Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Caffeine Overdose Toxtidbit with Lisa Booze

The Nursing Show

Caffeine is a stimulant found in common everyday drinks such as coffee, cola softdrinks, tea and energy drinks. Because of its stimulating effects, people consume caffeinated drinks for an energy boost. However, if taken in large amounts overtime, caffeine overdoses can occur. In this week's episode of the Nursing Show, podcast host Jamie Davis provides a toxicology segemnt on caffeine overdoses with Lisa Booze of the Maryland Poison Center. They discuss common signs and symptoms of caffeine overdose as well as what to do and who to call for help in case of an overdose. Also in the show are links to news items and links for follow up.

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Monday, January 31, 2011

Stroke Prevention and Patient Education 1

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This week on the Nursing Show, podcast host Jamie Davis gives a discussion on ways to prevent stroke and patient education tips to increase stroke awareness for the public. In this episode, nurses and nursing students will find tips on how to provide resources for their stroke risk patients as well as how to be resources themselves for anyone who wants to know more about stroke and how it happens. The show also provides additional resource links and news items for nurses.

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Monday, January 24, 2011

Nursing Care of Post Stroke and Hyperglycemia

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This week on the Nursing Show podcast for nurses and nursing students, podcast host Jamie Davis offers a discussion on post stroke management and the hyperglycemia that comes with it. This discussion includes the relationship between hyperglycemia and stroke, how it happens, as well as nursing interventions for post stroke patients with hyperglycemia. The show also provides news items for nurses and resource links for additional information on the week's featured tip.

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Sunday, January 9, 2011

Common Infections in Health Care

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In this week's episode of the Nursing Show, podcast host Jamie Davis features the most common infections that are acquired during hospital stays and visits including ways and tips for nurses and student nurses to prevent the spread of these types of infection. The show also covers the latest news in nursing and health care and provides links to resources for a more comprehensive review.

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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Nursing Care of Abdominal Surgery Patients

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This week on the Nursing Show podcast for nurses and nursing students, the podmedic Jamie Davis provides a review on the common procedures that involve abdominal surgeries for the management of obesity. These information also give nurses knowledge for patient education and also for them to know the individual nursing responsibilities post op and pre op specific to the procedure. The show also provides nurses in the news and links to resources for a more comprehensive review.

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Monday, December 6, 2010

Revisiting Pediatric Cough and Colds Medications with Lisa Booze

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This week on the Nursing Show, the podmedic Jamie Davis talks to Lisa Booze of the Maryland Poison Center about pediatric cough and colds medications. In this episode, they discuss the different updates on the FDA's take on pediatric cough and colds meds and the changes from the previous releases. The show also offers news for nurses and links to resources for this week topic for a more comprehensive understanding.

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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Nurse Review on Complete Blood Count

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This week on the Nursing Show podcast for nurses and nursing students, host Jamie Davis, the podmedic features a nurse review on a very common lab test, complete blood count. In this episode, nurses and nursing students will be provided information on basic blood components, its normal values, what abnormal values indicate and most importantly, the nursing responsibilities and considerations in a CBC lab order. The show also has news for nurses and links to resources for further review.

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