Resources for nurses and students
Creating the perfect registered nurse resume can be a challenge, especially for graduate nurses. It is difficult to make a resume stand out in the crowd if you have had little to no healthcare experience. However, you can get creative and in the process become more confident with the skills and expertise you do posses while highlighting them in an manner than will increase your likelihood of landing the job.
What does it take to succeed at home care nursing? Let’s look closer at this job – what it’s like, how much it pays, and how to rock as a home health nurse. Home care nursing can take a variety of roles and look different depending on whom you are caring. If you enjoy traveling and want to get out of the hospital setting, this might be the perfect job for you. Home Care Nursing Jobs First, let’s look at home care nursing jobs. What do …
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Working from home can really be a godsend. Working in the convenient setting of your home, the ability to take breaks when you want to, no senior executive breathing down your neck to get the job done, the freedom to work the hours you want and all the while be there for your family when they really need you. Working from home is indeed an ideal situation. But is working from home possible in all professions, especially healthcare?
Nursing theories are something you learn in nursing school. But don’t just glaze over this part. Understanding these theories and the theorists that created them can impact your job as a nurse.
What do you do when your patient is too dizzy to walk? Be prepared with a nursing care plan for vertigo so you know how to react and what to do to prevent injuries. A Nursing Care Plan for Vertigo What do you do when your patient is experiencing vertigo? You need to create a nursing care plan that will address the causes and risk factors. Here’s how. What is Vertigo Vertigo is often mistaken for dizziness in general, but it is actually the general term …
Whether you are a new or an experienced nurse, IV insertion makes all kinds of nurses nervous. These essential tips will help you out when it’s time to insert the IV.
Remember everything you need to know in labor and delivery. Use these OB nursing mnemonics to easily recall important warning signs and action steps.
Master the rights of medication administration with two easy mnemonics. You’ll need this for medical school and to remember all the important steps of giving medications while on the job. What are the Rights of Medication Administration? Before we get into the rights of medication administration mnemonics, it’s important that you understand what they are. The rights of medication administration are the six things you need to remember before you give a patient any medication. Every single one is just as important as the others on …
What are all the different nursing interventions we can do? It often depends on which kind of pain it is. Is it chronic pain? Is it acute pain? Let’s look at both kinds and the different nursing interventions we can use to manage their pain.
What does ETOH mean? ETOH is a medical term for ethanol or ethyl alcohol. It has a lot of both medical and recreational uses. Not only is it used in the medical field you will also find it in grain alcohol and alcoholic beverages as well. So this term can mean something different depending on the context. Let’s look closely at the ETOH medical abbreviation and its application in nursing first. ETOH Medical Abbreviation ETOH is not an acronym. These four letters all stand for the …
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