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With every person offering healthcare advice (whether you asked for it or not), how can we as nurses help the general public know who to trust?
Through a reflective and comparative approach, this article imparts several anecdotes exemplifying how technology, digital media and social media have changed...
I’ve always been one that deals with moments of shock/sadness last. As in I almost get numb in a way, and then it catches up to me. Well, I had a home health...
Social media improves access to health information. However, there are risks, such as misinformation, that can harm patients and communities. Nurses should...
I encountered a question stating something like if your order says administer 80 mg of Ativan but then you have 1 pill of 40 mg 2 of 20 mg and several of 10 mg....
This has probably been asked before. Fake scenario: Patient has frequent UTI’s and starts to wheeze. Has been hospitalized for a similar incident one month...
So, I just found out that the DON, Infection Control Nurse and Staff Educator at my job are leaving for sure in December. I have another coworker who has a job...
Hey! It might be a little early to start this, given that applications arent open yet, but I noticed that the multi-criteria points system was updated in...
Nursing question that came up, select all that apply: If a patient is coughing/wheezing and has a UTI it’s treated with: A) albuterol B) mucinex C) raising...
I recently graduated from college with a degree in Psychology thinking that I wanted to be a therapist. Well, I no longer want to be a therapist. Actually, I...
If a medication is given late is it proper to change the time to when it was due and chart medication administered in a timely manner late entry due to resident...
This time last year we were entering what became the saddest and most challenging eight weeks or so in my work career for sure, and maybe my life. We lost SO...
I came in to nursing school wanting to apply years of hands on experience, public health experience, and research. I made all As up to this point in...
Salary and loan repayment benefits are not the only perks worth negotiating for with a new job.
I am preparing my NP school application and I am possibly overthinking it but I am stuck on one particular question. Describe your experience with EBP? I am not...
This is a tough habit I am working on breaking. I had too many jobs! One full-time in appeals, two part-time teaching jobs, and one legal nurse consulting job....
New grad RN on orientation in a telemetry unit and feeling like I wont be able to manage once orientation ends. There is so much to learn and I just have a...
This article is meant to give the postpartum nurse some ideas in how to support breastfeeding mothers in the hospital. Nurses sometimes don't feel like they...
Hi fellow nurses, Although I am new to this page, I have instantly become an acute reader of unique contents and support on it. Currently, I am applying for a...
To keep it short, I’m physically and mentally ill from working 48 and 72 hour shifts with no sleep. I’m done being dispatched to calls where firearms are...
Create well-written care plans that meets your patient's health goals.
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