Hospitals

If you're in the x-ray field and find yourself scratching the ol' noggin to figure out those "manual techniques", worry no more. It's difficult, especially with little experience, to...

There are four types of injection route used by health care practioners: subcutaneous (under the skin but above the muscle), intramuscular (into the muscle tissue), intravenous (into the veins)...

They can advertise on tv yet claim that only a doctor should prescribe, they can advertise in magazines, radio and almost anywhere, everywhere we go we are bombarded with pharmaceutical ads....

Our healthcare system, in general, strives to deliver medical care that is effective, efficient, and (above all) safe for the patient. However, hospitals are not always the safest place to...

We have all heard the horror stories of what can happen during a hospital stay. No hospital is immune from making mistakes due to human nature. As the patient, there are certain measures to be...

Coude catheters are generally used to aid in urination for men who have enlarged prostates or suffer from benign prostatic hyperplasia. Coude catheters can also sometimes be used for women,...

A suprapubic catheter is a tube inserted into a woman's bladder to drain urine. The catheter is inserted above the pubic bone, slightly above the level of where pubic hair grows. If you are a...

To advocate for a hospitalized family member may be one of the most loving ways you can ever take care of them. Many hospitals are understaffed and employees are overworked. In these...

The key to a superb surgical experience, I now believe (besides a superb surgeon, which is of course important), is to ignore any elders who might have told you that "good patients" are...

This guide will tell you how to aseptically prepare an IV medication for patient use.

During the course of my battle with breast cancer, I experienced several hospital stays. After the first one, I penned these words of wisdom for others on how to prepare for and survive a stay in...

It can be heartbreaking to see a sick child. Sometimes we feel helpless toward the family and speechless as well. I know from experience on this one, there are tangible ways to bring words...

Patient education goes hand-in-hand with improved patient outcomes and quality of life. Educating the patient is an integral part of the nurse's role in patient care. In order to ensure the...

Some hospitals that are building new facilities and improving older buildings are taking steps to be ecologically friendly. Construction, decorations and the way a hospital conducts daily business...

Acquiring an infection is always a possibility upon admission to a hospital or when being treated in an emergency room. Hospitals are addressing this problem with better infection control...

The emergency room is a frightening place. With gurneys rolling around, long waits for doctors and a general air of illness, the atmosphere inside the ER can easily make you lose your cool. It's...