Separating personal loss from the death of a patient

Article Abstract:

Effective teamwork, communication, and support are important for a more positive, therapeutic approach toward patients, and discussing individual experience and feelings with members of the team help compensate for personal losses. In order to develop in palliative care, nurses must confront their own mortality and become comfortable with the meaning of death.

Palliative treatment, Palliative care

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Evaluation of a cardiac surgery advanced life support course

Article Abstract:

An emergency situation following a cardiac arrest in a patient requires chest reopening, while nurses manage cardiac arrest they are not trained to open chests, which can be a life-saving action if performed efficiently. A three-day cardiac surgery advanced life support course is evaluated to determine protocols to manage critically ill cardiac patients.

Care and treatment, Patient outcomes, Heart, Cardiac arrest, Heart surgery

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Performing basic life support

Article Abstract:

An overview is presented on life support care, with an emphasis on resuscitation and defibrillation. Steps include checking patient responsiveness, opening the airway, promoting breathing, and assessing circulation.

CPR (First aid), Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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