“Each time my younger sister cries for the pain she feels, it felt like there’s a blade slicing my heart. I would go to the comfort room and tears uncontrollably fall from my eyes because I cannot bear seeing my little sister suffer from the intense pain brought about by the untamed effects of cancer.” […]
Archive | April, 2013
New nursing routine
It’s a beautiful sunshine morning and my shift is over. Every day it is the same routine. I am wondering if there is something that could change this routine. I know that other people have the same problem too. Except, when you are working as a nurse, people are calling you day and night .This […]
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Assertiveness in the Nursing Profession can Save Lives
On your way back to the ICU from your afternoon coffee break, you heard from the paging system a call for emergency medical response. You immediately responded by going to the area and found the medical resident and the consultant trying to intubate the cyanotic female client who suddenly had an arrest. Looking at the […]
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Ten Nursing Scholarship Programs for Minority Nurses
Do you have a desire to advance your nursing career but feel you can’t afford tuition to pursue a Bachelor’s of Science degree in nursing or graduate school? Never let lack of personal funds stop you from achieving your dream. Many organizations offer nursing scholarships for ethnic nurses to advance their career to the next […]
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Denial in the Face of Serious Illness
Nurses work with people in crisis. Their coping abilities are dependent upon many factors. Nurses sometimes recognize that patients are in denial, but sometimes patients are in denial and do not let nurses know it. Facing a new diagnosis is overwhelming. Some people may have been going about their everyday business one day and then […]
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The Experienced Nurse in Role Transition
With the growth of the Nursing Profession and the development of many expanded roles, nurses of the 21st Century make frequent career moves. Some experienced nurses find themselves in lateral transfers by the administration within the same organization they serve while others take new positions in either the same organization or a completely new company. […]
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Challenges that Nurse Practitioner Students Face
Choosing to become a nurse practitioner is an excellent career decision for many RNs. Working as a nurse practitioner offers RNs the opportunity for increased autonomy. RNNPs have an expanded role in directing patient care. Nurse practitioners work in a variety of settings. A nurse may choose to become a family nurse practitioner or choose […]
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