Thinking About Nursing as a Second Degree Accelerated Programs? Here’s What You Need to Know.
Thinking about nursing as a second degree accelerated programs? Learn what these programs are, how long they take, admission tips, and whether this career pivot is right for you. The post Thinking About Nursing as a Second Degree Accelerated Programs? Here’s What You Need to Know. appeared first on FRESHRN.
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Manifestations of hypokalemia include muscle pain, cramping and weakness. It is associated with an increased risk of arrhythmogenicity and potentiates the proarrhythmic effects of class III antiarrhythmics in patients with heart failure.
Gen Z nursing students are changing the classroom: why this is a good thing for students and educators.
Generation Z (Gen Z) is becoming a large proportion of the nursing work force possessing unique skills and attributes which can be harnessed by nurse educators. This week’s blog by Amy Phelan (amy.phelan.2@citystgeorges.ac.uk), Children’s Nursing Lecturer at City St Georges and Practice Educator for Great Ormond Street, considers some opportunities and challenges relevant to all […]
Saving lives, supporting communities: novel ways to incorporate contemporary issues into undergraduate nurse education
This week’s blog is by Natalie Finch (N.Finch1@bradford.ac.uk), assistant professor of mental health nursing at the University of Bradford, UK. Natalie shared her award-winning innovation, supporting student nurses to respond to drug overdoses. During 2023, 6620 people in England, Wales and Scotland died of a drug overdose (1, 2). This is the highest overdose […]
Should I Become a Nurse? Take This Quiz to Find Out
Are you thinking about a career in nursing — but not sure if it’s right for you? Nursing can be one of the most rewarding professions imaginable: you’ll make a…
Cystitis may signal presence of urogenital cancers in middle age
A bout of the common bladder infection, cystitis, may signal the presence of urogenital cancers in middle aged adults, according to Scandinavian researchers. The post Cystitis may signal presence of urogenital cancers in middle age appeared first on Nursing Times.
Filipino nurses celebrate 25 years at one mental health care provider
A group of South East Asian nurses are celebrating a quarter of a century of service in the UK, working for the same mental health provider. The post Filipino nurses celebrate 25 years at one mental health care provider appeared first on Nursing Times.
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing There is a high prevalence of hypokalemia from increased renal potassium (K+) excretion in patients taking loop and thiazide diuretics. Excessive mineralocorticoid activity from a tumor secretion or adrenal disease can cause renal K+ losses.
Healthcare unions reject PRB process for deciding NHS pay
Nursing and midwifery unions have will no longer engage with the NHS Pay Review Body (PRB) process and have called on the government to enter direct negotiations with them to determine health staff pay. The post Healthcare unions reject PRB process for deciding NHS pay appeared first on Nursing Times.
Permission to Pause: A Nurse’s Guide to Mental Health Days
Nursing is a rewarding career, but it can also be challenging. You may work long shifts that require navigating high-pressure situations while simulta…