It’s Day 2 of Nurses Week. The #GiveAway today is compression socks from Vim &Vigr. They have generously donated 2 pairs, so we can have 2 winners today. Follow them on Facebook www.Facebook.com/VIMVIGR Follow the Rules posted 5/5 and comment or Re-tweet to enter. Winners will be announced on May 20. Check back tomorrow for more great Nurses Week #GiveAways! window.amznpubstudioTag = “daretodreampr-20”;
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May 6 Happy Nurses Day — Give Away #1
Happy #NursesDay! May 6 is designated as Nurses Day in the U.S. to celebrate the nursing profession and to raise awareness of the important role nurses play in society around the world. Nurses Week runs through May 12 each year which is the birthday of Florence Nightingale ( May 12, 1820). One of components of a Nurses Day celebration is reciting or reading for The Nightingale Pledge which is also known as the Nurse’s Oath: I solemnly pledge myself before God and in the presence of this assembly, to pass my life in purity and to practice my profession faithfully. I will abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous, and…
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Nurses Week GiveAway Contest Rules
Nurses Week 2016 begins tomorrow, Friday May 6 and runs through Thurs. May 12 which is Florence Nightingale’s birthday. The American Nurses Association theme for Nurses Week this year is Culture of Safety; It Starts With You. Here are some FREE content GiveAways to get the party started…. Be sure to check out ANA’s FREE GiveAway WEBINAR, Culturally Congruent Care; Why Diversity Makes a Difference. Fastaff Travel Nursing is running a contest and giving away two $500 Southwest Airlines gift cards for nominating “someone who is a part of your nurse family and describe how he or she enhances your nurse experience.” See #fastaffnursefamily give-away. TopRNtoBSN.com has created a guide…
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The Nursing Site Blog Recognized Again
Once again, I am very honored to have The Nursing Site Blog named one of the Top 40 Nursing Blogs 2016. This time the honor comes from HealthcareAdministrationDegree.co. I am honored to be chosen along with so many fabulous blogs. Please be sure to check out the list and all of theses great blogs! And be sure to have a look around the website as well.They have a lot of very helpful information for nurses and student nurses. Thanks so much for this recognition of my efforts to serve the nursing community! window.amznpubstudioTag = “daretodreampr-20”;
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Health Care Illiteracy
Health care illiteracy is a subject near and dear to my heart. Having spent the majority of my career in home health and hospice where I got to spend quality time with patients and their caregivers and loved ones, this issue became very evident in the patient education process. This field affords nurses the opportunity to spend one-on-one time with patients and follow through for a short while to see the effects and hopefully improved outcomes. We all learn in similar and yet different ways. I know I’m a visual and tactile learner. If I can’t watch and touch and do, it’s almost impossible sometimes. So to hand me a…