I am honored to have been asked by OnlineNursePractitionerPrograms.com to submit a few tips for this fabulous article, 101 Nursing Tips From the Experts, filled with tons of valuable information for nursing students, new nurses and experienced nurses alike. The tips are tidbits from a cross-section of expert nurses about surviving nursing school and taking/passing certification exams. There are great suggestions for new nurses. And there are some wonderful tips for all of us to help us with our own self-care which is something we all tend to neglect. Career fulfillment is an important aspect for every nurse to work on and there are some really good tips in this…
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Read Some of the Best Nurse Blog Posts for 2015
Brittney Wilson at the Nurse Blog Carnival had a terrific idea to ask nurse bloggers to share their Top 10 blog posts for 2015. See mine here. Beth Hawkes at Nursecode.com compiled them and shared links to all who participated. It’s well worth checking out the post and reading some of the finest postings from great nurse bloggers. Such diverse posts. Happy reading!! Good way to start off 2016. If you’d like to follow or participate in the Nurse Blog Carnival, check it out. window.amznpubstudioTag = “daretodreampr-20”;
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Great Books and Products for Nurses
I want to thank Nursing Experts.com for recognizing TheNursingSiteBlog.com as one of their Top 25 Nursing Blogs in 2015. You have to scroll down past the list of nursing schools, but well worth the effort. There are some really terrific blogs in the list and I’m humbled to be listed here. And many THANKS to Keith Carlson from Digital Doorway also nominated TheNursingSiteBlog for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. Thanks Keith! Next—Catching up on a few things I’ve tried to work in for several weeks now….. Marijke Vroomen Durning, RN has written a fantastic educational and teaching tool for nurses: Just the Right Dose Your Smart Guide to Prescription Drugs…
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A Year in Review for The Nursing Site Blog
Here’s my list of top viewed posting on The Nursing site Blog for 2015. Although some of them are from previous years, they still rank among the top-viewed postings for 2015. It has been an eventful year, and looking back there are a few surprises to this list, but welcome ones indeed. The one post that remains constantly in the Top 10 blog posts for the year is How to Perform a Head to Toe Assessment. I have also given you some documentation tips for how to describe your findings. www.happynewyearwishes.org Jennifer Johnson at Nurse Practitioner Schools shared a post 101 Blog Posts Every New Nurse Should Raed that garners…
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Not Your Doctor’s Stethoscope
By Kathleen Suta, RN BScN There has always been controversy surrounding the ever-evolving role and public image of nurses. The confusion is understandable, since nursing has such a vast number of facets it shines in a multitude of clinical settings including high paced emergency rooms, demanding neonatal intensive care units, high acuity research centers, the expansive public health sector and countless more. The important thing to remember is that we all have the same basic goal, to assist in the betterment of mankind. The idea behind Heart a Nurse is to empower nurses, unify all areas of the profession and express the key aspects of any nursing role: knowledge and…