Brittney Wilson, BSN, RN

Brittney Wilson, BSN, RN, a bachelors-prepared registered nurse, is the founder and owner of The Nerdy Nurse® and TheNerdyNurse.com. She is award-winning author, blogger, and community manager. In addition, she is an international keynote speaker and influencer in the nursing and healthcare technology communities. Brittney is the author of The Nerdy Nurse's Guide to Technology and co-author of The Nurse's Guide to Blogging. She blogs about nursing, technology, health IT, at other healthcare topics at thenerdynurse.com. Want more information about Brittney, her background, and nursing expertise? Check out the about page.

5 Best NCLEX Review Books

5 Best NCLEX Review Books

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So you’ve worked pretty hard to complete your basic nursing program successfully. Now the only thing standing between you and your all-important nursing license is the NCLEX-RN examination. Choosing the best NCLEX-RN study materials wisely is critical for maximizing your chances of passing the examination with a top score, and we want to help you wade through the many choices that are available in the market. Best NCLEX review books As you would know, the NCLEX-RN exam is designed to determine whether applicants for licensure as registered nurses have the necessary level of skill and knowledge required to practice knowledgeably, […]

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Tips for New Nurses – How to Survive Your 1st Year as a Nurse

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Knowing a few tips for new nurses are critical to surviving your first year as a nurse. Being a new nurse on the floor can present many terrifying, wonderful and insane experiences (usually all in the same day). Any nurse would be lying if they said that their first year in the workplace was a walk in the park. Sometimes there are ups and downs, often times there are patients that test you, and invariably, there are days full of learning. The unit might not be an episode of Bear Grylls or Mantracker, but it sure is a jungle out there.

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Nurses Need to Learn the Business of Blogging

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I have helped many nurses discover blogging, learn more about blogging, and even encouraged some (like my friend Nurse Eye Roll) to come out of the anonymous blogging and social media closet. I’ve spent countless hours researching the skills, tools, and methods needed to be a successful blogger and have grown a site that attracts over 100,000 visitors every month. It’s time that I start lighting more torches in the world and teach nurses the business of blogging.

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Start a Nursing Blog in 3 Easy Steps

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If you have ever wondered how to start a nursing blog, then this is for you! From set up to hitting publish, you can have a brand new blog ready on your day off. This guide will walk you through every single step. I have said before, and I’ll say it again: We need more nursing blogs. There are so many different specialties, points of views, and ways to do things that there is more than enough room for all of us to work together. Every nurse has a story to tell and blogs are the perfect platform to tell

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Where to Find Nursing Shoes on Sale

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A nurse needs focus, passion, talent, drive, endurance and a great—really great—pair of comfortable nursing shoes. Not just nice, long-lasting, daily knockabouts, but paragons of comfortable footwear, shoes or clogs with the strength of radial tires and the support of a firm orthopedic mattress. Shoes that will go the 12-hour-shift-distance on hard and slippery hospital floors, and that, for some nurses, will still look great enough for a walk through the patient’s room. If you are looking to buy a great pair of nursing shoes on sale, you are most likely to score a bargain in one of these places.

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How to find the Most Comfortable Nursing Shoes

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Did you ever buy a pair of nursing shoes and have them hurt your heels? When you’re always running around, picking up commands and following instructions carefully, you just cannot afford to be spending time feeling miserable about your aching feet. We really cannot emphasize how important it really is to stay comfortable all day when you’re on your feet. That’s precisely why we have put together this piece so you know what to look for when you’re in the market for the most comfortable nursing shoes. How to Find the Most Comfortable Nursing Shoes Material and Construction Nursing shoes

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How Many CCs in an Ounce and Other Common Nursing Questions

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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

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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

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“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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10 Classy Caribbean Blue Scrubs

10 Classy Caribbean Blue Scrubs

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Caribbean Blue Scrubs are the standard for many hospitals. I have rounded up 10 Classy Caribbean Blue Scrubs that will meet your work requirement while still helping you look good. Just because you have to wear a certain color, that doesn’t mean that the style has to look like everyone else. Much like the shoes you choose for work, your scrubs should fit correctly and be functional, while still making you feel your best.

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