Some adrenaline junkies may like the rush, but most nurses dread the coding patient. Patients die when they code, or they get sick enough to need a transfer to higher levels of care. Codes mean that patients are dying, and […]
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Nurses are notorious for not taking their lunches, and although that is probably the worst thing they could do, it is a fact of life in some facilities. On the other hand, not having anything to eat for 12 hours
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Across the United States, nurses everywhere are facing a dilemma. Many registered nurses came into the profession through the two-year degree, or Associate’s Degree in Nursing (ADN). The ADN allowed them to sit for boards and have all the rights
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“You are so overburdened. The situation has made it impossible to give the care you need to. We need more of you. We need much better staffing ratios. It’s really that simple.” –Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-Illinois), author of Nursing Staffing
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Imagine that you live in Kansas, far from the bustling world of large hospitals, world-class doctors, and instant health care. Besides yourself (a nurse), there is a doctor and another nurse. In this neck of the woods, most patients are
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Tears build behind your eyes. Your mind plays over and over how much you want to turn and run, but you can’t. No matter what, you have to keep going because you are strong and people are relying on you.
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If you asked nurses or doctors what type of stethoscope they need, most wouldn’t know. Most would pick a type of 3M Littmann stethoscope and call it done. However, many different 3M Littmanns are listed on the site. Which do
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Kelley Johnson looked like any other nurse as she stepped onto the stage of the Miss America pageant. Wearing a dark blue set of scrubs, a stethoscope draped around her neck, and her beautiful hair pulled back away from her
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