A guest post from Katheryn Rivas Learning to write well is not impossible for nurses. In fact, nurses already possess a fundamental writing skill just from successfully completing their medical training: writing concisely. Nurses regularly synthesize information, such as patient symptoms and treatment effects, and condense all of this data down into short and to-the-point sentences and descriptions on patient charts. This ability is valuable in effective writing, and is a great foundation to have on which to build up more writing skills. This means that most nurses only need to learn a few more tips and skills in order to utilize their existing knowledge so that they may write…
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What to Look for in a Good Nurse Education Program
Guest Post By Patricia Walling Recently there have been dramatic shifts in the healthcare industry. As the largest generation of Americans, the baby boomers, ages, the emphasis of healthcare is shifting from physician-based care to nursing. As a result, nursing has become one of the fastest growing professions in the United States. The Department of Labor projected a 22 percent increase in nursing jobs between 2008 and 2018. However, to take advantage of this boom you need a nursing degree, and unfortunately there are many diploma mills out there just waiting to take an unsuspecting person for granted. Therefore if you wish to get a degree in area like nursing,…
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Earthquake Hits Japan
Our hearts and prayers go out to everyone affected by the earthquake in Japan.
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Some Great Articles and Sites to Check Out…
It has been awhile since my last post. I recently completed an online interview with BestNursingDegree.com about home health, hospice and nursing in general. (I’m not the best public speaker, but I really hope you’ll enjoy the information!) I have also bee very busy editing and writing– working on the second edition of The Everything New Nurse Book for Adams Media. The first edition has sold so well they want to update it. Hurray! [It has been updated and published.See the link for the Second Edition.] Recently I have received notice that The Nursing Site Blog as been listed on a few other sites. Check these out. Here’s the links:…
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Volunteer Options for Retired Nurses
Another Guest Post– Enjoy…. Retired but Still Active? Volunteer Ideas for Nurses Many nurses have, before retiring, spent countless hours on the job in a high pressure environment. If, after a few years of retirement you realize that you miss the excitement of nursing, a very high-energy career, and you find that you still feel called to service others, consider the benefits of volunteering. Volunteer medical care workers are in high demand, both here and abroad. Here are a few organizations and positions you may want to check out. 1. Peace Corps While many consider the Peace Corps to be a group that more actively recruits recent college graduates, in…