5 Ways to Make a Good Impression During Clinical

5 Ways to Make a Good Impression During Clinical

by | 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...
5 Ways to Avoid Medication Errors

5 Ways to Avoid Medication Errors

by | 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...
NCLEX Tips and Strategies for Success: April Edition

NCLEX Tips and Strategies for Success: April Edition

by | 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...
Cultural Competence in Nursing: Part 2

Cultural Competence in Nursing: Part 2

by | 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...
3 Reality Shock Coping Strategies for New RNs

3 Reality Shock Coping Strategies for New RNs

by | Dec 13, 2016 | Coping with Stress, Inspirational, New Graduate Nurses, Nurses Matter, Nursing Leadership, Personal Experience, Student Nurse, Uncategorized

Here are three coping strategies that you can effectively utilize in your practice to help you better handle reality shock and move towards becoming a confident and satisfied member of the nursing profession: Focus on mastering your skills One of the first coping...