• Great Books and Products for Nurses

    I want to thank Nursing Experts.com  for recognizing TheNursingSiteBlog.com as one of their Top 25 Nursing Blogs in 2015. You have to scroll down past the list of nursing schools, but well worth the effort. There are some really terrific blogs in the list and I’m humbled to be listed here. And many THANKS to Keith Carlson from Digital Doorway also nominated TheNursingSiteBlog for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. Thanks Keith! Next—Catching up on a few things I’ve tried to work in for several weeks now….. Marijke Vroomen Durning, RN has written a fantastic educational and teaching tool for nurses: Just the Right Dose Your Smart Guide to Prescription Drugs…

  • A Year in Review for The Nursing Site Blog

    Here’s my list of top viewed posting on The Nursing site Blog for 2015. Although some of them are from previous years, they still rank among the top-viewed postings for 2015.  It has been an eventful year, and looking back there are a few surprises to this list, but welcome ones indeed. The one post that remains constantly in the Top 10 blog posts for the year is How to Perform a Head to Toe Assessment. I have also given you some documentation tips for how to describe your findings. www.happynewyearwishes.org Jennifer Johnson at Nurse Practitioner Schools shared a post 101 Blog Posts Every New Nurse Should Raed that garners…

  • Not Your Doctor’s Stethoscope

     By Kathleen Suta, RN BScN There has always been controversy surrounding the ever-evolving role and public image of nurses. The confusion is understandable, since nursing has such a vast number of facets it shines in a multitude of clinical settings including high paced emergency rooms, demanding neonatal intensive care units, high acuity research centers, the expansive public health sector and countless more. The important thing to remember is that we all have the same basic goal, to assist in the betterment of mankind. The idea behind Heart a Nurse is to empower nurses, unify all areas of the profession and express the key aspects of any nursing role: knowledge and…