Be the Next Big Thing: Nurse Leadership Skills in Health Care
Every person has that someone or a group of people they look up to. We look up to them in admiration, hoping that someday we get to be just like...
Tagged: nurse continuing education
Taking Time for Accuracy
The horror stories are out there: “Surgeon amputates wrong leg!” “Nurse gives medication to patient who was allergic!” “Pharmacist mixes up dose three times safe limit!”
Overview: Isolation Precautions
Last week I posted a question regarding transmission of bacterial pneumonia, which sparked some discussion on the meaning of contact, droplet, and airborne transmission and how those transmission affected what...
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Are you ready? Today is DAY ONE of our best sale on our Coursepark learning network! FOR 5 DAYS ONLY (September 4 to 8 at 11:59 pm EST): Gain 24-7 access to Unlimited...
Chain of Infection
Featured Course: Chain of Infection Contact Hours: 1.0 A very good introduction to infection control. A good course for all healthcare workers to take. I will build on this...
Domestic Violence: The Bright White Blade
It was late in my shift–night shift at a busy ER. I was so tired, and ready to go home and crash in the bed. The night had been fairly...
Domestic Violence
Featured Course: Domestic Violence Contact Hours: 1.1 ~Easily understood, quick review. M.B.
Three Keys to Effective Patient Education
I’m going to make an obvious statement: If you want to be an effective patient educator, you yourself must be educated. Obvious, right?
What About Popeyes?
One of the most important things I’ve learned as a nurse is that the education of the family is often just as important, or MORE so, than the education of...
Three Ways To Be A Really Smart Nurse
I’ve worked with many types of nurses over the years. Veterans, new grads, touchy-feely, hard-core critical care, family-oriented, family-haters, you name it. I respect a great number of them, and...
