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
It’s the end of July and it’s the middle of summer is here in the US and many parts of the Northern Hemisphere. It’s the middle of winter in the Southern Hemisphere. For some, nursing school will be starting soon. Those on the semester system typically start in August or September.
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
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
Happy National Nurses Week To all my readers, nurses and nursing students alike, I hope this week, especially, brings you some appreciation from others for the work you do and care you provide for patients and clients and their families. Nurses are the lifeblood of the healthcare system, not just
I frequently emphasize in this blog that to use research and evidence in practice the nurse must be able to critically appraise a research study to ensure that the research methods were strong so, therefore, the results can be trusted. Threats to internal validity can erode confidence in the research
This Quick Tip explains how to remember the difference between the independent and dependent variable in quantitative research studies. To read the in-depth post, click HERE. Independent and dependent variables are concepts with which many nursing students struggle. Hey, I did, too! But don’t give up! You’ll get better at
This deep dive post explains the concepts of single and multiple research variables and, importantly, how to identify the independent and dependent variable in quantitative research studies. Practice examples are included! Independent and dependent variables are concepts with which many nursing students struggle. Hey, I did, too! But don’t give up! You’ll
Original post was published on June 6, 2017. Updated: March 20, 2019. This career advice question came from a comment on my YouTube video about nursing doctorates. The writer, a hospital clinical educator, asked which terminal degrees I suggested for a nurse educator to pursue. I could really go into
Nursing practice is complex – it’s described as an art and a science. Because nursing practice encompasses so many aspects of life, how does one come to understand what nursing really is and what it means to be a good nurse? In this Deep Dive, I explain six ways of
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