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Communicating with Patients Who Have Developmental Disabilities
As a nurse, being able to communicate effectively with patients is crucial. But communicating with patients who have developmental disabilities may be more difficult at times. Georgia Reiner, Risk Specialist, Nurses Service Organization (NSO), knows how to interact...
Urology Nurses Treat Patients with Care
Urology nurses are the nurses who care for patients with a range of conditions and diseases that impact the urologic system. This week highlights the care these nurses give with Urology Nurses and Associates Week running from November 1-7. Sponsored by the Society of...
Nurses Find Success in Growing Field of Medical Cannabis Nursing
Fame Conway, RN, has seen firsthand how medical cannabis can be a game changer when it comes to fighting chronic illness. Decades of suffering from chronic inflammation and autoimmune disorders made it challenging for Conway to juggle her busy life as an operating...
Medical-Surgical Nurses Promote Broad Skills
Each year the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) celebrates med-surg nurses with Medical-Surgical Nurses Week. This year, Medical-Surgical Nurses Week runs from November 1-7 and helps bring attention to this broad and complex nursing specialty. According to...
Vaping: What You Need to Know
When vaping first began, many smokers saw it as a godsend: if they couldn’t quit, they could take up vaping, which wasn’t as toxic as smoking. Or so they thought. Karen Goldschmidt, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, Associate Clinical Professor and Department Chair RN-BSN Degree...
6 Successful Interview Tips That Every New Grad Nurse Practitioner Needs to Know
After successfully completing your nurse practitioner education and passing your certification exam, you’ve finally been granted an interview to work for a prestigious organization in your desired specialty. The last thing that stands in your way, however, is the...
It’s Your Health – It Matters
Our health is something that we all have, and unfortunately, the condition of our health is not something that we have complete control over. We do, however, have the ability to enhance the quality of our health. We all have choices to make regarding our lifestyle and...
What Determines Nursing Salaries?
According to a recently released report, nursing salaries has remained fairly steady, but the wider averages in pay depend on where the nurse works. The Medscape RN/LPN Compensation Report, 2019, collected information from the 7,145 nurses (5,143 RNs and 2,002 LPNs)...
Recognition for Orthopaedic Nurses
This week’s observance of National Orthopaedic Nurses Week from October 28 through November 1 calls attention to the work of nurses who care for patients with problems related to their muscles and joints. Sponsored by the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses...
School Days: Successfully Transitioning from Clinician to Scholar
Many nurses are pursuing advanced education. Expanding knowledge is always a good thing—for them, for their employers, for their patients, and for their careers. But what happens if you’re going back to school while you’re also working full-time and raising a family?...
