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04/06/2025

🌙 How to Stay Hydrated Through the Night (And Why It Matters!) 💧
Did you know that staying hydrated while you sleep is just as important as during the day? Most of us go 6–8 hours without water at night, which can lead to dry skin, fatigue, headaches, and poor sleep quality. Here’s how to stay hydrated all night long—the smart way:

✅ Hydrate before bed: Drink a glass of water about 1–2 hours before sleeping. This gives your body time to absorb it without waking you up to use the bathroom.

✅ Cut caffeine & alcohol: These dehydrate your body. Try switching to herbal teas or water-rich snacks like cucumber or watermelon in the evening.

✅ Use a humidifier: Especially in dry climates or with air conditioning/heating on, a humidifier keeps your skin and airways moist.

✅ Keep water by your bedside: If you wake up thirsty, sipping a little water can help without disrupting your sleep too much.

Benefits? Better sleep, glowing skin, improved digestion, and even reduced morning headaches. 💆‍♀️💤

Make hydration a nighttime habit—you’ll feel the difference from the moment you wake up! 🥤✨

13/05/2025

MENORRHAGIA
menorrhagia is a medical condition characterized by abnormally heavy or prolonged menstrual bleeding.it can be caused by various factors such as hormonal imbalance, uterine fibroids or bleeding disorders
SYMPTOMS:
- Heavy bleeding that soaks through sanitary pads or tampons every hour
- prolonged menstrual period that Last more than 7-10 days
- large blood clots during menstruation
- fatigue, shortness of breath,or pale skin due to excessive blood loss
TREATMENT OPTIONS
- Hormonal medication to regulate menstrual cycles
- tranexamic acid to reduce bleeding
- surgery to remove uterine fibroids or polyps
- Endometrial ablation to reduce or stop menstrual bleeding
If you're experiencing Symptoms of menorrhagia,it's essential to consult a health care provider for proper diagnosis and treatment
THANK YOU 😊

20/01/2025

19/01/2025

Nma medics
WHAT NURSES NEED TO DO TO IMPROVE THE IMAGE OF NURSING IN NIGERIA✍️
1. Always dress in your uniform professionally, decently, and responsibly.
2. Be cheerful, friendly and compassionate while attending to patients or their relatives
3. Do not shout, scold or correct junior colleagues or students in the presence of your patients or their relatives. You can do that privately, in your office or at the Nurses station
4. When your Ward is calm and less busy take your time to give patients Health Education on their conditions
5. Do not be pressing or playing with your phone while attending to your patients or their relatives.
6. Do not hiss or frown at patients or their relatives when they call your attention to attend to them
7. Do not chase patients' relatives out of the Ward during non visit hours. Call the security officers around to their Job.
8. When your patient tell you "Thank you Doctor" after carrying out a procedure tell the patient there and then that you are a Nurse not a Doctor. Take time to explain to the patient the difference between a Doctor and a Nurse.
9. After patient is discharge ensure to give the patient health education on discharge before he/she leaves the hospital.
10. During Night Shifts do check on your patients sparingly
11. Do your bed making procedure passionately bearing it scientific principles. Don't allow Cleaners, Auxiliaries etc to your work.
12. Set IV Lines competently and confidently.
13. Always remember to take informed consent before commencing any procedure on patients.
14. Take time to always explain the importance of regular taking of Vital Signs. Most patients think is useless and unnecessary.
15. Never gesticulate, formulate, or copy Vital Signs. Always take fresh one.
16. Expose any Quack you see parading himself/herself as a Nurse or Midwife.
17. Offer First Aid assistance anywhere there is an accident or need for medical attention. Introduce yourself as a Nurse before initiating any First Aid.
18. Use your Social media platforms especially Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, etc to educate your followers and contacts on health matters.
19. Avoid using your social media platforms to tell the world the problems and challeges of Nursing profession. Channel your solutions to appropriate authorities for consideration.
20. Share this Post
The responsibility of Making Good the image of Nursing in Nigeria lies on every Nurse and Midwife. Do your best at your own personal capacity.
Health is wealth
Brilliant Nurses

20/11/2024

*Join Us for "Christmas with the Kids"!*

Bring joy to those who need it most this holiday season! We're hosting "Christmas with the sick Kids and the orphans" a special event dedicated to spreading love and cheer to underprivileged children.

Date/Location: Dec 20th or otherwise

*Your presence and support can make a difference!* Come join us in making this Christmas unforgettable for these deserving kids.

We look forward to seeing you be a part of this!

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21/10/2024

HEMORRHAGE

Hemorrhage or bleeding is the term that refers to the loss of blood from the circulatory system, it can be inside in the body (internal bleeding) or outside the body (external bleeding).
external bleeding can be through either a natural opening such as the mouth, nose, ear, urethra, va**na or a**s, or through a wound in the skin.

CAUSES
Possible causes of Hemorrhage include,
- Alcohol, drug or to***co use that is heavy or long-term (causes bleeding in the brain).
- Blood clotting disorders.
- Cancer.
- Complications from medical procedures, such as surgery or childbirth.
- Damage to an internal organ.
- Hereditary (inherited) disorders, such as hemophilia and hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia.
- Injuries, such as cuts or puncture wounds, bone fracture or traumatic brain injury.
- Violence, such as a gunshot or knife wound, or physical abuse.
- Viruses that attack the blood vessels, such as viral hemorrhagic fever (Lassa fever, ebola, yellow fever).
- Certain medications such as blood thinners, antibiotics, when used on a long-term basis, aspirin and other NSAIDs.

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
- Cool when someone touches your skin.
- Dizziness.
- Fatigue
- Short of breath
- weakness
In a severe unattended hemorrhage, hemorrhage may cause;
- Chest pain.
- Confusion.
- Faster breathing or heart rate.
- Organ failure.
- Seizures.
- Shock.
- Coma or death.

EMERGENCY SIGNS OF HEMORRHAGE
Medical emergency is required as soon as the following is seen:
- Abnormal breathing
- hemoptysis.
- Faints.
- If bleeding cannot be stopped.
- Chest pain.
- Cold or “clammy” skin.
- if the bleeding was caused by a serious injury
- Foreign objects stuck inside the wound
- If the wound appears to be infected, such as swelling or leaking a whitish-yellow or brown pus, or has redness
- If the injury occurred due to a bite from an animal or human
- If you suspect internal bleeding. This can become life-threatening.
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