Nursing Articles by Topic: Student Nursing / New Grads
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 3, January 14, 2020
Reality shock is described as a condition in which a person enters a profession, but finds him or...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 50, December 11, 2019
It might be a challenge to have a patient who is intoxicated, but it's important to remember a few...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 49, December 4, 2019
Nurses who have good organizational skills can manage even the worst of days. They always look like...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 48, November 19, 2019
The preceptor is the key person who will contribute to your successful completion of the...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 48, November 19, 2019
In nursing, you often have to deal with some people who possess personality types that wreak havoc...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 46, November 4, 2019
Once you have arrived at work, reviewed your patient assignment, and received the shift-to-shift...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 42, October 8, 2019
The route through which a drug is administered is essential for nurses to consider. Often, the...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 40, September 26, 2019
People with depression feel exhausted, worthless, helpless, and hopeless. They often feel like...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 37, September 4, 2019
Being a charge nurse is often as stressful as being a director. You are "charged" with...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 33, August 7, 2019
Before administering medication, it is critical to have five areas of information correct: patient...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 44, November 3, 2016
Reprioritizing language skills in RN hires can have a profound effect on preventing readmissions...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 38, September 22, 2016
Many new nurses have trouble acclimating to their new roles, but one nurse has found new and...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 37, September 15, 2016
Educators have developed new technology to help train the next generation of nurses.
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 36, September 8, 2016
In a recent online discussion, the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) outlined...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 25, June 23, 2016
Hospitals are offering new incentives to get staff involved with recruitment.
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 20, May 19, 2016
Graduation season is upon us! Here’s a brief history of this important tradition in nursing...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 15, April 14, 2016
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
In 2015, the number of millennials in the workplace surpassed baby...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 11, March 17, 2016
The goal with nurse training has not changed much over the years: nurse should be taught how to...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 11, March 17, 2016
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
In 2015, the number of millennials in the workplace surpassed baby...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 9, March 3, 2016
For many older nurses, the idea of bringing their personal lives, in the form of social media, to...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 9, March 3, 2016
A 2016 study outlines what makes the perfect critical care nurse, from those who know best...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 9, March 3, 2016
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
In 2015, the number of millennials in the workplace surpassed...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 8, February 25, 2016
Millennials now make up the majority of the workforce, and research suggests that they are more...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 8, February 25, 2016
"Your unit’s turnover rate has almost doubled over the past year. As you look for...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 8, February 25, 2016
Managing the Intergenerational Nursing Team is the nurse leader’s go-to source for...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 7, February 18, 2016
The nursing shortage is becoming a major issue again and rural hospitals are being hit hardest...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 2, February 20, 2015
Tell me and I forget.
Teach me and I remember.
Involve me and I learn.
How do you provide...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 2, February 20, 2015
Take a look at the following examples comparing the results of different feedback styles.
The...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 37, September 14, 2012
Just a reminder that HCPro will present a live, 90-minute webcast on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 37, September 14, 2012
This week, Jim Hansen, MSN, RN-BC, advises on the difference between children and adult learners...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 34, August 24, 2012
HCPro will present a live, 90-minute webcast on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 1:00-2:30 (Eastern...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 30, July 27, 2012
This week, Jim Hansen, MSN, RN-BC, explains which members of your organization are the most...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 30, July 26, 2012
I am frequently involved in discussions about the development of nurse residency programs. There...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 20, May 18, 2012
A recent survey conducted by the California Institute for Nursing and Healthcare found that 43% of...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 16, April 23, 2012
The safety of nurses is always a hot topic, but there is a group that sometimes gets left behind...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 15, April 16, 2012
Just like any good nurse would not give IV narcotics to a patient in pain and not reassess the...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 10, March 9, 2012
Thanks to reports such as the Institute of Medicine's The Future of Nursing it is increasingly...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 7, February 20, 2012
This week, Jim Hansen, MSN, RN-BC, gives advice on developing a nurse residency program that uses...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 55, December 30, 2011
Medical News Today reports that the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 55, December 30, 2011
In the last few years, academic and industry nurse leaders have worked from both sides of the...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 36, September 5, 2011
Q: My organization does not have a new graduate nurse residency program in place. What are some...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 34, August 22, 2011
New nurses need to have four-year degrees, according to the readers of...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 32, August 12, 2011
Nurse residency program (NRP) coordinators can receive uncertain and conflicting information with...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 30, July 25, 2011
Want to build a nurse residency program for new graduates but not sure where to start? Kendra...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 28, July 15, 2011
Hospitals across the country are welcoming recently graduated nurses to their units and hoping to...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 28, July 11, 2011
With positive role transition, graduate nurses experience a renewed confidence, sense of calm...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 27, July 4, 2011
During the "being" or transition crisis phase, the real work of role transition occurs...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 26, June 27, 2011
It's the time of year when hospitals are welcoming new graduate nurses to their units and nurse...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 25, June 24, 2011
New graduate nurses often find directing care at the bedside particularly challenging. Yes, they...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 24, June 13, 2011
Q: How do I create an engaging classroom setting for new nurses?
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 23, June 10, 2011
Developing new graduate competency takes time, patience, and diligence, but it can be done and it...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 23, June 6, 2011
Q: How do I calculate the new graduate nurse turnover at my facility and use it properly to make...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 20, May 20, 2011
To design an effective nurse residency program (NRP), you have to start with the end in mind. A...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 19, May 13, 2011
The topic of what new graduate nurses think, feel, and experience has been widely studied and...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 18, May 6, 2011
Major hospitals in Hawaii are collaborating to launch a nurse residency program that aims to help...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 13, April 1, 2011
If you organization does not have a nurse residency program or some other form of new graduate...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 12, March 25, 2011
Not everyone is cut out to be a preceptor. Yet nursing departments often expect all nurses to...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 6, February 11, 2011
Turnover among first-year nurses remains a huge cost driver and source of frustration for hospital...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 6, February 11, 2011
To analyze data and revise orientation, you must have a plan that is implemented consistently...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 4, January 28, 2011
The stagnant nursing job market is set to pick up in 2011, according to recent reports. After...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 4, January 24, 2011
The stagnant nursing job market is set to pick up in 2011, according to recent reports. After...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 52, January 3, 2011
In the next few years, will we look back at 2010 and identify it as the year healthcare began to...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 50, December 20, 2010
The American Nurses Association (ANA) has added a resource section in the ANA Nurse's Career Center...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 48, December 10, 2010
Mass hospital layoffs hit the news in October, and the news probably came as no surprise to recent...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 48, December 6, 2010
Mass hospital layoffs hit the news in October, and the news probably came as no surprise to recent...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 41, October 11, 2010
Don’t even try to memorize every drug separately. People who can do that have a special gift!
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 10, October 1, 2010
Nurses beginning their first job after graduation need help developing critical thinking skills...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 38, September 27, 2010
More males than ever are enrolling in Duquesne University's nursing program in Pittsburgh...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 39, September 27, 2010
Though nursing can be one of the most rewarding jobs out there, it can also be extremely stressful...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 39, September 27, 2010
Would you want to work at a hospital where nurses are protesting over working conditions? Student...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 38, September 20, 2010
Using the diaphragm and not the chest is the most efficient and relaxing way to breathe. Chest...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 38, September 20, 2010
UMass Memorial Medical Center hospital management have canceled their Nursing Appreciation Gala...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 37, September 17, 2010
Onboarding is a business management term that describes the process of assimilating new employees...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 36, September 13, 2010
Rebecca Hendren, for HealthLeaders Media, September 7th, 2010
I’ve been thinking about new...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 37, September 13, 2010
After a long labor dispute, Duluth, MN, nurses and two local hospitals have reached an agreement...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 35, September 6, 2010
Summer-graduating nurses are starting their first jobs, and hospitals are beginning the arduous...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 35, September 6, 2010
Q: My organization does not have a new-graduate nurse residency program in place. What are some...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 36, September 6, 2010
As a newly enrolled nursing student, expect to be both excited and terrified as you eagerly await...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 36, September 6, 2010
After a new study showed an alarming rising trend in violence against nurses, two hospitals in...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 35, August 30, 2010
A former home health nurse has filed a lawsuit against her former employer, home health agency...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 34, August 23, 2010
An often overlooked ingredient to successful test-taking is budgeting your time wisely. Most tests...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 34, August 23, 2010
Two Texas nurses agreed to split a $750,000 settlement payment from Winkler County, TX, settling a...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 33, August 20, 2010
It's that time of year again. Graduating nursing students are preparing to take the NCLEX and are...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 33, August 16, 2010
Good interviewing skills will help land any job, including a nursing position. If you are not good...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 33, August 16, 2010
A fake nursing school's administrator in Los Angeles was ordered to pay $500,000 by the state after...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 32, August 13, 2010
Q: Developing critical-thinking skills is an issue for new nurses. How can preceptors work on...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 32, August 9, 2010
It is common practice to administer drugs in repeated doses so a steady state can be achieved. A...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 32, August 9, 2010
A recent informal poll by ImpactedNurse of more than 100 healthcare professionals, mostly nurses...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 30, August 2, 2010
Q. Many new orientees want guidance and support beyond the period of orientation. How can my...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 31, August 2, 2010
More than 1,600 registered nurses at the 900-bed Washington Hospital Center, the largest non-profit...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 31, August 2, 2010
Taking good notes is not just a skill; it's an art form. The first thing good note takers learn is...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 8, August 1, 2010
Critical thinking is the ability to recognize problems and raise questions, gather evidence to...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 30, July 30, 2010
Critical thinking is the ability to recognize problems and raise questions, gather evidence to...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 30, July 30, 2010
Some nurses and administrators recoil at the term "scripting," envisioning robotic...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 30, July 26, 2010
Susan Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN, senior advisor for nursing at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 30, July 26, 2010
New nurses at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, CA, might be surprised when they arrive at orientation...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 29, July 19, 2010
Sometimes a person's challenging behavior is due simply to a lack of understanding. The person just...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 29, July 19, 2010
Nominations are open for the HCPro 2010 Nursing Image Awards, which honor nurses whose leadership...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 29, July 19, 2010
Memorial Medical Center (IL) recently held an event for its staff to learn safe ways for about...
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HealthLeaders Media Nursing Leaders, Issue 0, July 13, 2010
New nurses dealing with the transition from nursing school to practice can feel like the ground is...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 28, July 12, 2010
Identifying your instructors' personal teaching styles goes a long way toward succeeding in class...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 28, July 12, 2010
No matter how long you are in the nursing profession, you will always have to deal with patients...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 28, July 12, 2010
Nurses at 14 Minnesota hospitals have finally reached an agreement that will preserve their...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 28, July 12, 2010
"Results are in from the state survey."
And the winner is. . . (drum...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 27, July 5, 2010
Not being a nurse, I've never really thought about what happens when patients are admitted to the...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 27, July 5, 2010
Minnesota Twin Cities hospital officials are disappointed at the Minnesota Nurses Union’s...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 27, July 5, 2010
Need a little vacation from your stress?
Welcome to our new caption contest!
Head over...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 26, June 28, 2010
In an age where there is a preoccupation with beauty, fitness, health, and nutrition, media of all...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 26, June 28, 2010
North Carolina nursing students from Duke University, Western Carolina University, and the...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 26, June 28, 2010
In 2007, nurse Lorie Hentges was accused of killing 72-year-old Alvin Flamembaum, a patient in the...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 25, June 21, 2010
Need a little vacation from your stress?
Welcome to our new caption contest!
Head over to...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 25, June 21, 2010
Stress is the number one health problem in America, and job stress is the major culprit. Nursing...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 25, June 21, 2010
The phrase "like-mother-like-daughter" definitely pertains to Barbara Toney and Rachel...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 25, June 21, 2010
On June 10, nurses from 14 Twin Cities (MN) hospitals participated in a one-day walkout, and now...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 24, June 14, 2010
In nursing school, and in any classroom, true participation goes beyond just asking questions...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 24, June 14, 2010
Despite high unemployment rates, fully attended nursing schools, and competitive wages, healthcare...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 23, June 7, 2010
The Joint Commission has released a Sentinel Event Alert warning healthcare providers about the...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 6, June 1, 2010
Market-savvy healthcare organizations have implemented workforce development strategies to address...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 22, May 31, 2010
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 22, May 31, 2010
In some regions of the U.S., nursing graduates are having a difficult time finding jobs, according...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 21, May 24, 2010
Tufts Medical Center in Boston will pay $5,000 in fines after an OSHA investigation found the...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 21, May 24, 2010
Taking the pulse of physician relationships is a good starting point for change. Doing so allows...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 20, May 17, 2010
There are eukaryocytes (posess cell nuclei), and then there are bacteria. Bacteria are strange...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 20, May 17, 2010
Nurses at Children's Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota and Minneapolis want hospitals to agree to...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 19, May 14, 2010
Here's an example of an ethical scenario to use as a basis for ethical discussions:
Cynthia is a...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 20, May 14, 2010
When Cheryl Burnette, MEd, BS, RN, CPLP, nurse retention coordinator with Centra in Lynchburg, VA...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 19, May 10, 2010
The pinning ceremony is a time-honored nursing school tradition. Often more personally meaningful...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 19, May 10, 2010
As Nurses Week is upon us (May 6-12), many organizations and companies are coming up with ways to...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 18, May 5, 2010
One hospital has closed and others are tightening their budgets in New York City, creating a...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 18, May 5, 2010
It is important to remember that most suicide threat attempts are expressions of extreme distress...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 18, May 5, 2010
About a month ago, I wrote about the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) AACN Nurse Residency...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 17, April 26, 2010
Drugs can be administered by different routes to accommodate various medication and patient needs...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 17, April 26, 2010
A new study on nurse-patient ratios found that California's mandatory nurse-patient ratios save...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 16, April 19, 2010
The support and involvement of family and friends can be crucial in helping someone who is...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 16, April 19, 2010
Overcoming challenges in nursing is essential to overcoming challenges in the healthcare system as...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 15, April 12, 2010
You can expect many of your patients to be using complementary remedies, including herbs, vitamins...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 15, April 12, 2010
A new iPhone application designed to help with IV medication dosing is being widely used by nurses...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 13, April 5, 2010
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) recently launched NursingCAS, the first...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 4, April 1, 2010
Market-savvy healthcare organizations have implemented workforce development strategies to address...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 4, April 1, 2010
In this issue, read how to enhance your credibility; learn best practices for providing education...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 13, March 29, 2010
Your patient may be taking multiple medications. Each of those medications could have active...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 13, March 28, 2010
Representatives from the American Nurses Association (ANA) were among the many honored guests to...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 12, March 22, 2010
The clinical record needs to reflect an accurate and complete account of the care rendered. Like a...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 12, March 22, 2010
The National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses (NSSRN), which has been conducted every four years...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 11, March 15, 2010
In nursing school, it's easy to overdo it. You get burned out and lose our motivation. You are...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 11, March 15, 2010
Out of the typical 12-hour shift, nurses spend three hours away from the patient's bedside, reports...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 10, March 8, 2010
According to one expert, Joanne Spetz, faculty researcher at the Center for the Health Professions...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 9, March 1, 2010
As the primary care physician shortage continues to increase, the role of nurse practitioners is a...
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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 3, March 1, 2010
Inside this issue, read how scheduling software helps improve nurse satisfaction; understand the...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 8, February 22, 2010
Developing expert practice habits will serve nurses well and protect patients from harmful drug...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 8, February 22, 2010
It took less than an hour for a jury to acquit Anne Mitchell, RN, a former administrative nurse at...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 7, February 15, 2010
If you're looking for a new nursing job, interviews are obviously a concern. When you start your...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 7, February 15, 2010
The final part of the new grad support program at Centra in Lynchburg, VA, involves sleep...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 7, February 15, 2010
Tufts Medical Center and Boston Medical Center (BMC) have decided to raise the ratio of patients...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 6, February 8, 2010
An obstacle to good behavior in patients is often their unwillingness to cooperate or participate...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 6, February 8, 2010
Though the American Nurses Association (ANA) has praised President Obama's commitment to strengthen...
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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 2, February 1, 2010
Inside this issue, read how scheduling software helps improve nurse satisfaction; understand the...
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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 2, February 1, 2010
Starting your first job as a nurse is a difficult transition for any new graduate, but the process...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 5, February 1, 2010
To truly benefit from your lectures, you need to employ active listening. Hearing is passive: the...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 5, February 1, 2010
The New York State Nurses Association has commended the New York State Senate's passage of an act...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 4, January 25, 2010
As a new graduate you will learn to work with many different personalities and work...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 4, January 25, 2010
A new Gallup poll sponsored by the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has found that opinion...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 3, January 18, 2010
Failing the NCLEX exam does not automatically mean you are not a fit for the nursing profession...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 3, January 18, 2010
Nearly 5,000 nurses have signed up through National Nurses United to fly to Haiti and provide much...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 2, January 11, 2010
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc., otherwise known as NCSBN, has raised the...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 2, January 11, 2010
Proper communication and education with patients is a critical step to ensuring good patient...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 2, January 11, 2010
A nurse at Seton Medical Center in Daly City, TX, was fired last month after refusing to get flu...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 1, January 8, 2010
Helping nurses develop and enhance their critical thinking skills is part of the staff development...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 1, January 4, 2010
To avoid drug overdosing, it's important to understand the importance the kidneys play in drug...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 1, January 4, 2010
Amir Zadaka is fighting the stereotype that all nurses are female, reports the Minnesota Daily. He...
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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 1, January 1, 2010
New grads have a tricky balancing act to perform involving learning new skills, committing policies...
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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 1, January 1, 2010
Inside this issue, read how an Arizona-health system is incorporating simulation into new nurse...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 52, December 29, 2009
Orientation is an overwhelming time for new nurse employees, who are faced with learning many...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 51, December 28, 2009
There are advantages and disadvantages to the unit where you first choose to work. Traditional...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 51, December 28, 2009
The Ohio Senate has given final approval to a bill—Senate Bill 890—designed to entice...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 50, December 21, 2009
Beverly Hospital in Massachusetts has an elderly patient population of 60%, reports WCVBTV Boston...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 49, December 14, 2009
Psychotic patients need special care. Sometimes, these individuals can become paranoid or...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 49, December 14, 2009
At the moment, central Ohio is not facing a nursing shortage, but experts say that situation is...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 48, December 7, 2009
Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell made the announcement Tuesday that the state's adult education...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 48, December 1, 2009
St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta has received a $100,000 grant from New York's Hearst Foundation to...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 47, November 30, 2009
The University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, KS, had some work to do in 1998—its patient...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 47, November 30, 2009
The hardest part of being a new nurse is learning how to manage your time. For guidance on how to...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 47, November 30, 2009
At a recent summit, members of the New England Healthcare Institute (NEHI) and the Robert Wood...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 46, November 23, 2009
In nursing school, you will be expected to perform your share of research for papers and projects...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 46, November 23, 2009
An iPhone application used by Sarasota Memorial Health Care System's nurses is helping nurses spend...
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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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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 Leader Insider, 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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 Leader Insider, 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 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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 Leader Insider, 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 Leader Insider, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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
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 Leader Insider, 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 Leader Insider, 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 Leader Insider, 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 Leader Insider, 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 Leader Insider, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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 2, January 12, 2009
Tucson (AZ) Medical Center (TMC) is turning several job-seeking new graduates away despite spending...
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Nurse Leader Insider, Issue 40, January 12, 2009
Experts tell us that what we know today will be outdated in three to seven years, so it becomes...
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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 Leader Insider, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 1, January 2, 2009
The nation’s baccalaureate nursing student population rose just 2% last year, leading the...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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 Leader Insider, 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 Leader Insider, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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 Leader Insider, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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 Leader Insider, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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
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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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...
