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Gwen Parsons-Devlin

Gwen Parsons-Devlin, RN, CMSRN, is a charge nurse on a medical-surgical unit at a community hospital. With 17 years in bedside care, she orients new unit nurses and maintains a well-used binder of ward procedures. Parsons-Devlin received both an ADN and a BSN during her training.

What Is Clinical Deterioration and Its Warning Signs?Healthcare
What Is an Advantage of a Systematic Approach to Patient Assessment?Healthcare
What Is Iatrogenic? Definition, Examples, and Prevention Healthcare
How to Run a Mock Code for Medical Simulation Healthcare
How to Properly Document Foley Catheter Removal Healthcare
What Are the Three Checks of Medication Administration?Healthcare
How to Write a Clear and Concise Clinical Impression Healthcare
What Are Neuro Checks in Nursing?Healthcare
How Often Should Pain Be Assessed in Clinical Settings?Healthcare
How to Document Range of Motion in Nursing Healthcare
What Are the Reasons for ICU Admission?Healthcare
How to Prevent Skin Breakdown: Nursing Interventions Healthcare
Nurse Hit a Nerve Drawing Blood? Here’s What to Do Safety
What Should You Do If a Patient Falls?Safety
How to Sharpen Surgical Scissors Step by Step Procedures
When to Call Rapid Response vs Code Blue Healthcare
What Happens If You Refuse Surgery?Procedures
What Are the 6 P’s in Nursing for Neurovascular Assessment?Healthcare
What Is Asepsis in Nursing? Clean vs. Sterile Technique Healthcare
Can Cancer Be Misdiagnosed? How It Happens & What to Do Cancer
How to Describe the General Appearance of a Patient Healthcare
How to Properly Place a Fracture Bedpan Procedures
What Is a Clinical Impression? With Examples Healthcare
What Is Medical Asepsis and Why Is It Important?Healthcare
What Is an SBAR Report and How Does It Work?Healthcare
Nurse Burnout Interventions: Effective Strategies for Relief Healthcare
How to Document a Cranial Nerve Assessment Brain & Nerves
What Is Asepsis in Nursing? Types and Techniques Healthcare
Does Surgery Shorten Your Life Span? What Science Says Healthcare
How Can Items in a Sterile Field Become Contaminated?Safety