NCLEX Tips and Strategies for Success: March Edition

by | Mar 20, 2017 | Critical Thinking, NCLEX-RN, New Graduate Nurses, Personal Experience, Strategies for Success, Studying, Test-Taking Strategies

NCLEX Tip #1: You do NOT have to memorize everything you learned in nursing school to pass the exam! Many nursing new grads spend copious amounts of time cramming for the NCLEX. They read book after book, and answer question after question, hoping that they will cover...
Cultural Competence in Nursing: Part 1

Cultural Competence in Nursing: Part 1

by | Mar 11, 2017 | Cultural Competence, NCLEX-RN, New Graduate Nurses, Nurses Matter, Nursing Leadership, Nursing School, Patient Advocacy, Patient Safety, Patient Satisfaction, Personal Experience, Uncategorized

In today’s global healthcare system, nurses provide care for people from all different backgrounds and cultures. It is very important that nurses take the time to get to know their patients’ cultural and religious considerations so that they may quickly build a strong...
Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Part 2: Strategies for Success

Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Part 2: Strategies for Success

by | Jan 25, 2017 | Advanced Nursing Practice, Nurses Matter, Nursing Ethics, Nursing Leadership, Patient Satisfaction, Personal Experience, Uncategorized

One of the greatest challenges we face in healthcare today is the ability to balance healthcare quality with low costs. With current changes in healthcare reimbursement, there is a focused effort on moving to value-based purchasing, also known as pay for performance....