Board Vitals - Nursing
NOVEMBER 11, 2018
A question many nurses working in critical care ask themselves is whether or not to sit for the CCRN certification. I certainly did, and for me, the answer was yes. Before deciding if it is right for you, it is important to understand the value of a certification. Certification exams serve to demonstrate mastery in a field or specialty; both to one’s self and the rest of the world.
ER Nurses
OCTOBER 29, 2018
The current rage in art therapy models is the coloring book craze, particularly the adult coloring book market, which has exploded over the past couple of years with new titles. Some coloring books are marketed with 'art therapy' label suggesting coloring is a viable means to not only calm the mind, but offer therapeutic benefits as well.
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Nursing Management
MARCH 31, 2018
In the first installment of our two-part series, we discussed organizing a mentor program for nurse managers who want to develop their careers. In part 2, we examine how nurse managers can assist staff members with their own mentoring program.
Nurse Abnormalities
JANUARY 4, 2018
I have been a certified potty mouth my entire life. I dropped my first official F-bomb in fourth grade, playing basketball on the asphalt playground during recess at my Catholic school. Then, I never stopped. Most people who know me well, know me for my eloquent swearing. I have even been told that when I swear, it doesn’t sound offensive. I guess I’ll take that as a compliment.
Speaker: Lauri Armstrong, SHRM-SCP - Sr. Director, People Operations at Carrot Fertility
Today’s workforce includes multiple generations of employees all looking for something different from their benefits package. While meeting these disparate needs can be challenging, a comprehensive fertility benefit can support everyone from junior staffers learning about their fertility health to senior leadership managing menopause and low testosterone symptoms.
EDNurseasauras
DECEMBER 24, 2018
Christmas rerun while I wait for my Christmas Eve Chinese food. It all started on Christmas night. It was pretty quiet; we were hanging out in the waiting room watching a very boring movie and chatting when I noticed that the ancient, chipped Nativity set on the small table next to me seemed somehow incomplete. "Hey", I said to nobody in particular, " did this Nativity come with a Baby Jesus?".
The Chicago School
DECEMBER 18, 2018
Overcrowded psychiatric hospital wards plus record numbers of ER patients presenting with mental illness means nurses need to be equipped. Most are not. The post Physical cure, mental care appeared first on Insight Digital Magazine.
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Board Vitals - Nursing
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
When you are ready to take the boards to become a certified pediatric nurse practitioner there are a lot of details to consider including content, test preparation, and cost. Two governing boards offer the exam: the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Please note, if you are looking to become a pediatric nurse practitioner in an acute setting, only the PNCB offers that specific exam.
Board Vitals - Nursing
OCTOBER 31, 2018
With so many study options to help you prepare for your NCLEX ® exams, it can be confusing to know what will work best for you. We’ve recently partnered with Picmonic, a mnemonic study aid that turns hard-to-remember facts into memorable pictures and stories, to bring you the complete NCLEX ® study buddy you’ve been looking for. The BoardVitals NCLEX ® question banks bring together high-quality board review questions with comprehensive explanations and rationales to help you prepare with confide
Board Vitals - Nursing
OCTOBER 14, 2018
There are many challenges associated with taking and passing the medical board exam. If you are a would-be physician with only the board exam standing between you and your new career, you may need some extra help in making sure you pass with flying colors. While the challenges of the board exam are imposing, they can be overcome. Here are the top five challenges you will face, and how to get past them, so you can enjoy the sound of people calling you “Doctor.” 1.
Board Vitals - Nursing
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
Florence Nightingale, founder of modern nursing. There are nearly 3 million r egistered nurses (RNs) in the US – 2,824,641 to be precise. Just over 9% of them are men. That’s triple the rate of male nurses in the 1970s. The vast majority of nurses, 63%, work in hospitals and on average they work 37 hours per week for an average salary of $67,930.
Speaker: Julie B. Chavez - VP, Strategy & Alliances at Carrot
An estimated 1.1 billion women worldwide will have experienced menopause by 2025. Symptoms like hot flashes, fatigue, and anxiety can be incredibly disruptive — and last for years. But despite its massive impact, little is being done to support those going through menopause in the workplace. In a recent survey, 70% of respondents said they have considered changing their employment to better manage symptoms — perhaps because only 8% received significant support from their employer related to meno
Board Vitals - Nursing
AUGUST 30, 2018
How do nurses cope with death? By talking with one another. This strategy presents itself repeatedly in the literature, blogs and nurse forums. Regardless of the source, one thing is very clear, nurses know the benefit of talking about patient deaths with one another for comfort, debriefing, support and the ability to continue caring for other patients.
Board Vitals - Nursing
JUNE 26, 2018
A correctional nurse is one of the most unique positions in healthcare. While most nurses may never envision a career behind bars, it’s a rewarding experience that can prepare them for a tough career in patient care. Each year, the number of individuals in America’s correctional facilities and prisons continue to grow. Just like any other citizen, these inmates have medical needs that must be met in a timely and professional manner.
Board Vitals - Nursing
JUNE 14, 2018
If you’re wrapping up nursing school and facing the NCLEX-RN ® , you might be intimidated by the career-making (or breaking) exam. The NCLEX-RN® exam tests more than your knowledge of content – it tests your ability to use that knowledge, and apply critical thinking skills when presented with a clinical scenario. This means your questions will require more than regurgitating a memorized list of facts, which is what you’ve seen and been tested on throughout nursing school.
Board Vitals - Nursing
MAY 10, 2018
As part of National Nurses Week, BoardVitals Partnered with ZDoggMD with this “Nurse Virginia” video, which is a parody on the song, “Meet Virginia” by Train, to show appreciation to a group of vital and oftentimes underappreciated professions in healthcare. In addition to supporting the potluck for the nurses in the video, BoardVitals gave away free “Trust Me I’m a Nurse” T-shirts to the first 2,000 nurses that signed up at [link].
Speaker: Lizzie Wright - Director of Customer Success at Carrot Fertility
Employee expectations around benefits and workplace support have evolved in step with the growing need for fertility and family-forming care. As HR professionals, it is our job to ensure employees have a comprehensive understanding of the benefits our organizations offer and how they can utilize them. Before educating employees, we first need to understand the rising healthcare costs and the financial burden of fertility care.
Board Vitals - Nursing
MAY 2, 2018
Have you heard? The BoardVitals NCLEX RN® and NCLEX PN® banks have been updated with new features to help you learn better, gain relevant practice, and feel confident going into test day. The NCLEX® question banks will still have all the great features you’ve come to expect from BoardVitals, such as the ability to compare your performance against the national average and a 100% Pass Guarantee , plus new features to help you become better equipped to tackle the NCLEX®.
Board Vitals - Nursing
MARCH 8, 2018
Nursing is a lifelong learning process. One that you should be passionate about as the healthcare industry is a rapidly changing environment that affects how you care for your patients. One way for you to stay abreast on current practice and to improve your nursing skills and knowledge is to take continuing education (CE) courses. Continuing nursing education was created to give nurses the opportunity to learn and advance their own techniques in safe patient care.
Board Vitals - Nursing
FEBRUARY 12, 2018
If you’re getting ready for the NCLEX-RN®, you might be overwhelmed by getting prepared for it. Here are three tips to developing an effective NCLEX® study plan to help you ace your exam. 1. Figure out what the NCLEX-RN® exam is? The first key to creating an effective NCLEX® study plan to pass your NCLEX-RN® exam is to gain an understanding of what the exam actually is.
Board Vitals - Nursing
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
Forty percent of Americans now have tattoos and they don’t simply say “Mom” or “I love Sally”. These days physicians are seeing “tats” that are meant to be instructive, insulting, playful or deeply meaningful. Sometimes physicians are left to discern the level of sincerity in the tattoo itself and if it’s a public statement or an instruction for first responders.
Speaker: Julie B. Chavez - VP, Strategy & Alliances at Carrot
As HR and total rewards professionals, we are often seeking opportunities to foster a better sense of community and belonging amongst employees - ensuring that all employees have an equitable opportunity to receive fertility treatments is one of the many ways this can be achieved. Fertility benefits make it possible for employees to access treatments like IVF.
EDNurseasauras
DECEMBER 23, 2018
That last post was so I could add one more than last year. But I just wanted to add to my post of a couple of days ago in which my family member experienced the joys of the season in the ER. She has been admitted to the hospital and doing pretty well. The family looks to me to be critical, but she has been receiving excellent care. On the way in to the hospital a couple of days later to visit I encountered a locked door.
EDNurseasauras
DECEMBER 20, 2018
A family member had an ER experience. Although she had a medical issue, her room was located in the area where they house the psych patients. 5 security guards in the immediate vicinity. Text to Mr. EDNurseasauras: “Guy 2 beds down is talking about how he rat poisoned his family’s thanksgiving dinner, not enough to kill them. Just to let them know that he could.
EDNurseasauras
DECEMBER 18, 2018
One of my favorite security guards accompanied me to my car. After being accosted in the parking lot late at night last year, the older guys always ask me if I want an escort. As I was parked in East Bum, I accepted. Steve was having a laugh at one of the nasty frequent flyer drunks. He was being his usual nasty, liquor-fueled courageous self, standing at the door of his room, making demands, hurling curses.
EDNurseasauras
DECEMBER 16, 2018
One of my favorite PA's is Fil. It rhymes with Phil. He's a good guy, careful, doesn't get rattled. He's very funny in a dry, Sonoran Desert kind of way. He is also one of the few providers who not only reads ALL the notes, but scrutinizes the medications and past medical history. He sees me heading out to triage, and rubs his hands in gleeful anticipation.
EDNurseasauras
DECEMBER 12, 2018
Auntie is my fav charge nurse on the 3-11 shift. I've known her for years, we work well together. She says really great things about me on my annual evaluation. Auntie usually has something to say if I show my face for part of any other shift other than evenings. "I need you on my shift, you aren't going to work days now are you? I think we have a contract", she jokes.kind of.
The Chicago School
DECEMBER 3, 2018
Dr. Rita Armstrong has taken care of patients with dementia and Alzheimer’s as a nurse and as a caregiver. She offers valuable advice to help improve communication and provide quality care to a person living with dementia. The post Communicating & Interacting With People With Dementia appeared first on Insight Digital Magazine.
The Chicago School
NOVEMBER 29, 2018
President Michele Nealon, Psy.D., of The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and Dean Gwen Gaston, DNP (c), of Dallas Nursing Institute sit down to discuss the evolution of integrated health care and what higher education must do to keep pace. The post Exploring the future of health care appeared first on Insight Digital Magazine.
EDNurseasauras
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
I recently took care of a high school student, mom confided that she wanted to be a nurse. I was curious what attracted her to nursing. She replied (monotone, and without eye contact): "I want to be a nurse because I want to help people" I love that response, but it's a knee-jerker. So did I. I still do. So did we all. If I knew then what I know now, I would say nurse candidates should be prepared for a different mind set.
EDNurseasauras
NOVEMBER 18, 2018
Within one 5 hour shift, I had the entire spectrum of Manbaby stages: infantile, toddler, school age, adolescent and grown-ass adult. It is interesting to observe the progression. 1. The infant was 11 months old. A third child with a "really high temp, and going up and up" in spite of basically a topical spritz of Tylenol at 99.5 degrees. No other symptoms, yet the parent was beside herself, screaming on her phone about the catastrophic medical emergency for which she nearly called 911.
ER Nurses
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
A new report conducted that surveyed 6000+ ER nurses has determined "eyeballing" patients in the waiting room was more effective in determining patients who needed the most urgent care.
ER Nurses
AUGUST 29, 2018
A Reader's Digest article was posted and has an interesting list of 10 things you didn't know about nurses. What would you add? Do you think it's accurate? The list includes Nurses are expected to know everything You don’t always know where you stand with patients Sometimes nurses have to disobey orders Nurses are taught that patients are their primary focus.
Peggy L Chin
JULY 22, 2018
From time to time I have occasion to once again dwell in the incredible land of Anna Deavere Smith – a playright, actress and activist whose work ranks among my very favorite!
The Chicago School
JANUARY 9, 2018
A study conducted by Dr. Mudita Dave shows how the plight of Asian-Indian women immigrants demonstrates immigration policy’s effect on public health. The post When the American dream becomes a public health nightmare appeared first on Insight Digital Magazine.
Nursing Management
JUNE 30, 2018
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