Nurses Wash your hands Washing your hands sounds pretty simple doesn't it. Do you know how many times a nurse washes her hands in one shift? Nursing has made me a germaphobe, …well almost. In nursing school your taught to wash your hands after any and every contact with a patients. In mental health, where […]
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Nurses resign primarily because of issues with coworkers According to recent statistics, the number one reason for nurses leaving their jobs is not what you would guess. It has nothing to do with rotating shifts, working weekends or holidays. It has nothing to do with work overloads, understaffing or being forced to float to unfamiliar
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Nurses that work long hours are fatigued and impact patient safety In the United States 20% of America work shift work. The average nurse works three 12 hour shifts a week. I work three 13 hour shifts. Even though they only work three days a week the sleep deprived nurse still has personal and
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Demons and mental illness the relationship between them In mental health one of the largest topics I hear are ghost, demons and crazy. I guess you could say all of these are true to describe the history of mental health in many way. When we consider Jesus' understanding of demons, however, it is really
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There are days going into to the state funded psychiatric mental hospital that you feel as if the nurse is being attacked from all sides. Maybe a suit of armor would be a better uniform than a set of scrubs.
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Addiction for Breakfast He arrived in a orange jump suit, His hands cuffed. Young handsome well nourished African American with a long history of addiction problems. He was raised by a single mother who was a nurse. He did not know his father. His problems began in elementary school where he obtained a 6th grade
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Nurses minds are trained to know what is normal an react to abnormal After attending a live event and getting the opportunity to meet PJ McClure author of "Flip the S.W.I.T.C.H ( I have a signed copy *smile*) an hearing him speak about mindset, really turned my thinking to new nurses mindset. In nursing school,
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Explore how a nursing career can be enhanced through social media. Learn from personal experiences, understand the benefits and challenges, and discover best practices for professional growth online.
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Nursing Programs give you the basics – you learn nursing once you graduate. You have just graduated from a wonderful nursing program. It was a long road and an amazing feat to have completed your goal. Your college (or university) prepared you to take your state board exams and maybe even "fly" through them with
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o many of us never reach the destiny that God has planned for us. And yes, we all are destined to do something to change the world around us. When I answered the call, I had no idea what I was getting into, but I knew without a doubt that God would not lead me where his grace would not protect me.
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