Eating is a social activity for most people. Sadly, many elders live alone or have limited social contact especially during mealtimes. Some patients live in long term care facilities where the environment may be fraught with patients who are confused, having swallowing difficulties, and noisy. A poor social setting for meals may impair the nutritional […]
Emotional Intelligence of Nurses
Emotional intelligence of nurses are affected by age, gender, and length of experience. All of these can influence the level of Emotional Intelligence in individuals. Which of these factors affect your EI? Age As we mature, emotional intelligence can develop. This is probably the reason why older people tend to have higher emotional intelligence. This […]
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Nursing Scholarships Worth Looking Into
The cost of a nursing education can be costly depending on the college or university you choose to attend. Educational expenses for nursing school can be easily deferred with scholarships. First find out what scholarships your college offers in addition to researching for them on the internet. In the end you’ll find that it was […]
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The Stress is always the number 1 enemy
Stress is the one thing that we try to avoid, but somehow it has the perfect ways to find us. In the beginning you are holding it, carrying it with you every day, you say to yourself that you are perfectly normal and healthy person that can handle everything, yes, your job, your life has […]
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Learning How to Be with Terminally Ill Patients
Many nurses work in areas of healthcare where they do not encounter terminally ill patients regularly. Others work in hospices, critical care and emergency departments where death is relatively common. Often new nurses experience death initially while completing clinical rotations or during their early days as professional nurses. Being with a dying patient and their […]
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New Nursing Role: The Clinical Nurse Leader
How can nurses today be more competent in applying evidence-based nursing care at the bedside? Health care reimbursement in America moves from “pay for service” to “pay for performance.” As the nursing profession continues to promote quality and safety as well as efficiency and cost effectiveness, new options among the entry-level master’s degrees arise in […]
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Care of Patients Suffering from Panic Disorder
One in five people experience a panic attack at least once during their lifetime. Between two and five percent of those people have panic disorder. Panic may occur at any age. It is often under diagnosed in children. Panic often surfaces during the teen years; however the onset may occur at any age. Panic attacks […]
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United States Government Nursing Scholarship Program
The government has an amazing scholarship program for student nurses worth considering. It’s called the Nurse Corps Scholarship Program. This is an excellent program which helps students enrolled in LPN, ADN, BSN or graduate nursing programs. They also assist nursing students in bridge programs, such as RN to BSN or RN to NP programs. Imagine […]
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How to Launch Your Nursing Career
New nurses are reporting difficulty finding employment despite the nursing shortage. The future need for nurses is unquestioned however budgetary concerns are causing health care facilities to fill fewer positions. Often, employers want to hire experienced nurses. What can a new graduate do to optimize the likelihood of obtaining employment? It is essential to prepare […]
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Pursuing a Career as Nurse Educator
Nurse Educators shape many nursing students’ lives in this planet and they are the guardians of the nursing profession’s standards. It is never an easy job but it can be the most fulfilling career any qualified registered nurse can pursue. The future nurses become the reflection of today’s nurse educators. Perhaps you can take part […]
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