Nursing is a profession that keeps you on your toes. With the long hours and workload, nurses hardly have the time to worry about appearances or about keeping up with the latest trends. However, one trend that we definitely love for nurses, is the stethoscope necklace.
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So, what are the features that make Alegria nursing shoes one of the best? Alegria is the leading manufacturer of therapeutic footwear. Alegria in Spanish means “happiness and joy” and the makers of Alegria believe that shoes should be able to make you happy. Alegria nursing shoes are not only comfortable but fashionable too and the unique, bold and bright prints can only help to lift your spirits.
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Think about it. After dogs, a bag should be a nurses best friend. Ever trustworthy, loyal, and carrying all your physical burdens, we are of the opinion that having the right bag is half the job done right! This is all the more relevant as a nurse because you’re going to end up needing to carry a million things, right from your books, notes, stethoscope, a change of clothes, grooming items, personal hygiene items, food to sustain you on those endless shifts, your wallet, keys and IDs. The list can literally be endless! And god forbid, if you’re on a shift that doesn’t let you get home in days, you’re going to be living at the hospital, which means more things to carry. Typically this starts by looking up “work bags for nurses” on the internet.
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If you’re a nurse, chances are, you spend more time on your stethoscope than on your favorite fashion accessory. The stethoscope literally hangs out with you every day. It’s like a part of your professional personality. Then why not give it a zing of your persona? After all, stylish stethoscope covers are a great way to personalize your stethoscope.
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Being a nurse is one of the hardest things in the world. Too often nurses become burned out because they feel like they just give and give without every getting anything in return. Many nurses find that nurse prayers can offer just what they need to keep on going. But some nurses don’t pray. For those nurses, these nurse quotes may help you feel inspired to face another day!
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Being a nurse is one of the hardest things in the world. Too often nurses become burned out because they feel like they just give and give. Many nurses find that nurse prayers can offer just what they need to keep on going.
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We all know at least one famous nurses. But there are other nurses who’ve made an impact on the history of the nursing profession that deserves their story to be told. Suzanne Aubert (1835-1926) is one of those nurses. The History of the Nursing Profession Born to French bourgeois parents who considered a good marriage should be the pinnacle of their daughter’s achievements, Suzanne Aubert was a rebel. To her family’s horror, she wished to be both a nun and a nurse. In 1854, working alongside Florence Nightingale, she tended Crimea War veterans, gaining a reputation for bone-setting and pharmacology.
I’ve always known that Alegria nurse shoes were super popular, but I held out on trying them for a long time. For several years, I swore by supportive and orthopedic nursing shoes. I would order pairs of shoes from several sellers- and wished I could make fine adjustments to tweak them to my liking. But now I sing the praises of Alegria- a popular European shoemaker- which has a distinctive line of shoes that are both easy to walk in and look great. 5 Best Alegria Nurse Shoes We’ve outlined the best Alegria nurse shoes in this comparison table
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How can nurses help foster transparency in healthcare? I was very fortunate to attend The National Patient Safety Foundations’ Lucian Leape Institute’s 8th Annual Forum & Keynote Dinner on September 17, 2015, as one of the nurses selected to represent our organization. Lucian Leape is considered the father of the modern patient safety movement in the US. In 1994, he wrote “Error in Medicine” published in JAMA. This led to the development of The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) in 2007 and along with the Institute of Health, published “To Err is Human” and “Crossing the Quality Chasm”. The National
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Being admitted to the hospital can be a jarring experience. You start the day, living your normal routine, and before you know it you’re lying on a stretcher under intense fluorescent lights with people hovering over you, poking you with needles and talking in a language you’re not really familiar with. Sounds like a scene from a horror movie. Nursing Interventions for Anxiety But nope, this is what our patients go through. And now, as they lie there with all of this going on around them, they contemplate if the life that they loved is perhaps gone and they have
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