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Nursing Quiz to Test Your Medical Skills

Scrubs

If you are a practicing nurse, use this nursing quiz to test your knowledge of basic medicine. /34 avg 481 Created on August 16, 2022 Nursing Quiz to Test Your Medical Skills 1 / 34 A nurse is caring for a patient with MRSA, so wearing a gown and gloves. 34 12 votes, 1.9

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Sepsis Screening Decreases Mortality. Well, not really.

Sensible Medicine

Sepsis screening, for me, comes in many different flavors -- from EMR alerts based on lab and vital sign data to anyone being able to draw a lactate or call an RRT. Process measures suggested that doctors and nurses responded to the alerts with increased testing of lactate levels and fluid resuscitation. to 0.3%).

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7 Fast Growing Entry Level Healthcare Jobs for 2025

ACI Medical & Dental School

Medical Assistants perform both administrative tasks like scheduling appointments and clinical duties such as taking patient vital signs, assisting with examinations, and preparing treatment rooms. Here is a closer look at 7 fast-growing entry level healthcare jobs in 2025 to consider for your next career move. Where Do They Work?

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Future-Proof Your Career in Medicine

Serenity Nurse Aide Academy

CNA training in North Carolina equips trainees with the practical skills needed to assist patients with daily activities, monitor vital signs, and communicate with medical staff. This role involves drawing blood for tests, transfusions, and donations, requiring precision and patient interaction skills.

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Friday Reflection 31: 30 Years and Counting

Sensible Medicine

When I met him, he showed me binders of color-printed (rare at the time) spreadsheets and graphs of his vital signs and physiologic measures. This is what everyone fears, square D. “He had just seen his doctor and was told he was in perfect health.” ” This is a rare situation. He is the lone occupant of square C.

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Friday Reflection 24: I Would Rather Go Back in Time

Sensible Medicine

He had also had had a normal stress test a couple of years before. She was well hydrated and her vital signs were normal. My work up was extensive including imaging, blood tests, and biopsies. He was adamant about not wanting screening tests or any medications not necessary to relieve symptoms.

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Top 27 Medical Terms Every Medical Assistant Should Know

Prism Career Institute

You may also measure vital signs, monitor a patients condition, or administer injections. This can include collecting samples or performing basic tests. You may also need to communicate test results to patients. Urinalysis: This test evaluates a urine samples appearance, concentration, and content to check for disease.