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8 Feb, 2014

A Day in the Life of a Clinical Instructor

One of the most important roles of the clinical instructor role is providing instruction to students, which is based on a course syllabus. With nursing concepts and theories being taught in nursing school, it is important that student nurses also know how to apply them in the clinical setting. That is where clinical instructors enter the scenario. Their job is to connect what students learn in school and aid them in real life application. Textbooks and other written materials may be used, but the teaching strategy of CIs mostly rely on laboratory simulations and on-site rotations.

Medical Laboratory & Diagnostic Test

5 Feb, 2014

Capillary Blood Glucose Monitoring

Jannah* stares clueless at the order sheet. It’s her first week as a Registered Nurse working in the hospital. Months ago, she was very confident that she knows almost everything...

Nursing Jobs

3 Feb, 2014

Exploring New Options: Dermatology Nursing

Dermatology Nursing

Dermatology nurses receive an estimate of $85,000 on average every year, which is $15,000 above the salary of generalist nurses. They may even receive a sign-in bonus for applicants and for those already working as one, retention bonus may complete the annual income. This bonus that we are talking about, ranges from $517 to $7,861.

Being a dermatology nurse can be exciting. Nurses may feel thrilled and love this specialized area of nursing and with this comes the best benefit of them all. They say when you love your work, you never go to work at all. That applies to this job as well, as long as nurses love what they are doing and consider it as their passion, they will never bored and get tired of it and that no matter what hardships may be encountered along the way, they will always emerge and remain standing as a proud dermatology nurse.

Perks of being a Nurse

Through the years, the number of nurses has significantly increased. Year after year, various nursing schools produce hundreds, even thousand of aspiring graduates each, hoping to find their place in...

Nursing Jobs

30 Jan, 2014

Sentiments of a Ward Nurse

Things every ward nurse wants you to know

1. When you buzz and I do not come right away, it’s either I am attending to a patient at bedside, or I am assisting a doctor during his rounds. Do not storm into the station like you are my only client.
2. We are humans, too.
3. Yes, it is okay for your relatives to ask us to take their blood pressures, but also remember that we have other patients, too.
4. Trust me, I’m a nurse.
5. We are not doctor’s assistants

15 Things You Should Know before Becoming a Nurse

Being a NURSE means: You will never be bored. You will always be frustrated. You will be surrounded by challenges. You will carry immense responsibility and little authority. You will...

Nursing News & Blog

26 Jan, 2014

Queen Bee Syndrome: Hazing Issues Among Nurses

Kind and caring have often been considered synonymous with Nursing. When people mention “nurses”, they are often envisioned as soft spoken, kind-looking people in white who are capable of doing...

Nursing Jobs

24 Jan, 2014

Getting to Know Perianesthesia Nursing

When one thinks about nursing, he always visualizes people in white with a cap on their head, catering sick patients in wards, making nurses rounds, administering medications and so much...

Nursing Board Exam Results

15 Jan, 2014

30% Passed the December 2013 Nurse Licensure Exam

MANILA, Philippines—The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Wednesday that 10, 977 out of 35, 475 passed the December 2013 Nurse Licensure Examination. New Era University graduate Kristine Joei Azarcon...

Medical Laboratory & Diagnostic Test

13 Jan, 2014

What Laboratory Tests Tell You

I look at my watch, 7:00am. The start of another toxic shift in a toxic ward. I receive endorsements from the outgoing nurse on duty. Today I am a ward...