Are you an apathetic nurse?
For a recent assignment in my advanced research class, we were to speak to nurses that we work with to see what, if any, nursing journals our coworkers read. Well, I was quite honestly shocked at the results, not only of what I found, but everyone else’s results too. What was discovered was that a [...]
- September 22nd, 2009
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I run so I won’t get nurse burnout
I run to prevent stress and burnout. I see too many older nurses worn out and stressed and broken down and I don’t want that to happen to me. BTW – here are my favorite shoes: Asics!
- September 17th, 2009
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Dealing with difficult patients
This is somewhat of a sensitive topic, but we all know these patients exist. How do you deal with them? Are you able to maintain your composure and get through the day without threatening harm or making angry faces every time you leave the room? Well, it takes some kind of patience to care for [...]
- September 10th, 2009
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Night shift nurses vs. day shift nurses
Why does there have to be conflict between day and night shifts? Nursing is not a competition. Shift change should not be a battle of wills. The night shift nurses tend to want to find everything day shift has done wrong during the day and point it out in shift change. Now why are they [...]
- August 29th, 2009
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More Nurses = Safer Patient Outcomes
Have you ever overheard nurses talking about understaffing and patient ratios? Hospitals are constantly trying to save a dollar by cutting the number of RN’s and other licensed staff to the bare minimum. This is an extremely risky endeavor. The more patients a nurse is responsible for the higher the likelihood of a sentinel event [...]
- August 20th, 2009
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How to Survive the First Days as a New Nurse
It’s July, and many new nurse graduates are hitting the floors and taking their first job as a new nurse. How to Survive the First Days as a New Nurse 7. These are going to be a tough few weeks. Your first days as a “real” nurse are quite stressful. You realize that the state [...]
- July 30th, 2009
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More male nurses needed
Only 9 percent of nurses are male. This number has increased and according to nursing school enrollments, will continue to increase, but more men need to seriously consider nursing as a career choice. There is a current nursing shortage that is only expected to grow in the future as more people grow older and require [...]
- July 11th, 2009
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