Nursing Articles by Topic: Student Nursing / New Grads
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 45, November 16, 2009
Treatments for ADHD include medication management and behavioral treatment. Structuring a patient's...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 45, November 16, 2009
Nurses who work in a hospital's intensive care unit (ICU) may get less sleep than other nurses, and...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 46, November 13, 2009
Q: What are expenses we should consider when trying to cut orientation costs without losing...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 44, November 9, 2009
The Massachusetts Statehouse held a hearing on November 6 about a bill to limit the number of...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 44, November 9, 2009
The anxiety factor tied to the NCLEX lends itself to widespread rumors about how the exam works and...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 43, November 2, 2009
People with chronic illness may experience additional anxiety during periods of relapse of...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 43, November 2, 2009
By 2020, the nursing shortage will hit 1 million, according to the 2004 Health Resources and...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 42, October 26, 2009
A 16,000-strong nurses' union, representing 39 hospitals in California and Nevada, is...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 42, October 26, 2009
Tricycling, or the interdisciplinary approach among physicians, nurses, and pharmacists in the...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 41, October 19, 2009
The amount of sleep a healthcare worker receives each day or night affects everyone in the...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 41, October 19, 2009
How many times have your read a couple of pages of text, only to discover you have no idea what you...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 41, October 19, 2009
Many of Florida's public universities are turning away about half of qualified student nursing...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 40, October 13, 2009
A nurse at Broward General Medical Center (BGMC) in Fort Lauderdale, FL, has been reusing saline...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 39, October 5, 2009
You are finally making your money, but are on the brink of drowning in student-loan and credit-card...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 39, October 5, 2009
Throughout the year, CNN.com has named everyday, inspiring people CNN Heroes, highlighting...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 10, October 1, 2009
Perhaps one of the biggest challenges in conducting
EBP projects is learning how to search the...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 10, October 1, 2009
Training staff members on HIPAA is tough because two things are certain: You have to train nearly...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 10, October 1, 2009
Inside this issue: Discover how customizing HIPAA training for different employee groups can make...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 10, October 1, 2009
Staff development specialists are well aware that the way new employees are oriented to an...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 10, October 1, 2009
In this issue learn how different generations’ characteristics affect education; a...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 38, September 28, 2009
Dealing with a patient who exhibits psychotic symptoms is never easy. During the workup and...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 38, September 28, 2009
Nurses from New York’s Stony Brook University Medical Center plan to rally next week in...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 37, September 21, 2009
A new technology will soon be available that could detect whether you have washed your hands...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 38, September 18, 2009
Interviewing prospective nursing employees is only the first step in the successful integration of...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 36, September 14, 2009
Out of more than 1,500 healthcare providers, three-fourths reported being the target of...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 36, September 14, 2009
You may decide at some point in your nursing career that you would like to expand the scope of your...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 35, September 7, 2009
Studies show that up to 60% of new nurse graduates leave their first job within their first year...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 35, September 7, 2009
The route through which a drug is administered is essential for nurses to consider. Often, the...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 35, September 7, 2009
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) is urging healthcare...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 9, September 1, 2009
The ways adults learn have a great effect on their ability to acquire and apply knowledge, seek...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 9, September 1, 2009
A nurse residency must be more than an extended orientation. New graduate nurses are not just...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 9, September 1, 2009
Inside this issue: Discover how to implement a successful nurse residency program; how public...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 9, September 1, 2009
In this issue discover orientation needs by looking at paradigm shifts in healthcare; catch...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 9, September 1, 2009
Interviewing prospective nursing employees is only the first step in the successful integration of...
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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 9, September 1, 2009
Inside this issue, one organization shares how its scholars program prepares nurses for conducting...
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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 9, September 1, 2009
Q. As an MRP hospital, how can we anticipate new employees’ needs and expectations at...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 34, August 31, 2009
Everyone encounters angry people. And everyone gets angry form time to time. Patients get angry...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 34, August 31, 2009
A new bill proposed in the Ohio Senate would require nurses, physicians, pharmacists, and most...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 35, August 28, 2009
A divide commonly exists between rural communities and healthcare access, but a grant will soon...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 33, August 24, 2009
A divide commonly exists between rural communities and healthcare access, but a grant will soon...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 33, August 24, 2009
Q: Can you provide me with scripting techniques that will help my staff confidently discuss pain...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 33, August 24, 2009
HCPro, Inc., a leading provider of nursing education and management resources, is pleased to...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 33, August 24, 2009
For new nurses, inserting IVs will soon become quite routine; however, when it comes to pediatric...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 34, August 21, 2009
A divide commonly exists between rural communities and healthcare access, but a grant will soon...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 32, August 18, 2009
Taking care of patients with addictive behaviors can be difficult. Whether the patient has a...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 32, August 18, 2009
Following the lead of Pennsylvania, which banned mandatory overtime for nurses as of July 1, 2009...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 31, August 10, 2009
Many nurses think they don't have time in their day to think about evidence-based practice (EBP...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 31, August 10, 2009
The California Institute for Nursing & Health Care conducted a survey of employers of nurses...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 31, August 10, 2009
Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas has ended its 20-year relationship with McDonald's, the...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 32, August 7, 2009
Q: How can we measure the critical thinking skills of new graduate nurses and other new hires?
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 30, August 3, 2009
Patients can be quite hard to understand, making them difficult to treat. It's important to look...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 30, August 3, 2009
An Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) study has found that more than half of emergency department...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 30, August 3, 2009
Pressure from all directions and mismatched expectations seem to be the culprit for nurse turnover...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 8, August 1, 2009
Nurses have an obligation to be aware of media representation of the profession and to take action...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 8, August 1, 2009
Editor's note: This article is part one of a two-part series about nurse residency programs. Keep...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 8, August 1, 2009
Discover how nurse residency programs help new graduates overcome the difficult transition from...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 30, July 24, 2009
This week, Debbie Buchwach, BSN, RN-BC, discusses how to help new graduate nurses prioritize their...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 28, July 20, 2009
Appropriate treatment can help people who are depressed, and includes continual assessment. It's...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 28, July 20, 2009
A recent study published by the Journal of the Medical Library Association found that both medical...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 27, July 13, 2009
You will find nursing a rewarding profession, but it does have it sources of stress. The key is to...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 27, July 13, 2009
An American Nurses Association (ANA) poll that received more than 15,000 responses showed that more...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 28, July 10, 2009
This week, Jo-Ann C. Byrne, RN, BS, MHSA, and Frances M. Moore, RNC, BSN, MSA, discuss how to help...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 26, July 6, 2009
Clinicals are one of the most important parts of your nursing education. With everything that may...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 26, July 6, 2009
As many lose jobs and search for more security in their next line of work, nursing has become a...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 7, July 1, 2009
Delegation is critical to time management and productivity. Each member of the team has a valuable...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 25, June 29, 2009
The long hours and demanding work of the nursing profession can often lead to stress and...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 25, June 29, 2009
The American Nurses Association (ANA) has released a statement protesting what it calls the...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 26, June 26, 2009
This week, Bonnie Clair, BSN, RN, shares best practices for welcoming new nurses and educators.
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 24, June 22, 2009
The legal risks for nurses are high. You are the front-line provider; in court, you will be held...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 24, June 22, 2009
A past post to our Stressed Out Nurses blog by Chelsea Brancroft, RN, asked you if family members...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 24, June 22, 2009
In an effort to build support for mandatory nurse staffing levels, a new television ad asks its...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 25, June 19, 2009
This week, Adrianne Avillion, DEd, RN, shares how to develop a successful preceptorship/mentorship...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 23, June 15, 2009
As the job market continues to get more and more competitive because of the struggling economy, the...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 23, June 15, 2009
Q: Have you ever made a mistake or been involved in an accident at work? How did you tell your...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 23, June 15, 2009
Down under, nursing is on top.
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 22, June 8, 2009
Whether patients are admitted routinely, unexpectedly, or urgently, each one experiences fear and...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 22, June 8, 2009
See Fran on MySpace. See Fran on Facebook. Follow Fran on Twitter.
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 22, June 8, 2009
It's become a tired joke on TV shows through the years: A patient's gown opens in the back and...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 21, June 1, 2009
Most colleges do not offer courses on the topic of "thinking" and we live in a culture...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 21, June 1, 2009
Marsha-Gaye Elson-Joseph, BSN, knew her nursing career could take her anywhere. Different...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 21, June 1, 2009
As part of our Nurses Week celebration, HCPro, Inc. included a quiz about Florence Nightingale in...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 22, May 29, 2009
Marsha-Gaye Elson-Joseph, BSN, knew her nursing career could take her anywhere. Different...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 20, May 18, 2009
Delegation is a multi-step process. First, as the nurse, you determine how, where, and when...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 20, May 18, 2009
As a nurse just entering the workforce, she provided insight on the fears, anxieties, and successes...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 20, May 18, 2009
She began taking college classes at 12. Carrying a 4.0 GPA, she earned her high school diploma and...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 19, May 11, 2009
Nurses and other clinicians strive to provide the best care possible, and in today's healthcare...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 19, May 11, 2009
Relaxation breathing can help people to deal with and reduce stress, anxiety, and pain. It can be...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 19, May 11, 2009
Medical TV shows, such as ER, Grey's Anatomy, and Scrubs, have often painted nurses in an...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 18, May 4, 2009
Once you have arrived at work, reviewed your patient assignment, and received the shift-to-shift...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 18, May 4, 2009
A Dean Health System physician made an incision during a recent routine surgery. A nurse manager...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 18, May 4, 2009
Florence Nightingale is regarded as the founder of modern nursing. She helped establish the...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 17, April 27, 2009
The first step to mastering time management is to assess how you spend your time. One way to do...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 17, April 27, 2009
Fear is usually defined as a natural response to a real danger. Everyone has experienced it at one...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 16, April 20, 2009
If you’re not battling stress right now, you’re one of the few. As a nurse who has to...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 15, April 13, 2009
Most of us grew up with the food pyramid that had grains at the base of what we should be eating...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 15, April 13, 2009
In order to take care of patients, nurses need to make time to take care of themselves. It’s...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 15, April 13, 2009
It’s not uncommon for hospitals to offer some variation of simulation-based training in which...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 14, April 6, 2009
Nurses’ Week doesn’t start officially until May 6, but HCPro, Inc. is starting the...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 14, April 6, 2009
This week, learn how a self-assessment tool can shine a light on new nurses’ critical...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 14, April 6, 2009
Nurses’ Week doesn’t start officially until May 6, but HCPro, Inc. is starting the...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 14, April 6, 2009
I know this question is very similar to the other debate about whether family members should be...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 14, April 6, 2009
Many new graduates have to learn to work with many different personalities and work cultures. To do...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 13, March 30, 2009
Physicians have donated $350,000 to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston to prevent...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 13, March 30, 2009
This week, Patricia A. Duclos-Miller, MS, RN, NE-BC, associate professor of nursing at Capital...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 13, March 30, 2009
How many times have nurses heard that the food tastes lousy, or from more polite patients, that it...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 13, March 30, 2009
Today’s healthcare workforce is unique. In addition to working with peers from different...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 12, March 23, 2009
Many nurses like to expand their minds with further education, and unfortunately that often leads...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 12, March 23, 2009
Many of the products we buy are infused with chemicals that may be harmful to our health. Take...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 12, March 23, 2009
People who are depressed usually know that something is wrong, and they don't like the way they...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 11, March 16, 2009
A study recently published in the Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials suggests...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 11, March 16, 2009
The term "organic" originated in the agricultural industry. Organic farmers used...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 11, March 16, 2009
An integral part of handling a patient's anger is letting the person know you understand the story...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 10, March 9, 2009
Since Shelley Cohen, RN, BS, CEN, president of Health Resources Unlimited, a healthcare education...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 10, March 9, 2009
Though pharmaceutical companies intentionally try to avoid it, some trade names are similar or...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 10, March 9, 2009
Orientation is a critical, and often stressful, period for new graduate nurses. Adapting to a new...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 9, March 2, 2009
Nurses know upon entering the profession that they will work in close quarters with physicians...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 9, March 2, 2009
When staff satisfaction is high, staff turnover rates are low, collaboration is more effective, and...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 9, March 2, 2009
No matter where your nursing career takes you, make sure you keep your communication skills sharp...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 8, February 23, 2009
Coughing and sneezing into a shirt sleeve may sound repulsive, but it's one nurse's hope for...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 8, February 23, 2009
Burnout is a term nobody wants to hear, see, or experience, but it's real. Burnout happens for a...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 8, February 23, 2009
One of the greatest fears of new graduates is the fear of leaving the security of their instructors...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 8, February 20, 2009
This week's expert, Shelley Cohen, RN, BS, CEN, identifies ways preceptors can educate other...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 7, February 16, 2009
The competitive spirits of 150 special needs children from the Aiken, SC, school district will be...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 7, February 16, 2009
Supplements are a great tool for getting all your vitamins and minerals into your diet. Some...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 7, February 16, 2009
Time management is an essential skill for nursing school success. The first step toward effective...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 6, February 9, 2009
Many people crave the high that comes after an intense workout or find great pleasure curling up to...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 6, February 9, 2009
Class started back up last week. It’s hard to go back after the long break between semesters...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 6, February 9, 2009
People with schizophrenia have atypical thought patterns and thought content for their culture and...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 5, February 3, 2009
This week, a reader asks how to get new hires to participate in shared governance councils. Read...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 5, February 2, 2009
The care a nurse delivers is undoubtedly critical to his or her patients’ health. Not so...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 5, February 2, 2009
Being nurses, we have to struggle with so many obstacles such as working long hours, working...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 5, February 2, 2009
Being a mentor means you have a skill set that allows you to nurture those who may be lost or may...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 4, January 26, 2009
Environmentally friendly people around the globe have gone green to protect the planet. Is it time...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 4, January 26, 2009
Nursing career opportunities abound with an advanced degree in hand. But if an advanced degree is...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 3, January 19, 2009
Nurses in the Lone Star State could soon have more clout in their facilities.
State lawmakers...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 3, January 19, 2009
Skipping meals places your body in starvation mode and slows down your metabolism, which causes the...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 3, January 19, 2009
Being a charge nurse is often as stressful as being a director. You are "charged" with...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 2, January 12, 2009
Tucson (AZ) Medical Center (TMC) is turning several job-seeking new graduates away despite spending...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 2, January 12, 2009
It’s a new year, which one can anticipate will come with more changes in the dynamic field of...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 2, January 12, 2009
Most people need six to eight hours of sleep daily to effectively function. The right amount of...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 1, January 5, 2009
A lack of funds and an overload of uncertainties about the future deter many people from switching...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 1, January 5, 2009
A patient’s recovery from abdominal surgery is often a painful one, but ICU nurses at Morris...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 1, January 5, 2009
Do you find you set New Year’s resolutions that never happen? If so, there may be two reasons...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 1, January 5, 2009
Teaching adults presents certain challenges that a preceptor should be able to recognize and adapt...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 1, January 2, 2009
The nation’s baccalaureate nursing student population rose just 2% last year, leading the...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 1, January 2, 2009
This week’s expert, Adrianne Avillion, D. Ed., RN, explains how educators can cater education...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 1, January 1, 2009
From the ICU to pediatrics to the operating room, the choices available to new graduate nurses are...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 52, December 29, 2008
If staff and visitors in the medical-surgical unit can obey a traffic light, high noise levels will...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 52, December 29, 2008
Abusive and intimidating physicians do more than make nurses' jobs more stressful. They can also...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 52, December 29, 2008
Working as a nurse in a teaching hospital is a little like taking a guided tour with a pair of...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 68, December 29, 2008
The need for nurses continues to rise, but could American Career College shorten the shortage in...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 67, December 22, 2008
Simulators are common teaching tools used in healthcare to heighten nurses’ awareness of the...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 51, December 22, 2008
re nurses more honest than teachers? Are their ethical standards higher than those of physicians...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 51, December 22, 2008
Through my training and personal pursuit of knowledge, I learned a lot about how to live healthy...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 51, December 22, 2008
Similar to drilling for oil, global climate change, and political party allegiance, talk of unions...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 50, December 15, 2008
Many valuable lessons learned in nursing school stem from the bedside, while others start at the...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 50, December 15, 2008
With all the bad news about the economy, at least there is a glimmer of hope for nursing...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 50, December 15, 2008
Many new nurses view travel nursing as the ultimate adventure. Visiting new places, free benefits...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 48, December 12, 2008
With the recognition that assessment is an important part of both healthcare and art, the...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 49, December 8, 2008
As the effective date for The Joint Commission’s (formerly JCAHO) standard on disruptive...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 49, December 8, 2008
“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…” Everywhere you go...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 49, December 8, 2008
Long gone are the times when nurses entered a specialty area and retired from that same unit...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 48, December 1, 2008
At a time when budgets are slim, many facilities, such as Inova Alexandria (VA) Hospital, are on a...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 48, December 1, 2008
A pleasant nature, an air of confidence, and a good memory are three qualities a Los Angeles Times...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 48, December 1, 2008
Some of us are lucky and find our niche in nursing early in our career. Others take awhile to test...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 47, November 24, 2008
Instructors at Ridgewater College in Willmar, MN, are hoping parmesan cheese and lemon juice are...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 47, November 24, 2008
Have you heard the new nursing buzzword? It’s informatics. Just what in the world does...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 47, November 24, 2008
With each generation holding such different values and backgrounds, differences of opinion are...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 47, November 21, 2008
St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa, FL, has boosted its retention and recruitment rates with a...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 46, November 17, 2008
The Yale School of Nursing in New Haven, CT, is hoping to pump up nurses’ heart monitoring...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 46, November 17, 2008
So the other day I had to go to class to learn about ACLS. Over the course of two days, we learned...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 46, November 17, 2008
Appropriate dress for a job interview should reflect your personality and taste, but still remain...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 61, November 10, 2008
This week, Kathleen Bartholomew, RC, RN, MN, shares some advice for your staff when caring for...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 45, November 10, 2008
Whether you are an experienced nurse looking for a change in your career focus or specialty or a...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 45, November 10, 2008
Fran loves the spotlight. Our cartoon nurse insisted on being on the top of the new Web site, on...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 45, November 10, 2008
Eighty seats that were once filled by aspiring nurses will be empty at Arizona State University...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 45, November 7, 2008
There never seem to be enough hours in the day for nurses. The ability to manage time and stay...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 44, November 3, 2008
Appropriate treatment can help ease symptoms of depression in patients, but it’s essential to...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 44, November 3, 2008
Breast cancer patients at Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo, CO, now have someone to guide them...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 11, November 1, 2008
From the ICU to pediatrics to the OR, the choices available to new graduate nurses are exciting and...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 43, October 27, 2008
Staying organized is without a doubt one of the most important things you can do to succeed in...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 43, October 27, 2008
"That patient in 310 is soooo needy! He won’t eat, complains about everything, and...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 43, October 27, 2008
Many healthcare agencies rely on cash to recruit the best and brightest nurses, but Medical...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 42, October 20, 2008
If you are bogged down by information overload, try this idea using bulletin boards or posters to...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 42, October 20, 2008
You have accepted your first nursing position and will begin your orientation tomorrow. The first...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 42, October 20, 2008
Real-world nurses bring competency, professionalism, and passion to the hospital everyday. But...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 57, October 13, 2008
This week, expert Shelley Cohen, RN, BS, CEN, lends some advice to pass on to your preceptors when...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 41, October 13, 2008
Your goal is to impress anyone who may see your resume come across their desk. A well constructed...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 41, October 13, 2008
Many nurses enter the field because they want to make a difference and they know the care they...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 41, October 13, 2008
Military spouses are always searching for portable careers so they can easily follow their husbands...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 40, October 6, 2008
Before an experienced nurse makes a phone call to a physician, he or she usually has an idea of the...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 40, October 6, 2008
As a nursing student in the United States, it’s sometimes hard to imagine a world where...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 40, October 6, 2008
A new ad highlighting the health of Republican presidential candidate John McCain recently hit the...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 40, October 2, 2008
The rapidly-changing American population is exemplified within your hospital’s walls. With...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 39, September 29, 2008
Drugs are sorted into classes or related groups, such as beta blockers, calcium channel blockers...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 39, September 29, 2008
Leaving nursing school to enter the workforce can be a difficult transitional period for many new...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 39, September 29, 2008
The nursing shortage places a heavy emphasis on the education and development of competent nurses...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 39, September 25, 2008
When it comes to dealing with challenging students, the last thing an educator should do is ignore...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 38, September 22, 2008
The reality is that we have operated for years in an environment where people were punished or...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 38, September 22, 2008
I’m not sure I still want to be a nurse. Has this thought ever crossed your mind? Whether you...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 38, September 22, 2008
Can writing really reduce stress? A nursing researcher from the University of Iowa is hoping to...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 37, September 16, 2008
This week, a reader asks what the best resources are for making sure RN job descriptions are...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 37, September 15, 2008
You wouldn’t get accounting advice from a shoe salesman or a zookeeper. Sure, they may have...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 37, September 15, 2008
Imagine having the opportunity to stand in front of a television camera and declare your love for...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 37, September 15, 2008
New mothers face a number of changes and challenges when they bring a newborn home from the...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 36, September 8, 2008
Nurses who have good organizational skills can manage even the worst of days. They always look like...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 36, September 8, 2008
My family is already asking me for advice! What should I do? Hmmm, only part of the way through...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 36, September 8, 2008
The phones were supposed to fall silent. Dial tones were supposed to replace the comforting voices...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 36, September 4, 2008
You’ve come across them before: the nurse who is convinced he or she doesn’t need...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 36, September 4, 2008
To prepare healthcare providers for handling patients with alcohol dependency, new technology...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 35, September 1, 2008
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is usually seen in preschool children and those in...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 35, September 1, 2008
Of all the professions on the planet, those of us in nursing have the honor of dealing with the...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 35, September 1, 2008
Nurses aim to spend the bulk of their time in direct contact with patients. Other responsibilities...