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Gwen Parsons-Devlin Page 7

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.

When Is a Draw Sheet Not Used to Move Patients Up in Bed?
Are Surgery Centers Safe? Evaluating the Evidence
What Is the Prone Position in Nursing?
How to Write a Thorough History of Present Illness
What Is a Physical Assessment in Nursing?
What Is a Critical Care Transport (CCT) Medical Team?
Is Constipation a Nursing Diagnosis?
Can Nurses Give Ketamine? Scope of Practice Explained
Why Can’t You Take Blood Pressure on a Mastectomy Side?
Why Do Surgeons Wear Lead Vests?
How to Prevent Medical Errors: A Patient’s Guide
What Is Symptomatic Treatment and When Is It Used?
What Is Surgical Telemetry and How Does It Work?
How to Safely Transfer Obese Patients
What Is Purposeful Rounding in Nursing?
Why Am I Being Treated Like a Drug Seeker?
What Is the APIE Process in Nursing?
Can a Personal Care Assistant Reinforce a Dressing?
How to Check a Defibrillator on a Crash Cart
How to Put On Surgical Gloves Sterilely
What Is a Nursing Priority and How Is It Determined?
What Is a Nursing Intervention Used in the Social Domain?
How to Communicate With Patients Who Have Speech Challenges
How to Evaluate Patient Understanding
What Is Physiological Adaptation in Nursing?
Can Nurses Perform Digital Disimpaction on Patients?
How to Improve Patient Compliance With Medication
How to Lower a Hospital Bed for Patient Safety
What Is the Principle of Beneficence in Nursing?
Why Is It Important to Obtain a Work History for the Patient?