Holistic nursing is a nursing specialty recognized by the American Nurses Association. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine is studying effects of holistic nursing .While any nurse can practice holistically; certification is available for nurses and advanced practice nurses who seek to be credentialed. The American Holistic Nurses Association considers Florence Nightingale to […]
Archive | February, 2013
A few ways to improve your career as a nurse
When you think about everything that you have accomplished in your life you would probably think about these things: career, family, colleagues, house and etc. The other part is what qualifications you possess that got you there in the first place for example: management skills, leadership, and ambition. There are few skills that are essential […]
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From Expert to Novice: Looking Through My Own Lenses
The Dreyfus Model of Skill Acquisition is about the five levels of competency used to describe skill acquisition in clinical nursing practice. While acquiring and developing skills people pass through the five levels of proficiency. These are novice/beginner, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, and expert. All of these five different levels actually reflect changes in three […]
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To Be A Good Samaritan
What does it take to be a Good Samaritan? On the year 1989, Aline Camoux,RN, and Sarah John, MD, served as volunteers at the Cajun Music festival in Rhode Island. Ralph Boccasile, an attendee had an anaphylactic reaction due to seafood gumbo ingestion. Dr. John and other first aid crew members came to him for […]
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Seasoned Nurses Help New Grads to Think Outside of the Box
Novice nurses possess contemporary knowledge and a theoretical framework that provides scaffolding to develop expertise throughout their careers. Knowledge and theory are essential attributes of an effective nurse. By definition, new nurses have limited practical clinical experience. Professional nurses need theoretical knowledge as well as clinical opportunities to put that knowledge to use. Working with […]
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Benefits of Nursing – Beyond the Paycheck
The nursing profession offers much more than just a paycheck. It affords nurses the opportunity to thrive personally, professionally, and as community members. Few professions offer the variety of opportunities that nursing does. Nurses can begin a professional career quicker than in many other fields. With an Associate’s Degree in Nursing, a nurse can become […]
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