Derek Written by Derek Tanner, RN Registered Nurse | Healthcare Experience Since 2009 Checking a patient’s respiratory rate (abbreviated as RR) is usually the most challenging of all vital signs to get an accurate measurement for. To do this, you have to secretly count the amount of breaths per minute a patient takes. On average, the … Read more
Written by Derek Tanner, RN Registered Nurse | Healthcare Experience Since 2009 Repositioning your patient is very important if they are on bedrest. Not only should you do it to make them as comfortable as possible, it is also the most important thing you can do to prevent and treat bed sores. It may sound … Read more
Contributing Author: Claire Wentz Guest Article | Published on Caregiverology.com Published by Derek Tanner, RN Registered Nurse | Healthcare Experience Since 2009 Caring for a loved one who lives far away can be frustrating and challenging, which is why itāsĀ often easier to move closer to the senior in your life. Thereās a lot to think … Read more
Written by Derek Tanner, RN Registered Nurse | Healthcare Experience Since 2009 This page is my attempt to rekindle the passion I once had for this site. I haven’t started a fresh page in years.Ā I plan forĀ thisĀ to be the first of many. A lot has happened over the years and unfortunately, I lost touch with … Read more
Written by Derek Tanner, RN Registered Nurse | Healthcare Experience Since 2009 Since I am now a registered nurse (abbreviated as RN), I plan on adding a lot of nursing content on this site with this page being the hub. We consist of aĀ largeĀ portion of the overall caregiver ecosystem. With that being said, anything you … Read more
Written by Derek Tanner, RN Registered Nurse | Healthcare Experience Since 2009 I imagineĀ ever since registered nurses and certified nursing assistantsĀ started working together, there have been controversies regarding their roles. They should work as a team and compliment each other. Neither side should take advantage of the other. Table of Contents Nurses Can Do CNA … Read more
Written by Derek Tanner, RN Registered Nurse | Healthcare Experience Since 2009 How does working as a registered nurse (RN) compare to working as a certified nursing assistant (CNA)? Having worked as both, I can give somewhat of a comparison. However, of course working as either can be vastly different depending on where you work. … Read more
Written by Derek Tanner, RN Registered Nurse | Healthcare Experience Since 2009 This page explains how to perform range of motion (ROM) exercises on a patient. Included are pictures that highlight how to perform common passive ROM exercises. Click here for a poster of these exercises Table of Contents Why Perform Them? The Two Types … Read more
Written by Derek Tanner, RN Registered Nurse | Healthcare Experience Since 2009 This is a list of quotes that I have found and placed in a GIF format. Note that these are not my quotes but the original author or individual who popularized the saying is noted.Ā I will continue to add more over time so … Read more
Written by Derek Tanner, RN Registered Nurse | Healthcare Experience Since 2009 This is my personal purple mattress review. Is this the best bed for caregivers and their patients? Note that this review is primarily for the original purple bed, which is the one I own and use. I also mention other products I own … Read more