Nurses Notes

WASHINGTON (AFP) – – People who sleep more or fewer than seven hours a day, including naps, are increasing their risk for cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in the United States, a study published Sunday shows. . Sleeping fewer than five hours a day, including naps, more than doubles the risk of being [...]

Busy with work? No time for exercise because you are too bent on making money Please don’t walk your way towards donating all your money to hospital bills. You’ll end up poor while your doctor shows off his brand new Mercedes Benz. If you’ve got no time, make time! Our body is the temple of [...]

In response to the e-mails that we have received regarding HIV and since it is a rising issue and point of argument every February, we have decided to republish this fact sheet that’s originally prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to correct a few misperceptions about HIV. . Research has revealed [...]

As of today, it is estimated that more than 500,000 are already noted dead in Haiti because of the massive earthquake that happened last January 13, 2010. They need our help. If we can be of any help, let’s do it. What if it happened to us or to our country? To know that there [...]

Vital Signs . TEMPERATURE ■ Afebrile: Oral: 97.5–99.5F and rectal: 0.5–1.0F↑ than oral route ■ Hyperthermia: 99.5F; hypothermia: 97.5F . PULSE ■ Normal: 60–100bpm ■ Tachycardia: 100bpm; bradycardia: 60bpm ■ Thready:Weak, feeble; bounding: forceful, full ■ Dysrhythmia: Irregular pattern ■ Pulse deficit: Difference between radial and apical rate . RESPIRATIONS ■ Eupnea, normal: 12–20bpm ■ [...]