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Dec 17, 2014 | 12:00 pm
Emergency rooms, often simply called ER, are often time busy and noisy places, especially in large cities. If you’ve ever wondered what goes on in the ER, we’ve got the answer for you. Who Works in Emergency Rooms? Nurses are probably the most prominent people seen in the ER, along with doctors, and emergency medical technicians, they make up the bulk of the medial staff in any ER. They will work with both doctors and emergency medical technicians to help people who are in pain or may be in a life-threatening situation. ER nurses will do a lot of the... Read more...
Dec 17, 2014 | 11:00 am
You’ve seen them on TV shows and movies. You may have even seen the real EKG machines in hospitals, and may even have had one used on you. While you may have heard of an EKG or ECG, you may be wondering exactly what is an EKG? We’re going to take a look at what an EKG is and how it relates to the profession of cardiovascular technologists. What is an EKG and How Does it Work? An electrocardiograph, commonly referred to as an EKG or ECG, is a noninvasive procedure used to check the activity of the heart. The... Read more...
Dec 17, 2014 | 10:00 am
Working Behind the Scenes The medical technologist is the invisible part of a hospital team. Those blood tests and urine and stool samples are whisked away to the clinical laboratory where they are examined by a skilled technician for identification of blood type, anomalies in blood work, infections or bacterial cultures. They determine the health of the patient in terms of diagnosis, treatment and the prevention of diseases. Hospital laboratories are generally divided into two sections, anatomic pathology and clinical pathology. Anatomic pathology consists of histopathology, cytopathology, and electron microscopy. Clinical pathology includes clinical microbiology, clinical chemistry, hematology, genetics and... Read more...
Dec 17, 2014 | 9:00 am
An Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Nurse works in the Intensive Care Unit where patients requiring ongoing intensive care are treated. These are patients who have either recently been treated, and need ongoing intensive care or preparing for treatment in the form of surgery, or other life saving procedures. Responsibilities An ICU nurse may also find themselves working as a flight nurse, as a patient being air transported is usually in need of specialized care and needs the extra attention of a nurse used to this. ICU nurses are often known as Critical Care nurses. They share many of the same... Read more...
Dec 17, 2014 | 8:00 am
Through the Eyes of a Scientist Although they handle the technical instruments of a clinical setting, and must take courses in microbiology, chemistry, mathematics, biology and statistics, a technician’s training is a two-year program, while the medical technologist must hold a bachelor’s degree or better in medical technology or medical science. Medical technologists perform more advanced procedures than technicians and must be familiar with such techniques as clinical chemistry, immunohematology, genetics, electron microscopy and genetics. With an eye often bent over a microscope, the medical technologist is a true scientist. By examining cellular structure, bacterial cultures and chemical reactions, they... Read more...
Dec 16, 2014 | 12:00 pm
In the operating room, the statement rings repeatedly, “There is no ‘I’ in team.” The surgical technologist must have excellent leadership skills, so the patient can receive excellent care. Surgical techs are often in charge of students, and must have fortitude to initiate processes that are pertinent to every day work in the operating room. Competency Other team members who are legally responsible in the operating room want to know that the surgical tech is competent. Competency is maintained by excellent training, continuing education, self-confidence, and knowledge of all procedures as well as preferences that are applicable to the facility.... Read more...
Dec 16, 2014 | 11:00 am
It’s Not Just the Clothing In contrast to the nurse uniforms, surgeons did not wear any type of special clothing, until the twentieth century, when a higher consciousness of the need for greater cleanliness and aseptic techniques changed the way team members dressed who worked in an operating room. Scrubs were designed to fit loosely and comfortably, giving the wearer full freedom of movement. The purpose of scrubs was to have clothing that could be washed easily and was inexpensive enough to discard once stains made them unacceptable to wear. Another advantage of scrubs was that you could change into... Read more...
Dec 16, 2014 | 10:00 am
Introduction – Uses in Dentistry Most people in the United States that goes to the dentist have had a panoramic radiograph taken — dentists commonly call it a “dental X-Ray” due to its prominent use. This type of X-Ray is immediately recognizable by the strange look of the resulting image, which is a two-dimensional look at your complete set of teeth. Since your teeth exist in a three-dimensional world, the panoramic radiograph will make your jaw look flat and distorted. Dentists use the panoramic radiograph to help diagnose a variety of dental conditions. Some of the things a panoramic radiograph... Read more...
Dec 16, 2014 | 9:00 am
Quality health care is a concern of health professionals, patients and insurance agencies alike. It is through nursing research that we find out whether or not quality care is being provided. Researching nursing care and its outcomes is integral to promoting quality health for all. Nurses can also use research to help shape policy and programs both in their area and federally. It helps develop budgets and provides justification for billing to both Medicare and private insurance companies. Because of this, the American Nurses Association (ANA) has developed a research agenda mission statement. Some important items addressed by the ANA... Read more...
Dec 16, 2014 | 8:00 am
Nursing research is required to find and offer evidence that supports nursing practices. Basically, nursing is an area of practice that is based on evidence and nursing research simply rationalizes the nursing interventions. For example, in case of malpractices, the research and evidence and the ones that state whether or not a nurse acted legally and reasonably. Qualitative and Quantitative Research The qualitative research is focused on ethnography, grounded theory, phenomenology and other parameters that cannot be measured. This type of research will analyze the patients’ and the nurses’ experiences and will be based on what nursing means for a... Read more...
