I would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to an innovative program currently under development from Beth Boynton RN MS of Confident Voices in Healthcare. Improvoscopy: Serious Play for Safe Care is a program designed to utilize medical improv activities to educate nurses and other healthcare professionals using a FREE “online library for the healthcare workforce designed to promote emotional intelligence (EQ) and interpersonal skills! There isn’t much of this training in medical and nursing schools and the skills are essential for working together in teams and providing care that is heartfelt and safe!” Improvoscopy: Serious Play for Safe Care is in the funding stages. You can view demos…
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Documentation Help for Nurses and Home Health Professionals
Documentation is a common issue for many nurses. It’s an absolute necessity wherever you practice. And we all learned in Nursing 101 that if you don’t chart it, you didn’t do it! It’s a legal issue and it’s a nursing issue for continuity of care. How often have you gone in to follow another nurse and felt uncomfortable because it isn’t clear in the chart what was done, what was given and/or what education was provided; never mind what the outcomes were?! Patient safety is left at risk. Precious time is wasted re-inventing the wheel in a system where a shortage of staff can not afford to waste any time!…
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Staying Safe at Work
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Why 2016 is the Perfect Time to Start a Nursing Career
By Linus Minick There has never been a better time to become a nurse! While you have probably already heard of the current nursing shortage throughout the world, this trend is predicted to continue into 2016. Studies show that about 233,000 additional jobs for registered nurses will open in 2016, but only 200,000 candidates passed the Registered Nurse licensing exam in 2015. While this is putting more demand on current health care staff, this also means that getting an education in nursing is highly employable. In fact between the years 2012 and 2020, employment for nursing is expected to grow by 19%. The increased demand for nurses is multi-faceted, including…
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Technology and Nursing: How Tech Savvy Should Nurses Really Be?
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