As a nursing student, asking for accommodations can help level the playing field by giving you a different environment or approach so you can adapt to any kind of physical or cognitive disability. As mentioned in a previous blog, extra […]
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I sighed and looked up, the light turned green. Green means go, right? I advance on the pedal, and drive through the intersection. Only, I didn’t make it through. CRASH! I remember the event like it was yesterday. It seemed
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$125,000 in scholarship funds was awarded to the University of Hawaii (UH) at Manoa School of Nursing to help 15 community college students from rural areas pursue their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degrees. Awarded by the William Randolph
Even before they fill out an application for nursing school, nursing students know their particular academic path is not an easy one. In nursing school there are no classes where you can slide, no semesters where you know your schedule
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During the course of a typical 12-hour shift, and depending on the unit, the bedside nurse may encounter hundreds, if not thousands, of alarms generated by patient monitoring equipment. From chirping ventilators to beeping infusion pumps to chiming heart rate
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With a shortage of doctoral-level Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) in the state of Wisconsin and 30 percent of all CRNAs set to retire in the next five years, the University of Wisconsin (UW) Oshkosh has responded by offering the
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As a hospice nurse with Mother Teresa Hospice in New Sewickley Township, PA, Kelley Fishovitz has made it her life’s work to help terminal patients. Most importantly, she wants to help her patients die with dignity and in comfort. This
It seems like we see articles and hear news reports about opioid addiction on a daily basis. Unfortunately, many of these stories are no exaggerations. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s 2015 World Drug Report, it
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In an attempt to bridge the employment gap for military personnel, Idaho State University’s (ISU) College of Technology is helping veterans who have medical training obtain a nursing certificate, one of few programs of its kind offered in the US.
A nurse’s training takes years of school, years of on-the-job experience, and years of adjusting emotionally to a job that can be as draining as it is exhilarating. But even if you perform your nursing duties above exception, you still
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