A few new courses for Advance Practice RNs have appeared on the Nursing CE.com site and more are in the process of being published. These courses have been designed specifically with APRNs in mind. The APRN credential is considered separate from the RN licensure and must be renewed separately as required by rules specific to each state. With the population…
This is an age-old question and discussion. On one side, who wouldn’t want to retire early if they could? Travel, spend more time with grandchildren, garden, enjoy a hobby, live a leisure life sounds divine. On the other, knowledge, experience and wisdom are not easily replaced. Most nurses will tell you something akin to their…
Clustering care is one of many techniques for improving time management and reducing fatigue for the patients. It can work well to reduce fatigue for the nurses as well and ensure efficiency. It has also taken center stage in 2020 for nurses working on COVID-19 units to reduce their exposure to the novel virus. Nursing…
A common thread among the current classes of nursing students is either becoming a bedside nurse or choosing the Nurse Practitioner path. Both of course are exciting careers and offer nurses many options to specialize along the way, or to follow a broader path of general med-surg. Thousands of new nurses are needed each year…
Many patients who are recovering from the novel Coronavirus (SARS-2-COVID-19) find themselves in a precarious situation. After being bedbound for a few days, weeks, or even months, have discovered their muscles will have atrophied and they will need to strengthen them and learn to stand alone and walk all over again. This can make rehabilitation…
What a year 2020 has been! While we’re facing the COVID pandemic, let’s not forget that is still the Year of the Nurse and Midwife and more than ever, the focus is on nurses and nursing careers. This will hopefully have a positive impact on recruiting many more young people to join the nursing profession.…
It’s 2020, the Year of the Nurse and Midwife. The 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale was celebrated recently on May 12. Some are saying the legacy of Flo has become crystal clear as nurses fight against the silent killer, COVID-19. During the Crimean War, Nightingale’s work to save lives lead to the modern-day improvements in infection…
During any disaster or pandemic, the center or hot spots will focus the need for nurses and other health care workers and first responders. In the current COVID19 pandemic, New York became an epicenter quickly and nurses were called to come and assist. Over the past 3 months, other hot spots have developed, and nurses…
Front line nurses and those in the behind-the-scenes supporting roles are experiencing many various symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and sharing thoughts on social media that they may not return to nursing once this COVID19 crisis is over. Nurses have become weary from extremely long hours, lack of PPE and people dying after long stressful battles without…
It’s impossible to watch the daily news without seeing two themes. One is the ever-changing latest news about the coronavirus aka COVID19, and the other is about when we’ll all “get back to normal.” The virus has consumed our lives and is likely to continue to do so for many more moths until there’s a cure…
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