Category Archives: Becoming a Better Nurse
Ethics of Bias
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Delegation: Back to Basics
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Nurse and Nutrition
I am always excited about the shifts when celebrating a baby shower, a co-worker leaving, or we received great survey results from patients; [...]
Caffeine, the how
Each night at work a favorite time amongst most of my co-worker is that ten o’clock hour when medications are complete, and someone st [...]
3 Tips to Save your Back
No matter your age or gender you need to save your back. In nursing school, during a clinical and my turn to pass medication to the assign [...]
4 Tips for Talking with Physicians
When your patient begins to not do as well, and your patient needs an intervention that requires an order from the physician. As a new nur [...]
Tips when being Floated to Another Unit
Floating to another floor occurs when another unit needs to borrow a nurse. I worked less than a year the first time I was floated. It was [...]
4 Reasons to mentor and pay it forward
There are some people that I would thank in my nursing journey. The professors that sat with me to go over exams one-to-one and help me to [...]
Communication 101: Getting the message across
Communication is a considerable portion of each shift, nurse to nurse, nurse to physician, and of course, nurse to patient. In an earlier [...]
Communication 101: The Basics
Communication is an essential tool used in all forms in every position and career. The method of communication used depends on the location [...]