Nursing Uganda

07/05/2019

A happy Nurses Week to you all. Thank you for your commitment to saving lives of total strangers!!

15/04/2019

If you have questions about the ongoing Saudi Arabia nurse recruitment exercise, here is the background:

"The signing of this new labour pact between the two countries paves way for Ugandan Licensed companies to recruit professionals and non-skilled workers including doctors, nurses, engineers......"

The signing of this new labour pact paves way for Ugandan Licensed companies to recruit professionals and non-skilled workers including doctors, nurses, engineers, drivers, carpenters, welders and

12/04/2019

“To do what nobody else will do, a way that nobody else can do, in spite of all we go through; that is to be a nurse.”

Photo: Mulago School of Nursing and Midwifery

15/02/2019

The quickest way to a man's heart is through the 5th left intercostal space, midclavicular line.... Not the stomach!🤪

04/06/2018

"Save one life, you are a hero. Save hundreds of lives and you are a nurse!"

08/05/2018

Happy International Nurses Week to all of you. Thank you for sacrificing your time to save lives of total strangers!

01/03/2018

Who is your favourite nurse?

05/02/2018

TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

Traumatic brain injury usually results from a violent blow to the head or body. An object that penetrates brain tissue, such as a bullet or shattered piece of skull, also can cause traumatic brain injury.
Mild traumatic brain injury may affect your brain cells temporarily. More-serious traumatic brain injury can result in bruising, torn tissues, bleeding and other physical damage to the brain. These injuries can result in long-term complications or death.
Ideal management of traumatic brain injury requires detailed monitoring and nursing care for all body systems.

30/01/2018

The Partograph / Partogram

The World Health Organization recommends use of a partograph for every child delivery by a skilled health worker. This is not just a document but a decision-making tool. Proper use of the partograph decreases the incidence of labor complications and ultimately the maternal and newborn mortality rates.
For proper interpretation:
1. Plotting the partograph must only be started at 4cm of cervical dilatation and above
2. The first point of plotting (cervical dilatation) should be on the alert line
3. The fetal heart, maternal pulse and uterine contractions should be assessed every 30 minutes whereas a vaginal examination should be conducted at least every 4 hours during the first stage of labor
4. If the labor curve crosses to the right of the alert line, review the strength of contractions, position, presentation, size of the fetus, bladder fulness and act accordingly

24/01/2018

URGENT!