Professional nurse (London, England)
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The main purpose of pulse oximetry is to alert health-care professionals to the early stages of hypoxaemia. Pulse oximetry is an accurate and widely used method of monitoring peripheral saturation. As with any monitoring device, care must be taken to monitor the patient's vital signs. Pulse oximetry measures the saturation of arterial haemoglobin, not the adequacy of ventilation.
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The questionnaire can be a cost-effective research tool for use in data collection. A number of sequential steps should be followed in planning and designing questionnaires. Questionnaires should be sent to a pilot sample to check reliability and validity before going to the research sample.
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Multicenter Study Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical Trial
Hand-held Dopplers in central catheter insertion.
Peripherally inserted central catheters benefit many patients requiring repeated intravenous treatment. This study investigated the effect of using a hand-held Doppler to aid insertion where a patient's veins are not visible or palpable.
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Children are still enduring unnecessary pain, partly due to misconceptions about pain in children. Nurses need to be aware of these misconceptions and to reflect on their own practice. ⋯ Nurses need to be aware of these to ensure good clinical practice. Parents are a valuable asset in the management of children's pain and nurses need to work in partnership with them to manage pain.
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Delirium in older people is associated with increased mortality. Delirium often goes unrecognised by health-care staff. Routine measurement of mental status in older people is an important nursing intervention.