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Hello All, Do you guys think maternal/pregnancy patients prefer their labor and delivery nurses/midwives to have had experience with pregnancy themselves in order to have a better connection? Do you guys personally think that one's own pregnancy expe...

Hello Nurses, I know nurses are supposed to implement end-of-shift bedside reporting to encourage patients to participate more in their care, but sometimes it seems like it's not always an option due to tired/sleeping patients, fatigued nurses, and t...

Hi everyone, Is med-surg nursing synonymous with acute care nursing? Or is acute care something completely different?

Hello Nurses, I know nurses are supposed to implement end-of-shift bedside reporting to encourage patients to participate more in their care, but sometimes it seems like its not always an option due to tired patients and nurses and the fact that beds...

Hi everyone, I was invited to join STTI. I was reading other threads about benefits of this membership, and it seems like many people do not think it is worth paying the membership fees. I have a few questions regarding the membership: -How helpful...

That's interesting. Thank you for your response. Yeah, it would be good if some chapters benefited students more than just the recognition for good grades.

That is good your chapter was very active, and I hope mine provides many opportunities for community involvement and networking as well. I contacted someone from my local chapter regarding its involvement, but haven't gotten a response yet. So I assu...

Thank you so much for your input. I'm glad you found some benefits for your leadership position. In what ways were a few of your chapters active?

Good point. Like IhflanurseNP said, why should we pay for that honor? Lol

That's interesting. I do plan on furthering my education and may possibly be involved in research one day but have no interest in being in a management position or an educator. LOL good point on your last statement!

I greatly appreciate your input, sailornurse. So in your experience, it seems like the membership was basically more of a "status" symbol. You mentioned that you were invited three times. Do they only invite you while you are enrolled in school, whet...

For those of you who joined STTI, do you believe this membership is a good investment ? Of course this varies among individuals, but I am curious to know your thoughts.

Thank you for your response, elkpark. I hope my chapter is actively involved in the community and employment opportunities. I guess I would need to find someone in that chapter and contact them about that. It is good I will still remain a member if ...

Hi everyone, How would transactional leadership be useful in the healthcare setting?

I would say that this type of leadership is helpful when directing inexperienced/new staff, who may need a bit of structure when starting out. Like I mentioned above, I believe that this style would also be useful when responding to a crisis. Dependi...

Well, I know it is largely based on a system of rewards and punishments. Leaders reward followers for acceptable performance and deliver consequences to those who perform below than expected. This is beneficial to workers who are motivated by extrin...

This was not an attempt to get someone to do homework for me; I was just having difficulty in coming up with examples. I would think it would be useful during some sort of crisis, when clear directions need to be carried out to the staff.

Hi everyone, What exactly is a 0 K , 2 K , 3 K,etc. bath mean for dialysis? The only thing I know is that a 0 K can lower the K+ when its too high, but not sure how.

Thank you all for your help. This is making a lot more sense to me!

Thanks for the clarification!

That sounds like a good topic. I will look into that one as well.

Hi all, I am currently in OB/Peds this semester, and I have to find a research topic related to the OB/Peds field to write a scholarly paper. However, I have been having some trouble finding one that I am interested in. I wanted to try breastfeeding ...

That sounds like a good topic. I will look at that one as well.

Since I am only looking for nursing scholarly articles (has to be written by a nurse per grading requirement), maybe that limits my findings greatly. I like your suggestion.

Thank you guys for your help and also for the links! They are helpful as well.