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Student Nurse Study Aids from Nursing Top Student.com
Abdominal pain is one of the leading causes of hospital visits in the US. To be able to treat the pain, health professionals should first identify the cause of the pain. Since there are a number of organs in the … Continue reading
Paramedics vs Nurses
The Gatekeeper blog wrote a recent article about an encounter he had while working as a paramedic and picking up a patient at a local nursing home. The article on the Gatekeeper blog is entitled “Paramedic vs. Nurse.” I wrote … Continue reading
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Tagged ambulance, communication, ems, emt, hand off, long term care, nurse, nursing home, paramedic, patient care, rn, transfer, transport
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Tattoed or Not Tattoed – Nursing Students Asked The Question
With tattoos becoming more and more noticeable, the question is being debated about whether having a tattoo affects patient care. One Missouri nursing school recently implemented a policy that stated that all tattoos must be able to be hidden by … Continue reading
Posted in nurse career guide, nursing education, nursing news, RN tips
Tagged career, jamie davis, missouri, nurse, nursing school, perception, podmedic, policy, professionalism, rules, self-expression, tats, tattoo, tattoos, university
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The Hazards of Too Much Multitasking
With the continuous growing gap between nurse patient ratios, nurses, are left with no choice but to multitask. They may be successful in performing all of the tasks during the shift but the quality of service may be compromised and … Continue reading
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Tagged multitasking, nursing tips, patient safety, quality care, sequential tasking
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Do More While Taking Vital Signs
Taking vital signs is a usual routine for nurses and student nurses. In an 8-hour shift, vital signs are taken at least twice and is regarded as the indicator of the patient’s health status. After collecting the data, interpreting it, … Continue reading
National Nurses Week Ends – What Now?
As National Nurses Week 2009 ends, it’s time for us to return to the real world where no one celebrates nursing. Wait a minute! Why do we have to stop celebrating nursing just because the official week is over? It … Continue reading
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Tagged community health, nurses week, nursing research
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Treat Yourself and Celebrate Nurses Week
As we wind down National Nurses Week, it is important to celebrate the most important nurse you know. That is you, of course! As nurses, we find it very easy to settle into the role of care giver. It is … Continue reading
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Tagged care for yourself, celebrate nursing, nurses week
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Idea #2 to Celebrate National Nurses Week
This week is a week when the American Nurses Association urges all of us to celebrate nursing careers. While most of these celebratory weeks start on a Sunday and run through a normal 7 day week, Nurses Week is special … Continue reading
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Tagged celebrate nursing, mentor, nightingale, nurses week
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How Are You Celebrating Nurses Week?
On the Nursing Show podcast this week, I asked you to tell me what you are doing to celebrate National Nurses Week. The American Nurses Association has a few suggestions on their site. Most of their suggestions are more institutional … Continue reading
Posted in nurse career guide, nursing education, RN on the side, RN tips
Tagged ana, celebrate, celebration, nurse friends, nurses week
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5 Swine Flu Resources for Nursing Patients
Nurses and nursing students often get put to the test with health related questions from their patients, family members, neighbors and sometimes perfect strangers. With the recent news hype surrounding the swine flu outbreak in Mexico and parts of the … Continue reading
Posted in nursing education, RN on the side, RN tips
Tagged CDC, FDA, influenza, NIH, online resources, patient education, swine flu
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