NURSES - MAKING A DIFFERENCE EVERY DAY


Happy Nurses Week 2008 from your friends at Nursing Spectrum & NurseWeek!

12 de Maio - Dia da Enfermeira.

International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth.

You can find information about Florence Nightingale on the Florence Nightingale International Foundation (FNIF) web site and the Girl Child Education Fund.

Registered Nurse (RN)

A nurse holding an Associate, BSN, or Hospital Diploma degree who is licensed to practice nursing by the state authority after qualifying for registration.

Friday, May 23, 2008

Learn CPR - You Can Do It!


CPR IN THREE SIMPLE STEPS
http://depts.washington.edu/learncpr/quickcpr.html

1. CALL
Check the victim for unresponsiveness. If there is no response, Call 911 and return to the victim. In most locations the emergency dispatcher can assist you with CPR instructions.



2. BLOW
Tilt the head back and listen for breathing. If not breathing normally, pinch nose and cover the mouth with yours and blow until you see the chest rise. Give 2 breaths. Each breath should take 1 second.
3. PUMP

If the victim is still not breathing normally, coughing or moving, begin chest compressions. Push down on the chest 11/2 to 2 inches 30 times right between the nipples. Pump at the rate of 100/minute, faster than once per second.


CONTINUE WITH 2 BREATHS AND 30 PUMPS UNTIL HELP ARRIVES
NOTE: This ratio is the same for one-person & two-person CPR. In two-person CPR the person pumping the chest stops while the other gives mouth-to-mouth breathing.


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