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Ob/Gyn

Understanding TOCO Monitor (Tocodynamometer): How to Monitor and R…

A toco monitor is used to measure the intensity, frequency, and duration of contractions. When combined with a fetal heart monitor, this information helps...

HESI

My Study Guide For HESI - Passed On First Try!

by sisph

I took the HESI test today and passed. A lot of my classmates didn't pass and we only get three chances. I thought that this little guide would help.

Educators

Cheating in the Classroom

by VickyRN, MSN, DNP, RN

Cheating is always a potential problem in the university or college setting. It is very problematic for students, in that their learning is being circumvented....

NICU

Giving Nursing Students a Taste of NICU

by SteveNNP, MSN, NP

So today I was wondering..... how well do we as NICU nurses best represent what NICU really is to nursing students?

General Nursing

Waiting Has a Magnificent Purpose

by jesjay

I am twenty-two. I just received my nursing license six months ago. I have attended two pieces of training and a not-so-stunning-no-seminar-at-all for my...

General Nursing

Being a Team Player

by trixie

Many nurses want to advance in their careers. Few go into the nursing profession planning on being a floor nurse forever. Unfortunately, many fail to learn the...

General Nursing

Inmates as Patients in Hospital

by 4cas2

Adopting this as a personal policy will only benefit a nurse who must work with incarcerated and non-incarcerated patients.

Can I send a private message to a group of people?

Announcements

What Are Private Conversations?

by Joe V

Yes, you can now start private conversations with multiple members of the community.

Educators

Active Learning Strategy: The One-Minute Paper

by VickyRN, MSN, DNP, RN

As teachers, gauging our students' comprehension of class content can be challenging. Sadly, low scores on the first exam often serve as the wake-up call that...

Educators

From Teaching to Learning - The Advantages of Passive vs. Active L…

by VickyRN, MSN, DNP, RN

Passive Learning is the mode of learning most commonly present in classrooms.

Educators

The Clinical Reflection

by VickyRN, MSN, DNP, RN

A clinical reflection is a descriptive "story" that nursing students write about their clinical day. As simple as this journaling exercise seems, it is a...

General Nursing

Gerontological Nursing: The Interrelationship Between Theory, Prac…

by VickyRN, MSN, DNP, RN

This paper discusses the interrelationship between nursing theory, research, and practice in the specialty area of gerontological nursing. Knowledge needs...

General Nursing

Logistic Regression

by VickyRN, MSN, DNP, RN

Regression analysis is used to predict a continuous dependent variable from a number of independent variables. If the dependent variable is dichotomous, then...

General Nursing

Multiple Linear Regression

by VickyRN, MSN, DNP, RN

Regression analysis is a broad term for statistical techniques used to model and analyze numerical data consisting of values of a dependent variable y (also...

General Nursing

Analysis of Covariance

by VickyRN, MSN, DNP, RN

Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) is a statistical technique that blends analysis of variance and linear regression analysis. It is a more sophisticated method of...

General Nursing

Mixed Between-Within Subjects ANOVA

by VickyRN, MSN, DNP, RN

Mixed between-within subjects ANOVA (also known as a split-plot ANOVA) combines two different types of one-way ANOVA into one study: between-groups ANOVA and...

How do you effectively communicate 'caring' to patients and families?

Relations

Nursing Communication: How to Make Sure Patients Feel Our Caring

by Wendy Leebov Ed.D.

Ineffective nursing communication occurred at one hospital as illustrated in the following example: A patient complained that no one had been in all night to...

NICU

Family-Centered Maternity Care and Rooming-In

by Elvish, BSN, DNP, RN, NP

A thread in the Ob/Gyn nursing forum got me thinking about this. Family-centered maternity care (FCMC) is a buzzword that's no doubt quite familiar to many in...

General Nursing

T-Tests and One-Way ANOVA

by VickyRN, MSN, DNP, RN

T-tests and analysis of variance (ANOVA) are widely used statistical methods to compare group means. Both are parametric statistical techniques, in that these...

Is it normal to be scared as a new nurse?

Geriatric

There's a Mousetrap In My Med Cart

by 99percentangel

As some classmates in our RN nursing program gathered around in a small group this morning, I sided up and listened to a story that quickly carried me back in...

NCLEX

Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

by brichielpn08, BSN, RN

Some tester have done this I think ... the trick to re-register again to Pearsonvue . If it lets you register and pay again that means you failed and if stop...

Educators

Writing Multiple Choice Test Items - The Stem

by VickyRN, MSN, DNP, RN

Multiple-choice test items have two parts: a stem and various answer options. We will discuss the stem in this segment.

Spirituality

Intensive Prayer Unit

by tnbutterfly - Mary, BSN

When considering a holistic approach to healthcare, it is important to realize the vital role that spiritual care plays in healing and in coping with a health...

General Nursing

The Trauma after the Trauma

by ScrappyED, BSN, RN

After several days of working regular ER zones and one of triaging I worked as one of the trauma response nurses yesterday. My first patient was from a head-on...

General Nursing

Experiences in Ecuador

by QuitoGal

Never one to do something the normal way, when my nurse practitioner residency started, I opted to expand my horizons and venture to the southern hemisphere in...