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Although 58% of nurses believe they always explain things clearly, only 7% report that their patients always hear them.

The 2026 Surviving Sepsis Campaign pediatric guidelines issued 61 recommendations covering infection recognition, hemodynamics, ventilation, and long-term follow-up for children with sepsis or septic shock.

A 61-year-old man presenting with chest pain and the de Winter ECG pattern was found on emergency angiography to have proximal left circumflex artery occlusion rather than the classically associated LAD occlusion, representing only the second such case reported in the literature.

The critical care nurse has a significant role to play in facilitating timely interventions for intracerebral hemorrhage patients, particularly regarding neurologic status changes and blood pressure control.

Of the 432 photographs representing clinical conditions, 10% featured dark skin. Graphic illustrations reflected even greater disparities, with only 2% showing dark skin.

Participants who did not hear about the risk of PIs during their admission had 3.31 times higher odds of reporting having a PI.