Category: Nursing School
Nurse to Nurse Report
Pssst… Dear soon to be and new nurses, Stick with me a moment here, and you’ll get a leg up on something that will make a big difference in your outlook on nursing, your new professional peer relationships, and your...
“Not in Kansas Anymore”
National Nurses week is a time for the nurses to celebrate the profession they’ve chosen. The ANA (American Nurses Association) has taken as its theme for the 2018 celebration “Nurses inspire, innovate, influence. ” In my real nursing life, working mostly...
mLearning and YOU
Disclaimers: Though the app is “mobile” we highly advise not attempting to learn while walking or driving. Concussions aren’t good for your health and studies. Using the app while on the toilet is ill advised due to the risk or...
Professional Communication—Email
Email communication can be tricky. I worked with a wonderful nurse who started an email to her professor: “Well, dang….” Don’t do this. It didn’t go well. Think of an email as a formal letter that you might have sent in...
GIFs That Nursing Students Understand Too Well
There are a few things all nursing students and nurses have in common. Giving up our social life for a new normal, learning hardiness in the face of poor grades and much worse, living on noodles while taking out a...
Bad mistakes, I’ve made a few
A few times a week, I spend about an hour happy stamping. I use that term because “stair stepper” sounds boring. Target heart rate gets established and the glistening starts. My earbuds were in, and dialed to the fitness center...
How hard is nursing school?
Nursing school is hard. When I started my nursing classes (the formal part of classes after pre-requirements were filled) about 120 of us were all gathered into one large lecture room for the welcome/orientation to the Nursing school. After some remarks,...
Eliminating Tuberculosis One PPD at a Time
Public health is a major focus of nursing practice–and for good reason. The overall strategy is simple: improve the health of an at-risk population by targeting factors that improve outcomes. Tuberculosis is a disease that all nurses learn a lot...
Concept Mastery: CBC and Anemia
Aside from knowing essential lab value ranges, a nurse has to have a solid idea how to interpret those values, even though nurses don’t diagnose or prescribe. In this article, we will discuss the complete blood count (CBC) and interpretation...
Off to Repair a Broken Heart
On the morning of September 13th, I handed my 3.5 month old daughter over to a nurse. The nurse held her in his arms and promised to take care of her. He walked out of the room with her on...