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Psychiatric

How to Dress for Psychiatric Nursing

Many psychiatric facilities and settings allow nurses and support staff to wear street clothing instead of scrubs. Those new to psych nursing are often not sure...

Flight

Flight Nursing

by DidiRN

Flight nursing is nursing care of patients during transport via aircraft or helicopter. This is an area where highly skilled individuals are an absolute must...

Have you been considering the role of CNM?

CNM

Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNM)

by sirI, MSN, APRN, NP

The Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) who is a graduate of a nurse-midwifery program and is nationally certified....

Entrepreneurs

Foot Care Nursing

by sirI, MSN, APRN, NP

Foot Care Nursing is an all-important integral part of patient care. There are many who consider this specialty career one of the most important nursing areas.

Psychiatric

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing

by Meriwhen, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN

Psychiatric nursing (aka. mental-health nursing) is the provision of nursing care to patients with mental illnesses. Thanks to the media and its frequently...

Legal

Marketing as a Defense Legal Nurse Consultant: The Key to Success …

by sirI, MSN, APRN, NP

This article will help you understand what you need as an Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC) when working with a Defense Attorney.

Which Program Will Prepare Me as an LNC?

Legal Careers

Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC): Educative Entities

by sirI, MSN, APRN, NP

Registered Nurses are very intrigued by this career path in nursing and find it fascinating to work with Attorneys. They look at this career choice as a...

General Nursing

Combining the Roles of Attorney and the Registered Nurse

by sirI, MSN, APRN, NP

Registered Nurses (RNs) who have an interest in the legal side of medicine and nursing can seek a career as a Nurse Attorney. Both of these career paths can be...

Forensic

Forensic Nursing (FN)

by sirI, MSN, APRN, NP

The following Article will introduce you to the world of Forensic Nursing, explain the importance of the career and hopefully challenge other Nurses to consider...

Legal Careers

Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC)

by sirI, MSN, APRN, NP

The Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC) is a Registered Nurse (RN) that is an expert in clinical Nursing Practice and possesses the ability to understand and apply the...

General Students

The Do's and Don'ts of Sternal Rubs

by Delaney Schick, RN

Sternal rubs are one of the most common painful stimuli used by medical professionals, yet sternal rubs are often contraindicated or performed incorrectly.

Wound

Denuded Wounds and the Nurse's Role in Treatment

by Lydia Seales-Fuller, BSN

Nurses play a vital role in the recognition and treatment of denuded wounds. In acute care settings, the nursing staff is responsible for assessing the level of...

Career Support

For Those Considering A Career In Nursing

by Ruby Vee, BSN

Do you want to be a nurse? There's more to it than a calling. Here are some things to consider.

General Nursing

Fecal Disimpaction

by Brenda F. Johnson, MSN

Fecal impaction is a potentially fatal condition of the bowel. In this article, we’ll provide an overview of fecal impaction and subsequently, digital fecal...

General Nursing

EtOH Medical Abbreviation

by allnurses

EtOH is a synonym for ethanol or ethyl alcohol. In this article we'll walk through a high-level overview of EtOH including the ways you may encounter the...

Travel

Cross Country Healthcare Travel Nursing Review (2023)

by Erin Lee, BSN, RN

Cross Country Healthcare collaborates with nearly any type of healthcare professional, including nurses, to meet staffing needs across the country. The company...

Agency

Pros, Cons, Salary In Agency Nursing

by Meriwhen, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN

Agency nursing (aka registry nursing) is the provision of nursing services on behalf of an agency. Agency nurses include RNs, LVNs/LPNs and advanced practice...

Student Assist

The Nurse's Role in Managing Sepsis

by Wendy Sutas, BSN, RN

This article will define sepsis's etiology, signs and symptoms, diagnostic testing, and treatments. We will also review a case study and nursing care plans...

General Nursing

How to Put On a Nasal Cannula

by Tina_Hayes, MSN, RN

When patients need supplemental oxygen therapy, there are several oxygen delivery systems that nurses may use to deliver the treatment. The system used will...

Should I get nursing malpractice insurance?

Career Support

Should I Carry Nursing Malpractice (Liability) Insurance?

by sirI, MSN, APRN, NP

Malpractice (liability) insurance provides essential legal and financial security. Many Nurses go "bare" and never really consider Liability insurance as...

Ob/Gyn

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

by Wendy Sutas, BSN, RN

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

Educators

Writing Multiple Choice Test Items: Part One

by VickyRN, MSN, DNP, RN

You, the nurse educator, must compose 50 multiple choice test items. You don't trust the test bank questions, as these are being sold over the internet. Here...

What are some things I need to know about the LNC role?

Legal Careers

Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC): FAQ

by sirI, MSN, APRN, NP

Here are frequently asked questions about the role of the Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC).

General Nursing

Litigious Areas of Nursing and the Nurse's Liability

by sirI, MSN, APRN, NP

You have the nursing education. You have secured your dream nursing job. You have a duty and you are prepared. An injury occurred. Are you at fault?

Student Assist

Nursing Diagnosis for Bowel Obstruction

by Nurse Beth, MSN

In this article, we walk you through the small bowel obstruction (SBO) diagnosis, potential care plans, case study, patient teachings, nursing considerations,...