Marianne Spurgeon

Diseases of the heart and circulatory system are the leading cause of death in the United States. Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a progressively debilitating illness that eventually will lead to death. In this disease the heart gradually loses its ability to pump blood effectively. Without a good

Palliative care is specialized care for individuals with serious illnesses. It is focused on providing patients with relief from the symptoms, pain, and stresses of a serious illness—whatever the diagnosis. The goal is to improve quality of life for both the patient and the family.

Palliative care

Palliative care is provided by a team of doctors, nurses, and other specialists who work together with a patient's other doctors to provide an extra layer of support. It is appropriate at any age and at any stage in a serious illness and can be provided along with curative treatment. Palliative care

According to the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners NP’s are advanced practice nurses who provide high-quality healthcare services similar to those of a physician. NPs diagnose and treat a wide range of health problems. They have a unique approach and stress both care and cure. Besides clinical

Recovery from a total knee replacement is truly a multidisciplinary approach.  

After surgery, you'll be taken to the recovery room and monitored by a registered nurse. After you awaken from anesthesia, you'll be taken to your hospital room. Typically, you'll remain in the hospital for three to

Pharmacists provide medications to people when a doctor says they need it. Pharmacists are experts in medicine and its side effects. They sometimes help doctors choose which medicines to give patients and the correct dosages.

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One of the nurse's priorities for a hospitalized patient is to prevent pressure ulcers (bed sores).  Not only are they very painful to the patient and difficult to treat, they also extend hospital stays and can become very costly to care for. 

There are four stages of pressure ulcers and they are numbered 1 thr

Upon order of the surgeon, the critical care nurse will change bandages (or a dressing) after surgery. In the immediate post-operative period some surgeons prefer to be the first person to remove a surgical dressing. After washing their hands, applying gloves and removing the dressing, the surgical

Long-term care facilities have long been places where it was thought people went to die. Somber places that feel like a hospital, where no one really cares about you except that you receive your medications, and you never go home.

That is beginning to change. Many long term care facilities are changing