Nursing Blogs

from VivaLasViejas - If you read my blog on even a semi-regular basis, you've probably figured out that I'm a fan of lists. This one was inspired by a little game that one of my co-workers started on Facebook a couple of weeks ago as a lead-in to Thanksgiving Day. It's actually rather addictive; in fact, some of us have been posting each day about something we are...

from traumaRUs - Burn out in the ER or why its been a long time since I wrote in this blog…. I always loved the ER from the very first day in 1996 when my preceptor told me not to worry, I would get the hang of having patients that were very ill from who knows what, had some unknown object in some weird oriface, or died and no one knew why. She was right, I...

from VickyRN - Learning to perform nursing procedures correctly and safely is imperative for nursing students. Practice, persistence, and keen attention to detail are key. In learning to competently perform procedures, practice does indeed make perfect. For visual learners, watching videos can be very helpful prior to practicing the procedure. The following are...

from traumaRUs - Hi there, come on in, kick your shoes off and make yourself welcome. There's coffee brewing! The idea for this blog is to address issues in emergency nursing. I have been a nurse for 16 years: 2 years as an LPN, 12 years as an RN and 2 years as an APN. I have 10 years experience in a level one trauma center and 9 years as a pre-hospital...

from VivaLasViejas - One of the many zillions of trivialities that spark my hyperactive imagination late at night when I can't sleep: Have you ever thought about what we must sound like to the average layperson when we use 'medicalese'? It's a language that flows as easily as our mother tongue after a few years in the business, but as I was lying in bed last night,...

from VickyRN - BSN to PhD programs offer a more direct path to the PhD in nursing, with the aim of increasing the number of doctorally prepared faculty. Nurses with BSNs can be prepared for doctoral faculty positions in five short years. These programs are ideal for learners who desire to become nurse scientists and researchers. They bypass the traditional MSN...

from madwife2002 - I know a lot of Health Care Employees are worried or concerned they may be on the ladder from verbal warning to written warnings and then fired. For many this is not an unrealistic fear it is something which is affecting their daily working life and erodes into their home life. For some employees it is something which occurs out of the blue and...

from Elvish - I'm excited about blogging from the trenches of mother/baby. "Why 'trenches?'" you might ask. From the outside it seems as though mother/baby nurses have a cake job and in comparison to some jobs, we just might. But this is nowhere near 'easy.' Spending twelve hours caring for new families, getting/keeping breastfeeding going well, showing new,...

from VickyRN - The following are a list of valuable resources for the nurse educator that I have compiled over the years. These should be of immense help to you in the classroom or clinical area. Enjoy! NLN Living Book of Teaching and Learning The Think Bank How Adults Learn Active Learning: Creating Excitement in the Classroom

from VickyRN - Whether administering medications or hanging IV drips, nurses must accurately perform dosage calculations. This is a critical factor for patient safety, as a patient's life may depend on it. Nursing math requires a working knowledge of ratio-proportion and/or dimensional analysis. Most of these type calculations are at the 6th or 7th grade...

from VivaLasViejas - With the advent of chill winds and falling leaves, it almost seems as if the world is in a hurry to finish its business before winter comes: animals grow thicker coats and store up food for the long, cold months; flowers fade and vines wither; humans stock their pantries in anticipation of the upcoming holidays. And all too often, the change of...