We’ve been honored again. And we are in some pretty great company as a pick for the Top 30 Nursing Blogs by RNtoBSNOnlineProgram.com. Thank you for your kind words and peer recognition. window.amznpubstudioTag = “daretodreampr-20”;
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Use Common Sense with Social Media
Social media is wonderful and externally useful, but like anything, it comes with a need for etiquette and good old common sense!! Users have to accept responsibility for anything they post and set privacy settings to maintain social professionalism. Be discreet and aware of all of your connections. Understand that law enforcement can access your accounts if needed, and nothing is completely hacker-proof. Nurses will be held to a higher level of expectations for professionalism. Social media tools such as LinkedIn are most useful in job searches and networking. In fact many employers hire exclusively through this app. But be sure what you post about yourself on your profile is…
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Recognition is Appreciated!!!
We have been honored once again as one of the 16 Blogs You Need to Read from MedicalScrubsCollection.com. Thanks for the inclusion!!! (We are listed #1) Check out their site, their scrubs and their blog. And the other blogs listed… there are some really great ones in the list!!! It’s Catch Up time…. I have a lot of information and great sites to share with you… I recently received an email from an NP who has put together a really great forum for Nurse Practitioners. NPForum.net Give it a look and spread the word to the NP community. Check out RNspire Initiative and see what people are saying about what…
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Where Do You Take Your Career as an Older Nurse?
Ugh I guess I have to admit I’m an older nurse now. My current role as QI (for hospice) automatically makes me one of the people you love to hate, but I always hope I don’t come off as old and outdated like some of those “older” nurses we always hated and hoped would retire SOON — like today! I left hospital nursing behind me years ago and became a home health nurse which I dearly loved. It gave me freedoms, yet responsibility and a need to be able to work with little supervision. This required a strong work ethic and the ability to work autonomously. I finally felt like…
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Help Nurses Thrive in Their Roles with Ongoing Feedback
Nursing is and always will be challenging. Nurses hold people’s lives in their hands and to continue to be great nurses, we must always strive to improve the quality of care we provide. That isn’t easy if we don’t have proper feedback, and the information necessary to help us improve. Feedback is essential to helping nurses thrive and grow in their roles. Ever Changing Regs and Challenges In today’s healthcare environment we meet many challenges everyday that perhaps didn’t exist even a few months ago. One major goal no matter what your niche, is to reduce costs while maintaining quality. The challenge then becomes how to work smarter and not…