• 2018 Nurses Week Day 6

    It’s Friday of Nurses Week —  TGIF!!!  I have a couple of things to share with you before we get to the Give Away for today. First here’s a nice compilation of Discounts and Freebies for Nurses anytime.  We can always appreciate saving a little money or time! NursingCE.com, for whom I also write,  has posted several things for Nurses Week. First they have a FREE CE course for Nurses Week on Evidence Based Practice. And another one involves a little humor. We can ALL use more laughter in our lives and many of these I’m sure you can relate to: 25 GIFs That Only Nurses Will Understand. Enjoy! Don’t…

  • Simple Spanish for Nurses

    I recently had the honor of reviewing a terrific resource book for health care professionals who treat Spanish speaking patients. Ahora Hablo Medical Edition Simple Steps to Communicate with Spanish-Speaking Patients is just that…. a simple to use guide. Written by a high school Spanish teacher with the assistance of nurses and a doctor, this guide provides easy to use phrases and simple sentences to assist the health care professional in a head to toe assessment and basic patient teaching. It doesn’t take the place of an interpreter, but in a pinch it can certainly help to put your patients at ease and get the basic vital information to start…