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Nursing officer at safdarjung hospital tests Covid - 19 positive
At Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital has tested positive for coronavirus, a hospital official confirmed.

The nursing officer was posted at Gynae High Dependency Unit (HDU) in the hospital. She has been admitted in the coronavirus unit of the hospital. Earlier, four doctors had been found COVID-19 positive, the official said.
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Healtheconomictimes.indiatimes.com]]> 2021-03-21 18:46:50 UTC https://padlet.com/natashahmestry/kkzqe9tj7juzhp3o/wish/1335067934 natashahmestry https://padlet.com/natashahmestry/kkzqe9tj7juzhp3o/wish/1347844343 Warning ‘thousands’ of NHS staff will leave unless allowed Covid-19 recovery
24 MARCH, 2021 BY STEVE FORD
Thousands of nurses and other staff may leave the NHS in the near future unless they are given the “time and space” to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, according to a body representing trusts. The NHS Confederation warned the government that failing to take heed…
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www.nursingtimes.net

]]> 2021-03-24 13:29:54 UTC https://padlet.com/natashahmestry/kkzqe9tj7juzhp3o/wish/1347844343 Nursing for natashahmestry https://padlet.com/natashahmestry/kkzqe9tj7juzhp3o/wish/1347900917 Key points for nurses

  • Staff should maintain a written record of a resident’s blood glucose, medications, temperature, food chart and body weight.
  • Have a daily foot care surveillance plan in place for all residents with diabetes to ensure good foot health.
  • Usual management of each resident with diabetes should aim to ensure that they receive plenty of oral fluids to maintain good hydration, maintain daily appropriate exercise and have a nutritional plan with regular meals.
  • Residents should receive their usual diabetes treatment, have regular twice daily capillary blood glucose testing with the aim to keep the level between 7 and 12 mmol/L, and have the opportunity to have their wishes documented in any anticipated future emergency. 
  • Residents with diabetes and COVID-19 who are generally unwell, very thirsty, look dehydrated with deep breathing, and blood sugar of 11 mmol/L or more, may have diabetic ketoacidosis – check urine for raised ketones if strips available. Those who are very dehydrated, confused or more drowsy than usual, and with blood sugar of or greater than 30 mmol/L, may have hyperosmolar hyperglycaemia state. 
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https://rcni.com/nursing-standard/newsroom/clinical-update/diabetes-and-care-homes-how-nurses-can-manage-risk-related-to-covid-19-162036
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