Facilitation and preceptorship: evidence-based approaches to supporting students, new registrants and staff
This week’s blog Dr Colleen Ryan (c.l.ryan@cqu.edu.au) who is visiting with colleagues and organisations in the UK from Australia to understand approaches to preceptorship In this blog she describes facilitation and preceptorship, two different practice education approaches for which she has produced evidence-based professional development models. I entered academia originally to learn the craft of […]
Addressing ageism: how nurses can tackle bias in the care of older people
This article introduces the concept of ageism in healthcare and explores the practical implications and challenges that older people may encounter. The post Addressing ageism: how nurses can tackle bias in the care of older people appeared first on Nursing Times.
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing With preserved renal function, most patients can consume up to 400 mEq per day of potassium (K+) without developing hyperkalemia. More than 90% of filtered K+ is reabsorbed in the proximal tubule and ascending limb of the loop of Henle.
Off-Duty Nurse Delivers Preemie Baby at Burning Man—Mom Had No Idea She Was Pregnant!
Image sources: Wikipedia, GoFundMe Imagine this: you’re sipping your morning coffee at Burning Man, the Nevada desert festival with nearly 80,000 attendees. The dust is swirling all around, and suddenly—you’re a…
LSUA Secures $1.2M to Add Evening Nursing Program, Tackle State Shortage
Image: LSUA Louisiana State University of Alexandria (LSUA) has received a $1.2 million grant from the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) to expand its Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN)…
Nurse Says Interviewer Asked If She’d Have More Kids—LinkedIn Is Fuming in Viral Post
“The questions were not relevant to my ability to fulfill the role,” Turlington noted. Jonnie Turlington, MSN, RN, a nurse based in Fort Worth, Texas, shared an uncomfortable experience she…
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing The kidney is the most important organ for regulating potassium (K+) homeostasis. It maintains total body K+ content by matching excretion with intake. Hyperkalemia is rare in healthy individuals because of the kidneys’ ability to readily filter K+.
NMC condemns ‘shocking and disgraceful’ racist attack on nurse
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has today condemned racism, after coverage emerged of an ethnic minority nurse seemingly being abused in a park by members of the public. The post NMC condemns ‘shocking and disgraceful’ racist attack on nurse appeared first on Nursing Times.
Hospital HCAs in West Midlands latest to win fair pay victory
Healthcare assistants at a hospital trust in the West Midlands have become the latest to secure back pay and permanent wage rise, as part of an ongoing union campaign. The post Hospital HCAs in West Midlands latest to win fair pay victory appeared first on Nursing Times.
Taking Flight in Your Nursing Career
Your nursing career can feel like many things: a busy airport, a bus terminal, a rickshaw ride, or a taxi careening the wrong way down a one-way street. But if your nursing career were an airport, and you’re readying your plane on the runway to take flight, what’s on your runway and who’s behind the […]