@WeStudentNurse@WeStudentNurse Often a person is already very sick before it is identified so more awareness is needed to recognise initial signs of deterioration. Early intervention is crucial. More education is not just needed for staff but for the public. More data such as facts and figures?
@WeStudentNurse@WeStudentNurse Most know the severity of sepsis but we need to provide more information on the signs and symptoms of sepsis. This information could be put in public places other than in health environments e.g. in the supermarkets/restrooms where people visit often
@WeStudentNurse@WeStudentNurse Nurses and students to be confident with the early warning score system and knowing how to recognise and escalate a patient displaying signs of sepsis. Inform staff on how to escalate concerns and who to if unaware #WeStNs
@WeStudentNurse@WeStNs Is this because the symptoms can be mistaken for other conditions? Also in some cases sepsis can be less obvious than others. A person can present in different ways when body responds to an infection
@WeStudentNurse@WeStNs my thoughts are that sepsis is an serious infection which spreads to the bloodstream. Septic shock is where sepsis is not treated/uncontrolled. Septic shock can be life threatening needing immediate treatment, Septic shock causes extremely low BP
Conchrane - Preventing type 2 diabetes and prediabetes. A good evidence based blog which identifies that prediabetes can only be prevented/delayed by changing eating habits and increasing physical activity levels - although it isn't clear if they are effective alone. #PUNC19
Nurses getting to grips with social media https://t.co/VJevczAjYI via @YouTube
A good reminder to all nurses and students of the importance of social media. There can be downfalls to social media but we need to embrace the good in it to! #PUNC19
Such an interesting read! https://t.co/fIdtkEF2BS. A real insight to how a patient with a stoma may be feeling, thinking and the challenges they face. It is easy as nurses to think of the medical side. It is important to have empathy for our patients and how they FEEL. #PUNC19