HowtoBecomeaTechnician.com has compiled a list of the “Top 25 Nursing Blogs of 2016.“ We are honored and grateful to be listed along with all these fabulous resources for nurses and those who aspire to become nurses. They also listed TheNursingSite.com! Thanks for the double recognition! Please take the time to check out this site and to look around at all the great sites in this list. window.amznpubstudioTag = “daretodreampr-20”;
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Wound Care Specializion Role in Nursing Care
Wound care is a rapidly growing need in the nursing community. As the population ages, more focus is on older people who are more sedentary and often chair or bed bound making them more vulnerable to rapidly deteriorating pressure wounds and deep tissue injuries. These can become life threatening in a very short time if not treated appropriately. Hospitals, nursing homes, and home health and hospice agencies often rely upon wound care specialists to lead the charge in prevention and treatment education of other staff. As we are discovering quickly there is a tremendous shortage of specialized nurses with wound care education and experience. This is a great way to…
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Ladies in White Ringtone for Apple Products
Several years ago I was honored to make the acquaintance of Pete Dowan on Facebook. He hail’s from Canada and he’s a musician who has written many warm and heartfelt songs often based on his life experiences. Pete has spent a considerable portion of his life in the hospital and under the care and supervision of doctors and nurses. He developed a strong affection and respect for nurses and one of his songs is a tribute to The Ladies in White. Pete has received many requests for the song to become a RINGTONE, and today he notified me that this has come to fruition. So far it’s ONLY available for…
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Top Rated Nursing Blog Honor
When an accolade comes from a peer it’s so very special. Again The Nursing Site Blog has been honored by Brian Clark, RN, BSN, MSNA, CRNA, Program Director at United Medical Education as one of the “Top 5 Nursing Blogs That Deserve a Visit In 2016.” Proud to be among such great company!!! Thanks Brian!! Please be sure to return the favor and check out this article and the website. There is a lot of very good information for nurses and nursing students there. It should be one of your mainstays for nursing information. window.amznpubstudioTag = “daretodreampr-20”;
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Two Great Books From Nurse Authors
It’s catch up time on Friday….. I have read a couple of great books by nurses recently and have to share them with you. The first is The Patient’s Resource and Almanac of Primary Care Medicine by Agnes Oblas, ANP-C. In her private practice in AZ, Agnes “does not just treat the medical symptom that her patients present to her. She works together with her patients to help resolve issues impacting the problems and to ultimately help find ways to alter risks for future illnesses.“ That is a huge challenge for any practitioner, and this book shows the effort she puts forth to provide her patients with the tools to…