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An emergent crisis in the neurological system can be the most challenging to monitor and evaluate, perhaps because of our inability to control it as easily as we do a cardiopulmonary event. The neurological system is virtually out of control when it is injured

Flu season is here, kinda sorta, it never really went away thanks to H1N1. I was rounding today, lucky me with the three day weekend, when one of my colleagues mentioned a post I had written a year ago at the old blog about the flu vaccine. It was printed and put up in the break room, and he saw it, took it home to his wife, who promptly mailed it to a colleague that is a proud "I never get the flu vaccine" kind of guy.

The majority of college students are living away from home and Mom. So when they feel sick they need resources close at hand to treat their illness.

When the body loses heat faster than it can produce it causing a dangerously low body temperature, it is called hypothermia a life threatening condition. We are nearing winter conditions and hypothermia is a constant threat during this season. Exposure to cold weather or immersion in cold water is most often the cause of hypothermia. Hypothermia is defined as any body temperature below 35.0 C/95 F.

Staffing problems are the primary reason professional nurses are leaving the industry today. The ongoing debate of nurse to patient ratio remains unsolved in the majority of health care settings. More than 70% of respondents in the ANA safe staffing online poll said staffing on their unit was insufficient and more than 50% said they are currently considering leaving their jobs.

Triage is a process of classifying patient care needs based on severity of condition. When resources are insufficient for all incoming patients to be treated immediately this method of selection supports patient treatment by priority of illness or injuries. The modern approach to triage is consistent with physiological assessment findings and hist

Care of the terminally ill patient in the emergent care setting requires a mental adjustment for most health care providers. We are acutely aware of the needs of patients presenting with urgent life sustaining needs but what about those arriving in the emergent setting with end of life needs?

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