May 2016

Common Nursing Questions

How Many CCs in an Ounce and Other Common Nursing Questions

How Many CC’s are in an Ounce? We really need to start with another question: how much is 1 cc? CC and ml are equivalent. So… cc to ml is 1 to 1 or 1cc = 1ml. Now your question is: how many ml in an ounce? That is what you are really asking when you’re looking to convert cc to ounces. So many hospitals don’t even allow the use of CC in charting. There are approximately 30ml in an ounce. So there are 30 ccs in an ounce. 30 ml = 1 oz or 30 ccs = 1 oz […]

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10 Best Watches for Nurses with Practical Buying Guide

In this article, we’re going to dig into some of the best watches for nurses. We’ll highlight some awesome features of nurse watches and help you find where to get them. There are so many reasons why a nurse would wear a watch to work. Some still count respiration’s and pulse manually, clocks don’t always work, charting, med times, and the list goes on and on. I always viewed a watch as part of the fundamental nursing uniform. It is right up there with scrubs, shoes, compression socks and the stethoscope. Plus like a stethoscope necklace it allows you to

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Nurses Eat Their Young - Eliminating Victims of Nurse Bullying & Lateral Violence - nurses eat their young lateral violence nurse bully

Nurses Eat Their Young – Eliminating Victims of Nurse Bullying & Lateral Violence

“Nurses eat their young, you know?” This was the rationale and comfort provided to me when I first sought mentorship from a senior nurse about the poor treatment I was receiving from my nursing peers as a new nurse. I was a victim of nurse bullying, and the solution that was suggested to me was to endure it. It was just a part of the hazing process of new nurses. “This too shall pass,” after all. Like so many nurses who came before me, I was expected to endure poor treatment simply because that’s the way it’s always been. I

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