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Medical drama has taken the airwaves by storm through shows like House, Grey’s Anatomy, ER and the like. Throughout most of television history, nurses have been relegated to the background of programming. They’ve served as extras and ancillary characters, but rarely has the profession taken center stage.Two shows, HawthoRNe and Nurse Jackie, are centered on [...]
Continue Reading →The Nursing Show This week’s episode of the Nursing Show podcast for RNs and student nurses features a review on Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP). Since the success of this type of respiratory therapy depends on proper delivery, it is important for nurses to, understand how CPAP works as well as study the indications and [...]
Continue Reading →Several studies have revealed that nurse staffing levels are closely related to patient safety outcomes. If more patients are assigned to less nurses, the risk for errors is high putting the patients in greater danger of a life threatening complication. To address the issue, the New York State Senate passed the Nursing Care Protection Act. [...]
Continue Reading →This week’s episode of the Nursing Show podcast for RNs and student nurses features a brief review about the different classifications of insulin. Nurses should be equipped with this knowledge to give a them the ability to provide a clear explanation to diabetic patients on the importance of careful insulin administration and diabetes management. The [...]
Continue Reading →The Florence Nightingale Medal is an award that represents the highest honor given by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in nursing. The award has been presented every two years since 1920. The Florence Nightingale Medal is presented to nurses who display exemplary characteristics in helping the sick, wounded, and disabled including victims [...]
Continue Reading →Different nurse leaders from across the country have been selected to join the Executive Nurse Fellows network. The program focuses on expanding the role of nurses in the ongoing health care reform program in the U.S. The three-year program aims to provide extensive training for nurses in executive roles across different areas of nursing including [...]
Continue Reading →This week’s Nursing Show offers a review on a common type of food poisoning, Salmonellosis. In addition to the food poisoning pathology review for RNs and other nurses, you will also find links to additional resources for further review study and referral. The program also covers RNs and student nurses in the news. Find the [...]
Continue Reading →The University of Washington School of Nursing students were given an opportunity to be work very closely with patients in the communities of two Native American reservations. This type of educational opportunity is often called immersion because the students stay with families in the community as well as work with health initiatives there. The teams [...]
Continue Reading →The Nursing Show In this week’s episode of the Nursing Show podcast, we are featuring Antidepressant Overdoses with Lisa Booze of the Maryland Poison Center. This episode also includes a review on the different types of antidepressants, clinical manifestations, management and precautions for patients with antidepressant toxicity. Nursing news, links to related articles and resources [...]
Continue Reading →Good news for nurses in Pennsylvania. It has become a state law that nurses are protected against institutions and employers that require mandatory overtime. There are just a few exceptions. These exceptions apply only when there is a national or state emergencies or major medical events like disease outbreaks. Since staffing shortage is one of [...]
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