Monthly Archives: February 2009

Medication Math and Dose Calculations Tutorial

Posted on February 27, 2009 by admin

The MedicCast Podcast and the Nursing Show have collaborated and produced a brand new study and educational resource for busy nursing and medical education professionals at all levels. Medical Math Simplified (MedMathSimplified.com) This brand new math tutorial runs the students … Continue reading →

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ECG Reading Part I and Episode 69

Posted on February 27, 2009 by producer
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Welcome to Episode 69 The Nursing Show is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network. and is the founding site for the all new NursingTopStudent.com site, check it out now! Listen to the show! Right Click to download (Macs … Continue reading →

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Meningitis Review and Episode 68

Posted on February 20, 2009 by producer
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Welcome to Episode 68 The Nursing Show is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network. and is the founding site for the all new NursingTopStudent.com site, check it out now! Listen to the show! Right Click to download (Macs … Continue reading →

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Time Management for Student Nurses

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Jamie Davis

Managing available time is a key skill for student nurses. One of the biggest complaints from nursing students who write in to the Nursing Show is that they a constantly striving for ways to save time.  Cutting time spent on … Continue reading →

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Nursing Staff Retention and Recruiting Ideas

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Jamie Davis

Last week’s episode of the Nursing Show featured a news article on “Happy Hostpitals and Happy Patients” that looked at staff satisfaction and involvement in patient care and satisfaction.  I talked about managers and hospital CEOs thinking “outside of the … Continue reading →

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Brain Science Podcast Interview on Vaccine Safety

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Jamie Davis

My good friend, Dr. Ginger Campbell recently interviewed Dr. Paul Offit, author of the book – Autism’s False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure. I think that this interview segment is an important piece of … Continue reading →

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Patient Education Key to Vaccine Understanding

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Jamie Davis

A masters court ruling on vaccine safety has medical experts pleased but some autism advocates still doubting the science.  This issue presents a challenge for medical professionals because it is difficult to overcome conspiracy theorist who constantly doubt any government … Continue reading →

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Nurse Staff and Student Retention

Posted on February 15, 2009 by Jamie Davis

This past week’s Nursing Show covered a recent news story on how “Happy Hospitals = Happy Patients.”  This story referred to a recent study on patient satisfaction and successful hospital programs.  While it might seem an obvious solution to nurse … Continue reading →

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Tetracyclines for Nurses and Episode 67

Posted on February 13, 2009 by producer
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Welcome to Episode 67 The Nursing Show is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network. and is the founding site for the all new NursingTopStudent.com site, check it out now! Listen to the show! Right Click to download (Macs … Continue reading →

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Nurse Discharge Education Key In Reducing Patient Return

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Jamie Davis

Nurses play a key role in reducing hospital overcrowding based on a recent study commissioned by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.  The study published in the February 3, 2009 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine determined that … Continue reading →

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