emergency department
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A Day in the Life of a Nurse, Career Insights, Medical Techniques & Procedures, Nursing in a Different Land
Nurse of the Future, 2025
September 2025-
It’s time to say goodbye to her ‘virtual’ nursing cap. Dr. Jade Marciano is ready to hang up her stethoscope, finally. After all, she had been working as a nurse for 42 years now.Dr. Jade chuckled at the thought of one clueless senatorial candidate who had tried to belittle the nurses in her native country by implying that the student nurses could get by with limited education. Her concept of “room nurses” had angered the Filipino nurses, and she eventually lost the election in 2013. Now, in 2025, the transformed nursing workforce had fulfilled its promise to take a much-deserved equal acknowledgement from the public. Somehow, the world had embraced the new and expanded roles of the nurse. An empowered nurse. -
Only in the ER
Nursing in America is a delightful journey into independence and self-fulfillment. As a young nurse living thousands of miles away from family, life was filled with challenges to both my personal and professional lives. Like countless other Filipino nurses working abroad, I have carved my own little niche in my chosen profession.
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SURPRISE!!!
Expect the unexpected. Brace yourself for a day of wonderment and what-the-hecks… of jaw-dropping and head-scratching incidents that defy explanations. You think you’ve seen it all? Huh, Welcome to our Emergency Department.
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A Day in the Life of a Nurse, Community, Medical Related, Nurse-Patient Relationships, Nursing in a Different Land, Personal Stories, STORIES, TIPS
My Perspective in Starting an I.V.
After sharing my experience on how I became a hero for starting an IV on a patient who’s having a heart attack and how I was told I saved her life, I was just inspired to write my perspective on starting an IV. I will not however give the details or the exact procedure on [...]
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Medical Information, NEWS, TIPS
4 Things You Need To Know About FIREWORKS/FIRECRACKERS
As we bid 2011 goodbye and welcome 2012 with glee and enthusiasm, let us all remember that celebrating the New Year’s Eve or media noche doesn’t need to be expensive and dangerous. That means the traditional hullabaloo made by fireworks or firecrackers freshly bought from Bocaue, Bulacan is not at all necessary as far as [...]
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Severely Elevated Blood Pressure: When Is It an Emergency?
As nurses, we all know that hypertension or prolonged elevation of blood pressure can be considered as a medical emergency if not adequately managed. But in reality, not all patients admitted in E.R. are considered “emergency cases” and after careful evaluation, some are discharged, sent home, and given follow-up instructions. Severely elevated blood pressure (systolic [...]
