An intravenous cannula is a flexible tube that can be inserted into a patient’s body through the veins and mostly used for administering medications and I.V. fluids as well as for taking blood samples. The sizes of...
THE RIGHTS OF DRUG ADMINISTRATION EXPLAINED
Medication errors are one of the most common and dangerous medical errors that a nurse or midwife could commit. This is mostly because medication error can result in permanent disability or even death of the patient. It...
SETTING UP TRIAGE AREA FOR COVID-19
As the number of confirmed cases for covid-19 continues to rise in Ghana, nurses and midwives are at higher risk of infection since they are the frontline workers. It is therefore essential for nurses to be able to...
WHAT IS NURSING DIAGNOSIS?
As a nurse, you will agree that nursing diagnosis is a major foundation of the nursing practice. It is one of the four components of the nursing process. Nursing diagnosis provides a framework for the selection of...
WHY ARE MOST NURSES AND MIDWIVES IN GHANA NOT WEARING THE SCRUB?
It is very common practice to see most nurses and midwives wear their uniform at the workplace. I mean the same uniform they wore from the house and that will be the same uniform they will wear back to the house. The...
Wound Healing Process
Wound Healing Process Source: Sandra Yaya Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share...
POSITIONING PATIENTS IN BED – NURSING SKILLS
PATIENT POSITIONING Fowler’s Fowler’s position, is a bed position wherein the head and trunk are raised 40 to 90 degrees. Fowler’s position is used for people who have difficulty breathing because in this position...
CARDIOGENIC SHOCK (Clinical Manifestations, Assessment and Diagnostic Findings, Medical Management and Drug Treatment)
Clinical Manifestations Cardiogenic shock produces symptoms of poor tissue perfusion. Clammy skin. The patient experiences cool, clammy skin as the blood could not circulate properly to the peripheries. Decreased...
CARDIOGENIC SHOCK (PART 1)
Cardiogenic shock also sometimes known as “pump failure” is a condition of diminished cardiac output that severely impairs cardiac perfusion. It reflects severe left-sided heart failure. Pathophysiology Inability to...
TYPES OF SHOCK [VIDEO]
TYPES OF SHOCK [appbox googleplay screenshots com.digitalnursinglabs.nursecompanion] Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter...
Common Drugs And Antidotes Every Nurse Should Know
An antidote is a substance that can counteract a form of poisoning. The term antidote is a Greek word meaning “given against”. It is therefore necessary for every nurse to familiarize with common antidotes in in the...
Removal of Kidney Stones – Surgery
Removal of kidney stones Video Credit: Dr.Yousif Hussein Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to...
INJECTION TECHNIQUES
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CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT – NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL OF GHANA
Prologue The Nurses and Midwives’ Council is the statutory body responsible for the Nursing and Midwifery professions and in particular, with the organization of the training and education of Nurses and Midwives...
BLOOD TRANSFUSION
Blood transfusion (BT) therapy involves transfusing whole blood or blood components (specific portion or fraction of blood lacking in patient). OBJECTIVES OF BLOOD TRANSFUSION To increase circulating blood volume after...
COMMON LABORATORY VALUES
Common Laboratory Values VALUE NORMAL RANGE UNIT COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT Red Blood Cell (RBC) M: 4.5—5.5 F: 4.0—4.9 x105/ml White Blood Cell (WBC) 4,500—10,000 cells/mcL Platelets 100,000—450,000 cells/mcL Hemoglobin (Hgb)...