Cool new ideas come from thinking in ways we have never thought before. In years of attending staff meetings, committee meetings, and the like, I've rarely...
Philosophically nurses know that research is important to clinical practice. In a recent study by Donna Jo McClosky, nurses agreed that research helps to...
Encouragement. Although I do not profess to be a dictionary nor do I know anyone named Webster, it seems to me that the word "encouragement" means more than...
The mnemonic "FEAR" is excellent, and one that I will remember (False Evidence Appearing Real). Sometimes nurses don't stand up for other nurses, as they...
Recently a student used our CCRN Test Prep program and took the exam and failed. She wrote to me asking about how to use our 100% passing guarantee. In her...
Transformation is defined as a significant change in the character, or nature of someone by the WordSmyth dictionary. It involves a strong emotional impact to...
Nurses are highly valued by society. I've heard about our nursing leaders getting up in arms about the way nurses are portrayed on TV. However, six out of the...
Flowers brighten up any room… that is already bright. A local flower shop promises that flowers will brighten up any room, but I doubt that they will do very...
We are exploring remote monitoring medical patients in our Medical Surgical units. These nurses have no cardiac or even basic ecg experience/education. I'm...
RNs typically have a job description to: assess, nursing diagnosis, plan, implement, and evaluate nuring interventions. As workplace technology evolves,...
Patty Bartzak RN
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Jul 16, 2008 1:51 pm
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Tracy We just had a unit go to remote telemetry. We did put all the nurses through the AHA ECG & Pharmacology class. This course has just been developed by the...
Tracy, At our facility we have a heart monitoring station. We have nurses and techs that monitor these stations. They all have to have a 12 lead class. We also...
We do monitoring on our medical-surgical units that is observed by the monitor techs on the telemetry, intermediate care unit. Nurses on units in our hospital...
Hi Tracy, Â As a staff nurse on a telemetry unit, I was very disheartened to learn that the nurses I work with did not know 12 Lead interpretation, and there...
Thank you all for your thoughtful responses! You've been VERY helpful Tracy Tracy Kaltenbacher BSN, RN, PCCN Clinical Nurse Educator Medical Surgical Module ...
... your ... more ... Tracy, I know of one hospital system here in AZ that moved to that model. When they did they required all of thier nurses to become ecg...
Would this scheme for nurses work? Read this article on http://tinyurl.com/6ox9f4 Just curious if this is already the organization model for some nursing homes...
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Jul 29, 2008 10:29 am
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Ms Dela Cruz, This smacks me of RBC (Relationship Based Care) which in our facility is being implemented with a Primary Nursing model. To me, all it is...
Leadership does not require a position, title, or acknowledgement. Leading can be done right where you are now. Have you ever heard someone say "If I were in...
For Nurses...like to share this story The backpack Evangeline Arafiles slings across her shoulder each morning holds the tools of her trade: a lilac-color...
Nurse educators are in the unique position to be able to inspire their nurses to become extraordinary, motivate them toward excellence, and support them in...
I heard a startling statistic today: only three percent of the population is interested in improving themselves. At first I thought that can't possibly be...
I am the Staff Development Coorindator for the nursing staff at a Rehabilitative Facility. I am discovering the need to keep my nurses up on their critical...
Denise Myricks
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Aug 26, 2008 6:36 pm
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There is a book out by Lippincott: Critical Thinking in Nursing Authors are Saundra Lipe and Sharon Beasley. I found this at the NNSDO national Convention last...
Stubbs, Sylvia
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Aug 26, 2008 9:14 pm
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Thank you! I will check the products and see if it is still available. Denise G. Myricks, MSN, RN, NE-BC, CNS Coordinator Staff Development Akron General -...
Denise Myricks
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Aug 26, 2008 10:44 pm
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There are times when I just don't know how I'm going to get everything done. Deadlines are looming, and the pressure is on. That's when it hits me – the idea...
What is your point of view on the nursing continuing education that you provide? Many educators view their continuing education offerings as a necessary part...
From a recent interview with Quint Studer: Better hand washing is one of the most effective ways to prevent the 2 million hospital-acquired infections that...
There are times when I just don't know how I'm going to get everything done. Deadlines are looming, and the pressure is on. That's when it hits me – the idea...
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