by Hugues Villeneuve | Sep 23, 2022 | Articles
The Powerful Role of Intravenous Diuretics in Congestive Heart Failure Treatment The medical management of heart failure disease has highly improved over the past decades. However, mortality rates and treatment costs remain high. On top of that, hospitalization and...
by Hugues Villeneuve | Sep 16, 2022 | Articles
The “Prescription Without Description” Conundrum: Making The Case for a Standard Practice of The Aseptic Technique Vascular access devices (VADs) are the cause of nearly 1.7 million infections in US hospitals every year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
by Hugues Villeneuve | Sep 9, 2022 | Articles
Preventing central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) with the aseptic technique A central line bloodstream infection (CLABSI) happens when bacteria or other germs enter the patient’s bloodstream through their central. According to the Centers for...
by Hugues Villeneuve | Sep 2, 2022 | Articles
Hand Hygiene: The Most Simple and Vital Practice in Healthcare Good hand hygiene is vital in preventing infections, especially those acquired in a healthcare environment. Yet data from the World Health Organization reveals that such a common procedure isn’t always so...
by Hugues Villeneuve | Aug 26, 2022 | Articles
How to Deal with IV Therapy Distress with Elderly Patients Patient anxiety is very common when it comes to intravenous procedures. And it usually increases whenever the healthcare provider is about to start a venipuncture. Whether the stress experienced by patients...
by Hugues Villeneuve | Aug 19, 2022 | Articles
A Brief Guide To Best Practices in IV Push Administration Administering IV push medication is one of the most performed activities by nurses. Yet it’s also a practice in which many professionals feel unsure. Even though education and training have never been as...
