by Damion Jenkins, RN, MSN, CEO | Apr 20, 2017 | Critical Thinking, New Graduate Nurses, Nurses Matter, Nursing Inspiration, Nursing Leadership, Personal Experience, Strategies for Success, Student Nurse, Uncategorized
Every nursing student wants to make a good impression during clinical. This is especially important so that they can maximize their learning experience and develop a good working relationship with their nursing instructors. Since nursing is a multifaceted and...
by Damion Jenkins, RN, MSN, CEO | Apr 17, 2017 | Critical Thinking, NCLEX-RN, New Graduate Nurses, Nurses Matter, Nursing School, Patient Safety, Personal Experience, Strategies for Success, Student Nurse
Nurses administer hundreds of medications to their patients on a regular basis and are responsible for patient safety. Thus, medication administration becomes a major challenge, as nurses struggle to keep up with all the latest pharmaceutical advances and medications...
by Damion Jenkins, RN, MSN, CEO | Apr 5, 2017 | Coping with Stress, Critical Thinking, NCLEX-RN, New Graduate Nurses, Nursing School, Patient Safety, Personal Experience, Strategies for Success, Student Nurse, Studying, Test-Taking Strategies, Uncategorized
NCLEX TIP #2: If You Don’t KNOW THE ANSWER TO A QUESTION, MAKE AN EDUCATED GUESS AND MOVE ON! Many nursing students and new grads alike get stuck in situations where they do not know the answer to a test question, and their test anxiety starts to get the best of...
by Damion Jenkins, RN, MSN, CEO | Apr 3, 2017 | Cultural Competence, Graduate Studies, Inspirational, Nurses Matter, Nursing Ethics, Nursing Leadership, Patient Advocacy, Patient Satisfaction, Personal Experience, Strategies for Success, Student Nurse
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...
by Damion Jenkins, RN, MSN, CEO | Apr 3, 2017 | Inspirational, Nurses Matter, Nursing Inspiration, Personal Experience, Strategies for Success, Uncategorized
Along with the many challenges RNs face, come immeasurably more benefits. Each month, we check in with nurses themselves to see what drives and inspires them to compassionately care for their clients. After all, RNs deserve to be recognized and celebrated for their...
by Damion Jenkins, RN, MSN, CEO | 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...