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I'm Kate, I'm 21 years old, and I'm a nurse. As a critical care nurse, our main aim is to get the patients better. Before entering the ward, I will always use alcohol gel. This just kills any of ...

(CBS12) — Julie Knichel is an ICU nurse at the Marcus Neuroscience Institute in Boca Raton. She’s spent countless hours caring for patients, many who’ve suffered from strokes or brain aneurysms.

This course is designed for experienced critical care nurses seeking to enhance their knowledge and skills in the field of critical care. This course critically examines advanced concepts, ...

She was left with only 15 per cent of her brain and there was little hope she ... Now 39, Mrs Parker is a nurse with a high IQ who is happily married with three children. 'I should not be where ...

Today, Molly works at the Pediatric ICU at Walter Reed Medical Center in D.C., while she waits to be deployed as an Army nurse. "Those two circles usually don't cross over, a caretaker type person ...

The human brain includes two hemispheres connected by a bundle of nerves. The left hemisphere controls movement for the right side of the body, while the right hemisphere directs the left side.

An estimated 24% of ICU nurses and 18% of ICU physicians meet criteria for PTSD (Deltour et al., 2024). The concept of "second victim syndrome" describes the emotional impact on healthcare ...

Nurses care for patients who are sick, injured or have disabilities. There are four specialities: adult nursing, children's nursing, learning disability nursing, and mental health nursing.

The brain is the part of the central nervous system that is contained within the skull. It is responsible for executive and cognitive functions and regulates the functioning of the other parts of ...

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