One of the most important interventions nurses provide to patients and clients is to administer medications. The original “five rights” of medication administration taught in all nursing schools have been expanded to seven rights – and I’ve seen as many as 12 Rights suggested. This post will explain the basic Rights of Medication
How to “do” Dimensional Analysis is a timely topic as many nursing schools have moved to this method of teaching medication calculations (Greenfield, Whelan, & Cohn, 2006; Toney-Butler & Wilcox, 2019). At first, this method can seem really intimidating. But once you learn it, you will find that you can use
Guest Author: Holly Clark Welcome to Holly Clark, a guest author this month! Ms. Clark is the community manager for FirstCare.ie – providers of, and experts in, elderly care from Ireland! For more details about Holly and FirstCare.ie scroll to the end of this post. Communication is an
It’s getting close to Christmas and New Year’s – and oh! what a lot to still get done! Every winter holiday season is filled with things to do for yourself, your family, and your job. So naturally, stress levels rise this time of the year. This post provides practical tips
Last week I talked about the basics of quantitative research design. In this post, I review why you would choose a qualitative research design for your project, the different types of qualitative research designs you can choose from, and how to identify a qualitative research design from the abstract and
This post is part of a series of tips and expert advice about how to be successful in nursing school. In this post, I share tips about how to navigate and master your online courses. This post was proofread by Grammarly** **This post contains affiliate links. See the explanation at the
For those of you just entering a nursing program, one of the first things to navigate is the course schedule! You need to make sure that you are signing up for the classes and the sections (i.e., the type of course offering classroom, online, or clinical) you need. This post provides
This month is all about personal health and wellness topics. A healthy work environment is an, often overlooked, part of the quest to be a healthy nurse. In this post, I’ll discuss the concept of a healthy work environment and introduce you to national standards that you can use to see
Ever think about how much you used to read in school? As a registered nurse (RN), you’re working at caring for patients. How much time do you read now? And I mean reading scientific literature so that you can keep up with the rapid changes in medicine and in your
This blog theme contains career advice about the things you need to do to transition from student to professional nurse. In this blog post, I’ll share six tips to help you get to the top of the applicant pool by standing out in your nursing job interview. This series of
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