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Delirium vs. Dementia: Recognizing an Acute Change
Recognize a new change in attention or behavior, ask about baseline function, and communicate possible delirium without dismissing it as dementia.
Pressure Injury Prevention: Skin, Positioning, and Heel Checks
Pressure injury prevention combines skin assessment, individualized repositioning, heel offloading, and checking the patient’s response.
Oxygen Delivery Devices: What Nurses Should Check
Check oxygen delivery devices against the prescribed target, equipment setup, patient response, and changing support needs.
Hypoglycemia in Adults: Nursing Recognition and Reassessment
Recognize adult hypoglycemia, choose the appropriate protocol pathway, and reassess both glucose and the patient’s condition.
Standard vs. Transmission-Based Precautions: A Nursing Refresher
Review how Standard Precautions apply to every patient and how Contact, Droplet, and Airborne Precautions add specific measures.
Medication Reconciliation: Questions Nurses Can Ask at Admission
Medication reconciliation questions help nurses clarify what patients actually take, identify uncertain details, and communicate discrepancies.
Pain Reassessment in Nursing: Relief, Function, and Side Effects
Pain reassessment in nursing should describe relief, function, adverse effects, and the next action after treatment.
Orthostatic Blood Pressure: A Practical Nursing Assessment Guide
Measure orthostatic blood pressure with clear positions and timing, observe symptoms, and document when standing cannot be completed.
Peripheral IV Assessment: What to Check and When to Escalate
Peripheral IV assessment includes the patient’s symptoms, insertion site, dressing, infusion, and prompt response to suspected complications.