International Nurses Association

Working as a nurse for a law enforcement agency can mean a number of different things.   There are nurses that evaluate and provide treatment for the men and women in the department, and then there are nurses that work to evaluate those that have been arrested.   If you decide to apply for a nursing position with a law enforcement agency, be sure to get clarification on exactly what the job entails, and who you will be treating.    Treating Emergency Responders   Many law enforcement agencies have a nurse, or nurses that work to evaluate the law enforcement, and first responder staff.   This may involve assisting a physician with physicals, and assisting with the implementation of healthy lifestyle changes.   In addition the nurse may do routine evaluations and recommend visits to health care providers based on findings.   Related: My Most Memorable Patient Treating & Evaluating Arrested Person's   When a person i...

All stories are told by Susan, a retired nurse. Reality TV is becoming the new thing in television.   There was a show done about nurses, and I was fortunate enough to get feedback from one of the participants in the show. The Facts of The show   It is rather ironic that it is referred to as reality, it sounds like the reality portion of the show was at times minimal.   The production crew was around as much as 10 hours a day for 2 months, although only a small amount of the footage shot was used.   The preparation for filming was extensive, everything that had a brand name exposed had to be removed or have the name covered.   The hospital, and every patient had to give permission for filming, and the hospital had to arrange for a publicity representative to be on hand for the entire shooting.   Related: Nursing Styles and Flexibility A typical Day   They wanted to capture a blend of the nursing staff’s personal life, with ...

Isn't it odd when most people describe a nurse, and it happens to be a male nurse, they almost always have to point that out? It is true that most nurses are female, but the number of male nurses grows by the day. Male Nursing Facts   Many people are surprised to know that the first nurses throughout the world were actually men. The first nursing school was in India in about 250 BC and only men were allowed to be nurses. During the Black Plague in the 1300s, a group of men formed one of the first hospitals to care for the victims.   Today, about 6% of the nursing workforce in the U.S. is made up of men. However, in the military at least 35% of the nursing force in each of the three branches is composed of men. Men were excluded from nursing in the military in the early 1900s and did not resume this function until the early 1950s, after the Korean War.   Throughout the world today, more men are entering the field of nursing and there is a major push to delete th...

When a patient has gout, they will most likely be very uncomfortable, and possibly be limping as they approach. Gout used to be known as the rich man’s disease, since it was presumed gout is often caused by red wine and expensive cuts of meat.   We now know that gout can affect any number of people. What is Gout? Gout is a form of inflammatory arthritis that develops in some people who have high levels of uric acid in the blood. The acid can form needle-like crystals in a joint and cause sudden, severe episodes of pain, tenderness, redness, warmth and swelling. Related: History of Nursing in the United States What Are The Different Types of Gout? There are several stages of gout: Asymptomatic hyperuricemia is the period prior to the first gout attack. There are no symptoms, but blood uric acid levels are high and crystals are forming in the joint.   Acute gout, or a gout attack, happens when something (such as a night of drinking) causes uric acid levels ...