All good points. So true about life-long learning. When you really begin to practice you realize how much there is to learn, and how little you really know in the big picture. So keep on asking the...
PositiveEnergy replied to Laura-Lee Nuttall's topic in General Nursing
The old saying, "a picture is worth a thousands words" came to mind when I read this. Essentially your mental visualization is providing you a wealth of direction/information to guide you through...
In general my experience both professionally and with family members who have noctural leg cramping is that finding something that effectively, and most importantly, continuously relieves leg cramping...
PositiveEnergy replied to New-Instructor's topic in General Nursing
Excellent ideas here. Because students aren't often directed to do some of these needed task they don't even think about them - especially those things patients need upon discharge to assimilate back...
PositiveEnergy replied to New-Instructor's topic in General Nursing
"The energy is kind of bad on the unit." "My students literally cried about..."
I read these statements above and had flashes of all the conferences, papers written, general presentations, and...
PositiveEnergy replied to New-Instructor's topic in General Nursing
The first thing that jumps out at me is not to give the staff the task of writing out your student assignments. You might involve the staff by asking them which patients might benefit/appreciate...
PositiveEnergy replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nursing News
So many options of how this evolved. WIll probably take several years to even figure out the truth. What always amazes me is the number of people who jump on the band wagon and go along with such...
PositiveEnergy replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nursing News
Very interesting article. The unassuring take away from this information is this is just one of the fraudulent operations that got caught - after much investigation too, and years of pumping out...
PositiveEnergy replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing
Reflecting on those patients who have touched my life. I think of those patients who have caused me to pause and recall something special about our encounter. Not what I left them with, but rather...
PositiveEnergy replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Nursing Career
I was glad to see this article. Leaving loved ones and heading off to work is challenging on holidays. But as you pointed out, coming up with creative strategies can help make heading into work a...
PositiveEnergy replied to Rachelle Klein's topic in Medical-Surgical
Thank you for sharing this information. As a nurse, as well as a person who has dealt with this issue in a family member, awareness and education is so vital. I think so often nurses do learn about...
First congrats on passing the NCLEX and becoming a new RN. Nursing school is a challenging major - no easy way through. Your article interested me because I have many nursing years under my belt....
This feeling of loss and sense of death is the part of nursing that I believe makes you human. When you develop that connection with a patient that you sense is different from your relationship with...