All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return. Ecclesiastes 3:20 It was 6 o’clock in the evening. The depressing mood in the room seemed to consume every tiny bit of energy in my body. The only sound was that of a ventilator which resonates around the small space. […]
Archive | January, 2013
Nursing Theory: A Nurse Educator’s Point of View
How do you think nursing theory can be made relevant in your nursing practice? Nursing theory provides the fundamental basis for nursing practice and the full understanding of this grounds investigations and research inquiry. Given this basic purpose and meaning of nursing theory, I believe that even if it is the basic foundation of nursing […]
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Medical Surgical Nursing Helps Nurses Transition From Novice to Professional
Traditionally, new nurses have been advised to work on a medical surgical unit prior to seeking employment in a specialty area. Many new nurses balk at this recommendation, believing that they know where they want to work and therefore do not need medical surgical experience. The wisdom of advising novices to work for a year […]
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Hospice Does Not Mean Giving Up
As a novice nurse, it can be intimidating to care for a patient who only has a few days to live. One of the most important ways that you can advocate for your patient is to request a hospice referral from the physician. Hospice does not mean giving up. It means ensuring that your patient […]
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The things I wish I knew when I was a new nurse
There are things that I wished they told me at school before I start working. When I got my first job I had a lot of those moments, I wished I was told at school or someplace else, but eventually I learned that while working. You have already achieved a very great thing; you have […]
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Aerospace Nursing Education Program
No nurse has ever been beyond Earth yet. However, this does not mean that nurses have insignificant role to play in space missions. Nurses can function greatly in monitoring the health of astronauts not only on Earth’s ground but time will come when nurses’ critical thinking abilities, outstanding clinical expertise, excellent contribution to research and […]
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NCLEX & Mnemonics
Our journey as a nurse does not stop after earning a degree. As we move forward, we need to face another challenge which is passing the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX). According to statistics from NCSBN, out of the 170, 890 total test takers only 139,292 (81.51%) passed the exam from the months January-September 2012. […]
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