Nurse Saringo

29/03/2026

SOMETIMES, YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR CHILD 'S BIRTH DEFECTS

The Effect of Not Taking Folic Acid Before and During Pregnancy
Not taking folic acid before and during early pregnancy can increase the risk of serious birth defects, particularly neural tube defects (NTDs) such as spina bifida and anencephaly. These conditions occur very early in pregnancy, often before a woman even knows she is pregnant, which is why taking folic acid beforehand is important. Without adequate folic acid, the baby’s brain and spinal cord may not develop properly. Low folic acid levels may also be linked to a higher chance of premature birth, low birth weight, and certain pregnancy complications. Taking folic acid daily helps support healthy fetal development and reduces these risks.

26/03/2026

Sunny 🌞 day !
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25/03/2026

Be kind to health professionals they are humans.

19/03/2026

19/03/2026

Health professionals require relaxation and recreation to maintain their own well-being and ensure the safety and quality of patient care. Because their work involves high stakes, long hours, and emotional labor, regular downtime is a functional necessity rather than a luxury.

1. Prevention of Burnout and Compassion Fatigue
Healthcare workers are frequently exposed to trauma, suffering, and death. Without recreation, this emotional burden can lead to "compassion fatigue," where the professional becomes emotionally numb or irritable. Relaxation helps them process these experiences and maintain empathy for their patients.

2. Reduction of Medical Errors
Chronic stress and exhaustion impair cognitive functions such as memory, attention to detail, and decision-making. Relaxation allows the nervous system to recover, which sharpens mental clarity and significantly reduces the risk of clinical mistakes or lapses in judgment.

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17/03/2026

A typical day in my life as a Nurse working in a Carehome. ゚

17/03/2026

How many hours of sleep do you have a day?

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10/03/2026

Care home nursing offers a unique professional environment that differs significantly from acute hospital settings. Here are a few key points on why it is a rewarding career choice:

- Meaningful Long-term Relationships: Unlike the fast-paced turnover in hospitals, care home nursing allows you to build deep, lasting bonds with residents and their families. You get to know their life stories and provide personalized care over months or years.
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- Autonomy and Leadership: Nurses in care homes often have more clinical responsibility and decision-making power. You are frequently the senior clinician on-site, leading a team of carers and managing complex cases, which builds strong leadership skills.




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16/02/2026

Stress is a common and significant issue in nursing, affecting professionals physically, mentally, and emotionally, as well as impacting patient care and the healthcare system overall.

Key Causes of Stress in Nursing

- Workload and staffing shortages: High patient-to-nurse ratios mean heavy caseloads, long hours, and limited time to provide thorough care.
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- Emotional demands: Regular exposure to suffering, trauma, and death, along with managing difficult interactions with patients and their families, takes a toll.
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- Work environment pressures: Shift work disrupting sleep patterns, workplace conflict, and the need to keep up with evolving medical knowledge and technology.
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- Responsibility and risk: Making critical decisions that affect lives, dealing with legal and ethical complexities, and fear of making mistakes.

15/01/2026

LET'S TALK ABOUT DEMENTIA

Dementia is an umbrella term for a range of progressive conditions that affect memory, thinking, behavior, and the ability to perform daily tasks – and there are several important aspects that are widely misunderstood or not well-known.

Lesser-known facts about dementia

- It’s not just about memory loss: While memory problems are common, dementia can also cause difficulties with reasoning, problem-solving, language, perception, movement, and emotional regulation. For example, someone might struggle to recognize familiar objects, follow conversations, or control impulses.
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- It’s not a normal part of aging: Mild forgetfulness can occur as people get older, but dementia involves significant impairment that interferes with daily life. It is caused by damage to brain cells, often from conditions like Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, or Lewy body dementia.
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- It can affect people under 65: "Young-onset dementia" (also called early-onset dementia) affects around 1 in 20 people with dementia, often with different symptoms and challenges due to the person being in their prime working or family life.
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To be continued...please take of your aged parents you think are not mentally stable it isn't their fault it could be dementia.





Nurse Saringo .

06/12/2025

Hypertension (high blood pressure) is a global health challenge with significant risks and complexities. Here are the key points:



Definition and Prevalence

- Hypertension is defined as persistent blood pressure ≥140/90 mmHg (WHO) or ≥130/80 mmHg (ACC/AHA guidelines) .
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- 1.4 billion adults aged 30–79 had hypertension globally in 2024, with two-thirds living in low- and middle-income countries .
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- Only 23% of cases are under control globally .



Risk Factors

- Modifiable:
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- Unhealthy diets (excessive salt, saturated fats).
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- Physical inactivity, obesity, alcohol/tobacco use.
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- Air pollution (linked to cardiovascular damage) .
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- Non-modifiable:
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- Age (risk increases after 65), genetics, and comorbidities (e.g., diabetes, kidney disease) .

To be continued.

02/08/2024

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