"Life-saving drugs; deadly consequences"

Found an interesting video on one of Danya's postings on his blog about a pharmacist's fight with cancer of the pancreas which was most likely caused by occupational hazards from mixing chemotherapy drugs for years.

Warning: This story is very sad but raises some of the concerns we sometimes face as healthcare providers. We often do the work we do because we care for our patients and want to see them do well but sometimes, this work puts us at risk and it is important that we study ways to keep us safe as well as the patients.

Click on the link below for the video
http://www.carmelpharmausa.com/econtent/270

Critical Care Nurse Resource

Hello nurses!

I have compiled a few resources from online websites that I have found useful in my practice as a critical care nurse. I think they are good resources and some of them can serve as good educational tools as well. Hope you enjoy using them:

The American Association of Critical Care Nurses' website is an good resource for critical care nurses. The website is very easy to navigate.They also offer free CEs for members and reduced rates for certification as well as valuable information on how to obtain certification.
http://www.aacn.org/DM/MainPages/AACNHomePage.aspx?pageid=1

 

Have you been looking for a quick resource for EKG interpretation. I have the site for you. This site is so interactive and fun to use. All you have to do is put a nick name and click play and behold- the world of EKG! It is also a good instructional tool.
http://www.skillstat.com/ecg_sim_demo.html

 

Another website that you can use for EKG interpretation and education is the American Heart Association website.
They have actual videos there that illustrate what the heart is doing relative to the EKG. These videos are very clear and make education on heart problems much more interesting especially for our visual learners.
http://www.medmovie.com/mmdatabase/MediaPlayer.aspx?ClientID=66

 

How many times have you been on the floor and have just lost that little ICU edge you usually have. How many times have you wished you had a quick reference to remind you what dose to start a drip rate before you call the MD so you can sound like the smart ICU nurse that you are. I have the site for you. It has most of the drips we use in ICU and you can put your patient's weight and it will help you calculate the drips that are weight-based.Granted, you still have to go with your hospital protocols as well as physician's orders and clinical judgements but this is a useful tool when you just need a quick reference.
http://www.globalrph.com/icudrip.htm

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First time blogging. Looks like this could be very interesting