When you are a nurse, you know that everyday you will touch a life or a life will touch yours. Nursing is not just an ART, it has a heART. Nursing is not just a SCIENCE, but it has a conSCIENCE. To do what nobody else will do, a way that nobody else can do in spite of
Continue readingBeing a nurse is incredibly hard at times. You’re the person patients see most often. You go between doctors and patients and you often have to explain things to both sides. A doctor may not understand why a patient is upset and a patient isn’t always likely to understand why a prescription wasn’t written or a test was or wasn’t
Continue readingWhile all the resumes require a certain level of efficiency when writing, nursing resumes have an additional layer to work on. Nurses have to consider many professional and general resume tips. Although you might have a qualified education in nursing along with an experienced background, you will not be able to succeed unless you are first able to sell yourself.
Continue readingWith a 10 days to go until Christmas and if starting the New Year with a New Nurse Job is what you are after then take these twelve days of Nurse Job Career Goals steps to help you get prepared for your New Year New Nursing Career path. So what is the first step when looking for jobs in nursing? Day 1:
Continue readingWe all know that nurses have a highly stressful job. Being a nurse is comes with great responsibility. But, just like anyone else – even nurses have to take care of themselves. It is the rational thing to do – in the end, they take care of people every day – so they should consider taking care of themselves! This
Continue readingSocial media and other interactive online applications are dynamic and constantly evolving dimensions in modern society. These applications often cross public and private domains, inextricably linking both professional and personal lives. “The aspect of healthcare can be a very personal and private issue for some people causing severe contrast with the increasingly public world of digital and social media”. This
Continue readingMany people assume that midwifery is all about the birth of a child, but while this is obviously the most exciting part, the role of the midwife is much more extensive. It starts after the pregnancy has been confirmed and continues until around 10 days after the birth, sometimes longer. Midwife nurses have a supporting and caring role, not just
Continue readingAs I age gracefully and embrace my older self I realise that my career as a nurse has given me so much to be thankful for. I trained in Waterford Regional Hospital [Ardkeen as it was known then1977-1980] and I have a few very good friends from those years. We don’t see each other too often, but no matter how
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