Do you ever wish nursing school could be a little easier? Juggling classes, labs, clinicals, exams, and a life outside of school doesn’t exactly make your typical day serene. No, nursing school isn’t a breeze, and nursing school stress is […]
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Are you to the go-to person when someone on your unit has an obscure question about heart disease? Or is newborn care one of your specialties? If colleagues come to you for your specialty in nursing expertise, why not take some
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If you watch any team of nurses at work you’ll notice a few things right away. You might observe that they never stop moving they’re in motion all the time. But even as they are moving, they communicate with each
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Nurses know how important communication is in the midst of their typically fast-paced and hectic day, and without excellent communication skills, time can be wasted. When nurses need to relay information concisely and quickly to physicians, the SBAR communication method
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Many nurse educators know all the challenges their minority students face, and often finding new techniques for helping them succeed is foremost. On April 24, Western Carolina University will host Supporting Academic Success for Diverse and Minority Students, a nursing
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It’s hard to believe, but in the female-dominated nursing industry, male nurses out earn their female colleagues. According to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), nurse salary amounts aren’t immune to the gender
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Do you need your week to just be a little easier? Did your magic fairy up and quit? When you’re staring down a busy week filled with lots of shifts, family obligations, meals to make, and a living area that
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If you’re a nurse who likes to help change nursing for the better, then speaking up about nursing issues and finding out about the latest proposals in health care law is probably right up your alley. It’s pretty easy to
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What’s the culture like at your workplace? Is it generally a harmonious place or does the undercurrent of nurse-to-nurse hostility have you looking for another job? A hostile environment in a nurse’s workplace is hardly of the raised voice type
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How often does a patient pull out a paper with each medication and dosage meticulously listed when you ask about the medications they take? Not very often? And what about those times when patients tell you about all their medications
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