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Remodeled Nursing Curriculum Offer Added Exposure
Clinical exposure is a nursing student’s chance to be able to apply hands-on nursing care and put the knowledge and theories they gained in classrooms to use. However, these brief patient contacts are not enough for the nursing students to … Continue reading
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Tagged clinical exposure, nursing curriculum, nursing education, nursing news, nursing student
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Temporary Tattoos for Monitoring Vital Signs
You might have heard or seen in thews about some new technology out in the horizon. It was covered quite a bit but imagine something like a temporary tattoo that allows you to actually place a series of electronic sensors … Continue reading
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Tagged news, news for nurses, nurse, nursing news, skin patch, technology, vital signs monitor
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Getting Ready for Water-borne Infections
Just as we wrap up the summer time here in the US and people are still doing vacation things, swimming and local lakes and rivers and other areas, there are some things to be aware of and keep in mind … Continue reading
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Tagged amoeba, infection, meningitis, news, nurse, nursing news, summer, water activities, water-borne illness
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Advanced Education Prepare Nurses for Health Care Reform
I found an article, a press release coming out from the National League of Nursing, this is the organizing body for some of the standards loosely associated with the American Nurses Association. The NLN really tries to provide standards and … Continue reading
More Institutions Start Preferring BSN Grads
Have you ever experienced being turned down for a nursing job because the institution where you’re applying in only accepts registered nurses with a bachelor’s degree? This hiring trend is becoming more common as more and more institutions are starting … Continue reading
Patients More Satisfied in Care if Errors are Disclosed
Patients do see beyond the error when health practitioners disclose the truth. In the news article from the Boston Globe, results from a conducted survey by Dr. Lenny Lopez of Massachusetts General Hospital from 2,500 patients who had been patients … Continue reading
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Tagged disclosure, medical errors, nursing news, patient safety, patient satisfaction, quality care, study, survey
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Nurse Betty, RN (Really?….Not!)
A past article posted here before says that nursing has been named as one of the best professions in 2009. This kind of recognition makes nurses honored and proud of being in the nursing profession. However, it is not only … Continue reading
Canadian RN Shortage Calls For More Practical Nurses
A recent Canadian article looks at changes to health care facility and government spending in order to solve two serious issues facing them: A shortage of registered nurses (RNs) A health care budget deficit over $15.1 million The solution proposed … Continue reading
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Tagged canada, CNA, lpn, nurse, nursing, nursing assistants, nursing news, personal support worker, podmedic, psw, rn, rpn, student nurse
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New Info on HPV and Cancer Risks
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released some corrected data on cancer diagnoses related to the Human Papiloma Virus (HPV). The virus is most often related to cervical cancer and this is the reason for the push for HPV … Continue reading
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Tagged CDC, cervical cancer, hpv, nursing news, patient education, vaccines
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Pennsylvania Passes Nurse Overtime Limits
In a recent session of the Pennsylvania state legislature, both the Senate and the House passed a bill limiting the way hospitals and other healthcare facilities deal with overtime for their nurses and other healthcare workers. Nursing Overtime Bill Passes … Continue reading
