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by Adella
Sun Jul 09, 2017 4:25 pm
Forum: Clinical Nursing Blog
Topic: Heart failure mortality risk ‘worse than for some cancers’
Replies: 0
Views: 4650

Heart failure mortality risk ‘worse than for some cancers’

Men and women with heart failure have a higher risk of death than people with some of the most common types of cancer, according to a new UK study. The research, led by Keele University in collaboration with the universities of Aberdeen and Manchester, was based on patient data from nearly 400 gener...
by Adella
Fri Apr 21, 2017 9:44 am
Forum: Maternal & Child Health Education
Topic: Ectopic Pregnancy: The World's Most Dangerous Baby
Replies: 4
Views: 12406

Re: Ectopic Pregnancy: The World's Most Dangerous Baby

Dr Olayinka Ogunbode, a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, said on Thursday that one out of every 10 pregnancies in Nigerian hospitals ended up as an ectopic pregnancy. Ogunbode made this disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nige...
by Adella
Sun Feb 01, 2015 11:56 am
Forum: Nurse to Nurse Discussion
Topic: Promising Non Bedside Nursing Career Options.
Replies: 1
Views: 4413

Promising Non Bedside Nursing Career Options.

Are you a nurse tired of the bedside grind, but would still love being a nurse? Are you worried that if you leave the bedside you won’t be fulfilled as a nurse? If so, then consider these unique nursing jobs that are beyond the bedside that still fulfills you. There is life beyond the bedside and r...
by Adella
Tue Jan 20, 2015 1:49 pm
Forum: Clinical Nursing Blog
Topic: What makes a good nursing handover?
Replies: 0
Views: 5638

What makes a good nursing handover?

The handover is one of the most important parts of the nursing day. It doesn’t matter what setting you work in, the same rule applies - if the right hand doesn’t know what the left hand is doing then mayhem ensues. Probably the most important thing to remember about the handover is that if it's done...
by Adella
Sun Feb 23, 2014 9:54 am
Forum: Nurse to Nurse Discussion
Topic: Is nursing a profession or a job?
Replies: 4
Views: 8013

Re: Is nursing a profession or a job?

Nursing students are taught in their programs that they are in a profession. This has been an ongoing discussion in nursing and about nursing for decades. And regardless of when you ask this question, you get the response from nurses, that they are in a profession, and from social scientist, that nu...
by Adella
Sun Feb 23, 2014 9:52 am
Forum: Nurse to Nurse Discussion
Topic: Is nursing a profession or a job?
Replies: 4
Views: 8013

Is nursing a profession or a job?

We have a debate going on in one of my classes. Is nursing a profession or just a job? If it is in fact a profession why do you think so? Or if you think it is only a job why do you think that? And if you think it is only a job is there a way to make nursing a profession? How?
by Adella
Fri Oct 04, 2013 6:26 pm
Forum: Nurse to Nurse Discussion
Topic: Nurses should not wear uniforms OUTSIDE the hospital
Replies: 4
Views: 8872

Re: Nurses should not wear uniforms OUTSIDE the hospital

I sholud be able to wear my uniform in my ride.
by Adella
Fri Oct 04, 2013 6:20 pm
Forum: Clinical Nursing Blog
Topic: Ideas for Self-Employed Nurse Careers
Replies: 2
Views: 6552

Re: Ideas for Self-Employed Nurse Careers

When it comes to committing oneself to a life-long career, the key is to adapt what you know, with what the public needs and is willing to pay for, all while incorporating something that you are passionate about. Just because you are a registered nurse doesn’t mean you don’t have other skills and dr...
by Adella
Fri Oct 04, 2013 6:19 pm
Forum: Clinical Nursing Blog
Topic: Ideas for Self-Employed Nurse Careers
Replies: 2
Views: 6552

Re: Ideas for Self-Employed Nurse Careers

Who is in need of a Self-Employed Nurse? While you are pondering the type of private RN job you would like to create for yourself, it helps to understand what it is that both private individuals and businesses need from a qualified nursing professional. Private Individuals: •Someone to create an in...
by Adella
Fri Oct 04, 2013 6:16 pm
Forum: Clinical Nursing Blog
Topic: Ideas for Self-Employed Nurse Careers
Replies: 2
Views: 6552

Ideas for Self-Employed Nurse Careers

For a portion of the nursing population, there is a hope of one day branching out on their own and establishing their own private nursing practice. Unfortunately, the idea of stepping away from a full-time job can be a rather unnerving proposal for most, so they simply do nothing. To be successful i...