Happy Nurses Month! Happy Year of the Nurse and the Midwife! The World Health Assembly (part of the World Health Organization [WHO]), declared 2020 as the “International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife.“ Why was 2020 chosen for this auspicious recognition? Because it’s the 200th anniversary of the birth
The Lexico Dictionary defines resilient as being “able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions.” I know this is a crazy time – the COVID-19 pandemic is something that none of us have seen in our lifetime. The uncertainty about when and how we will get back to something
Guest Author: I’m pleased to welcome Jeff Oescher as a guest author to the Nursing Education Expert blog. Jeff is a medical writer for Vohra Wound Physicians, a national wound care physician group. For more on Jeff, scroll to the bottom of the post. This post was proofread by Grammarly.** **This
In my nursing programs, all formal papers had to be written using the American Psychological Association (APA) Style Guidelines. So I learned APA style, as required. I really learned it. Other than revisions for a new edition, once I learned APA, I didn’t have to learn it again — I
It’s here! With a 2020 copyright date, and after almost 10 years, the new Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (AKA the APA Manual) is here! This post tells you what’s new in the 7th edition and how to navigate the vast amount of information contained within. Remember that as
This question is from a subscriber who wondered if she needed to apply for an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license in her state if she was already board certified as an APRN? There are multiple national certifications to validate an APRN’s specialty knowledge for practice. To practice legally, most
I’ve gotten questions from students and readers about how to list their credentials, so I thought I’d give you some quick tips based on what I was taught and from my experience as an editorial board member. This post discusses why credentials are important, how to list your credentials for
As a nursing student, you will be required to submit many written assignments in the form of care plans, reports, reflection papers, journal entries, research papers, and the like. In all of these assignments, your attention to grammar and spelling will be essential to getting your point across and getting
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
Original post published August 8, 2017. Updated June 16, 2019. In this series of posts, I started talking about advancing your nursing career by deciding to go back to school for an advanced nursing degree – be it BSN, MSN, or PhD/DNP. The previous post covered the types of questions to ask
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