stuffs you're into. Right? (kai nganong ni-enter!) Tesk tesk tisk... I think you've had enough torturing. Hav'nt you ever thought that you deserve MOR??! MORPHINE bah... Haha

Well actually, you really need to give yourself a break from time to time (basin maturiring uroy ka ana ging). After all that hundred ton dung you've been carrying on your back 24/7 - you have the right to have a very nice SPLAK! Good thing you are in the right place. Bah? Bah? Baaah??!

XUSN SplakHouse... Just by looking at it, you know this is the best crib you can get where you can crash and Splak (online) anytime along with other Ateneo de Cagayan nursing students, and everyone who's looking for company. Feel free to explore and wander around. Tsika-tsika sa tsatroom or you can enjoy reading the articles contributed by... well, mostly those willing persons. Are you?

Basta Ikaw nai bahala diha... Malingaw ra lagi ka madugai hehe.

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MABUHAY ang mga taga XU! (Mabuhay!)
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XUSN SplakHouse needs related article and write-up contributors

As of now (july 3, 2008) although up and running, this blog is still under observation and is still subject for changes or worst, termination. But if all goes well, then expect more to come from xusn.blogspot.com in a month or two.

Anyone who is interested in contributing articles which are related to health issues, nursing, and XU current events and updates - whether it's yours or copied, all are very welcome. This blog needs contributors. Just email xusnsplakhouse@gmail.com or you can contact ANUS... aw! AMANUS core group diay, and CONUT... aw CONUS diay...

Daghang salamat!