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2 Minute EBP Challenge

Monday, March 08, 2010
Restoring Hemoglobin
One of the goals for a patient who has a large blood loss is the restoration of normal hemoglobin levels.  This is partially done by blood transfusions, usually to a hemoglobin level of about 10g/dL.  A hemoglobin level that low will leave the patient feeling fatigued, but should be high enough to protect the heart from anemic ischemia.

Sunday, February 28, 2010
Renal Dysfunction
Mrs. Mersa is admitted with sepsis and hypotension.  Her labs indicate:
BUN 58 mg/dl
Serum creatinine 2.1 mg/dl
Urine sodium 70 mEq/L
Urine specific gravity 1.010, with cellular casts and RBCs in the urine.
Based on these findings you would consider:

Friday, February 12, 2010
Which action first?
Which information about a patient who has just been admitted to the hospital with nausea and vomiting will require the most rapid intervention by the nurse?

 

Critical Care Skills Every Nurse Should Know

Patients in critical care units are sicker than ever before, and are often transferred to Med-Surg units, long-term care and home health care with critical care interventions. If you are a nurse caring for acutely-ill patients in non-ICU environments you need to know essential critical care skills in order to be able to adequately care for these patients.

The Critical Care Skills Package reviews essential critical care skills that every nurse must know, and is great for:

  • Critical Care Nurses
  • Telemetry and stepdown nurses
  • Nurses working in long-term, outpatient or other areas where acutely ill patients are cared for.

Only $77

Nurse Educators: get the program for all your nurses with the institutional version.


The Critical Care Skills Package contains six hours of audio programs on CD, with comprehensive workbooks for further study.

Critical Care Skills that Every Nurse Must Know introduces the concept of the "Quick Check" assessment and reviews concepts related to managing the decompensating patient.
"The 6 Easy Steps to ABG Analysis". Absolutely the easiest way to learn to interpret arterial blood gases quickly and accurately.
The 5 Steps to Rhythm Strip Interpretation systematically reviews the major components of a rhythm strip to help determine the type of rhythm and the appropriate course of treatment.
Managing Chest Drainage reviews indications for chest tubes, assessment for "STOP", and common complications of chest drainage.
Mastering Central Line Care explores common nursing issues with central lines, and introduces the concept of a "cell-saver" to reduce lost hemoglobin during blood draws.
In Questions & Answers about Pacemakers & AICDs, emphasis is placed on learning about how to manage these devices and practical solutions to common problems encountered with them.

Get the Critical Care Skills Package and save!

You'll "get it", I guarantee it -

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