Joanne and Her Mega Leg
Having been dismissed by Kirinyaga County, she was not on any Final Benefit Scheme befitting a Civil servant.
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NURSES AND THE BLACK TAX
No offer is too small if you think about it in Kenya shillings. As you do those conversions when you see a job offer, please remember that the country you are going to does not operate in Kenya Shillings. Do not be too mesmerized to settle for stones when you could have the stars.
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GRAFTS FOR DIALYSIS
Without an access to blood, dialysis is as dead as a dodo.
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The Art and Science of a Dialysis Fistula
Without a blood access it is impossible to perform dialysis. Without it, lives are lost for kidney patients. Knowing how to care for your fistula and especially how needles are put in is key to the survival of the fistula. Information is power and good information therefore, a good type of power.
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MORE ON BLOOD ACCESS DURING DIALYSIS
The fistula is considered the best form of blood access in dialysis. It is important for us to note that unlike in a catheter, the rate of infections with a fistula is very minimal. It also causes better clearance of wastes during dialysis because it supports higher pump speeds than the catheter.
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THE WORLD OF BLOOD ACCESS IN KIDNEY DISEASE
Dialysis involves ‘cleaning’ the blood for the patient through the use of an artificial kidney and returning it to the patient.
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Dear Reader
We may all be in the ocean of catastrophic global healthcare but we are not sailing in similar boats. Some have yachts and others have sinking ships. One thing is common to us all, Covid-19 is not our fault but how we respond will always be our responsibility.
PERIOPERATIVE NURSING IN THE UK
Just because you specialized does not mean that that is the end of learning. It just means you opened a new door, and you cannot keep standing at the door. You need to walk in and find your way to a new door within that door.
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Oncology Nursing in the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom allows flexibility for nurses to pursue what they have a passion in early on in the career. That is why a midwife is never posted in a general ward. Neither is a pediatric registered nurse posted in an adults’ accident and emergency department. This elevates the profession to very high standards.
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