Any Suggestions?

gwenith, BSN, RN · Dec 30, 2003

Vicky - do you mean that they place thier concerns about the workplace or is it for Human Resource issues they are likely to face??

purplemania, BSN, RN · Dec 30, 2003

please give examples of what you mean. Workplace advocacy? Nurse-patient ratios? How to choose a place to work?

VickyRN, MSN, DNP, RN · Dec 30, 2003

I'm more interested in very real problems these students will face upon graduation as they enter the workforce as RN's--such as safe staffing, horizontal violence (already have 2 excellent web sites), the proposed national fund for out-of-work RN's (already have URL), etc. Any IDEAS you have would be most appreciated, as MANY heads are better than one! :)

Chi-RN · Dec 30, 2003

When I used to teach ADN students, I loved to have them explore the lesser-known nursing specialties. Here are some links from an Occupational Health Nurse's perspective that might be a bit unusual, but I think you'll find some interesting reading on them. Some deal with specific "nurse" safety issues, some are more "patient" safety focused, others "employee" focused. Not typical of what a nursing educator thinks about, but enjoy!

http://lab.nap.edu/nap-cgi/discover.cgi?term=nurses+safe+patients

http://www.diabetesatwork.org/

http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/healthcarefacilities/index.html

http://www.osh.net/directory/hipaa/index.htm

http://www.ergoweb.com/

VickyRN, MSN, DNP, RN · Dec 30, 2003

Thanks for the ideas and URLS--these are GREAT!!! :kiss

Havin' A Party!, ASN, RN · Jan 2, 2004

Thanks for sharing, GA!