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Saturday, October 26, 2013

Michael Pergrem, Interview with @CoachPerg, The Nurse Coach, by #RNFMRadio, #Nurseup #NursesToFollow

Michael Pergrem, Interview with @CoachPerg, The Nurse Coach, by RNFMRadio, Mon, Mar 26, 2012:"Michael Pergrem, also known as Coach Perg, is passionate about helping nurses lead the most fulfilling lives possible. In his own words: "I realized there is a great need for nurses to find their true path, either within their careers, or if desired, in pursuing an alternate calling. I came to realize I could better serve those I had cared for by caring for those that serve them (my fellow nurses). Helping nurses avoid or recover from burn-out and rediscover their passion in nursing could only serve to enhance their effectiveness in providing care to those that need them, both at the bedside and at home.
"My mission is to help those other nurses who, like me, have discovered a burning desire to move on, in a different direction, be that a different field in nursing, or a different field altogether.
"In either case to find their path that leads to: Realizing the boundless possibilities that are achievable, self empowerment, and joy. These are the rewards given to those of us who serve our true calling with passion."
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Monday, April 4, 2011

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Tribute to Rebecca Anderson by E.V. Stankowski RN:"Rebecca was an LPN that responded to the Oklahoma City Bombing and courageously gave of herself to help the injured. While she was inside the Federal building caring for the sick, she was struck by a piece of concrete debris from a falling wall. The incident ultimately led to her death (five days later)."
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To Be A Nurse Takes A Special Kind Of Person By Vicky Oliver, LPN:"As an LPN for the last ten years I believe I could give some insight on my experience as a nurse. I am the type of person who is always doing something for others instead of me. My experiences in nursing consist of Medical Surgical, Doctors' Office, Emergency Room, Surgery, GI Lab, Urology, Utilization Review, Recovery Room, and the Nursing Home.
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Advance for LPNs:"Advance for LPNs is a regional biweekly trade publication offering content relevant to licensed practical nurses, including jobs, career advice, clinical articles and CE opportunities."
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Nursing Salary Projections for 2011 - Nursing Link-Free Registration Required

We keep hearing the demand for nurses is expected to grow, but how much can we expect to earn in the coming year?

Look no further! Whether you’re a nursing aide in Delaware or a registered nurse in California, we’ve rounded up salary projections for 2011 you don’t want to miss.

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Sunday, December 5, 2010

Nurses Top Honesty and Ethics List for 11th Year

Nurses continue to outrank other professions in Gallup's annual Honesty and Ethics survey. Eighty-one percent of Americans say nurses have "very high" or "high" honesty and ethical standards, a significantly greater percentage than for the next-highest-rated professions, military officers and pharmacists. Americans rate car salespeople, lobbyists, and members of Congress as having the lowest honesty and ethics, with the last two getting a majority of "low" or "very low" ratings.

November 2010: Please Tell Me How You Would Rate the Honesty and Ethical Standards of People in These Different Fields -- Very High, High, Average, Low, or Very Low?

Gallup has asked Americans to rate the honesty and ethical standards of professions since 1976, and annually since 1991. Gallup first asked Americans to rate nurses in 1999, and that profession has topped the list since then in all but one year, 2001. Firefighters were added on a one-time basis in 2001 to test their image following reports of their heroism after the 9/11 terror attacks; they finished first, at 90%. Nurses still managed a strong 84% honesty and ethics rating that year, tying for their highest ever. Prior to 1999, clergy or pharmacists were usually the highest-rated professions. (For the list of top-rated professions by year, see page 2.)

There has been little meaningful change in the ratings of professions that are measured annually, compared with last year. To the extent there was change -- as in the case of pharmacists (+5), police officers (-6), bankers (+4), and lawyers (+4) -- the ratings have generally returned to the levels of two years ago.

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Sunday, November 28, 2010

FoNS - Centre for Nursing Innovation - Home

Welcome to the FoNS Centre for Nursing Innovation.

A new and exciting virtual space to inspire and enable nurses to lead innovation and change in nursing and healthcare practice to improve patient care.

We hope that you will enjoy and learn from browsing, searching, engaging and exchanging, for the benefit of your practice, the practice of others and ultimately patient care.

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Monday, November 15, 2010

Top 10 Pocket-Essentials for Nursing and Clinicals - Nursing Link

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Every nurse (and student nurse!) carries around the essentials, here’s my “Top Ten” pocket-essentials for nursing and clinicals!

1. Pens – There’s something magical about nursing – nurses can make pens disappear into thin air! Make sure you keep extras near by, but always have a black ink pen on hand. Even if your hospital has gone paper-less, you’ll need it to mark something, sign something, or make a note of something. Highlighters for your own use – marking up your papers, and a dry erase marker for your patient boards.

2. Stethoscope – I guess this one is a given, but you want to make sure you get a stethoscope you can use effectively (i.e. the ear pieces aren’t poking your brain so hard you can’t concentrate on the sound), and also make sure you have a type specific to your patient population (adult, cardio, peds, neonates, etc).

3. Bandage scissors – There’s always a use for these, even when you’re not cutting bandages or tape. No sense wasting time fumbling around trying to open packaging for a pulse ox, keeping a (good) pair of bandage scissors on you will save you time. Just make sure you keep an eye on them, don’t let them wander off with those pens!

4. Penlight – A penlight is an essential for a good neuro check, and to me, this is the part of the nursing assessment that is most often glazed over in non-neuro patients. Having my own pen light in my pocket is a reminder to me that I need to use it, complete my assessment, and make sure that I don’t skip it even if the patient is alert and oriented X4!

5. Alcohol prep pads – I know for clinical I stock my pockets full of these. You need them for IVs, you need them to clean off your pens – you need them. A lot of them. On hand, all the time.

6. Saline flushes – I’ll never forget the instructor who would check meds with us in the morning, and then as we were leaving the med room would grab a hand full of saline flushes and shove them in my pockets saying, “you’re going to need these!” and I always thought there was no way I would need all of these flushes. But sure enough, she was right! You probably don’t need a handful (especially since they’re bulky and their packaging makes a lot of noise in your already-full pockets) but having a spare has never hurt!

7. Tape – Taping and re-taping IV’s, taping a sign on a door, taping around a pulse-ox to keep it secure, tape is essential. Paper, plastic, satin, whatever you prefer, it will always come in handy

8. Chapstick/lotion – I always carry a chapstick, since my lips chap easily, if you need it, keep it on hand so you’re not running back to your locker/bag to grab it. Lotion can be too bulky for your pocket, but if you can find a small tub of it, and your hands dry out (especially with constant sanitizer use and hand washing), it’s important to maintain your own skin integrity.

9. Brain – Not the one in your head, but whatever it is that keeps you organized throughout the day. A change of shift sheet, a hospital-provided “brain” to keep track of everything that goes on is how you’re going to stay on top of it. Students, if you don’t have one, make your own! Check out this blog to find out what to add!

10. Cash – Last but not least, carry a few dollars on you in case you need a mid-morning or mid-afternoon snack or a quick cup of coffee. I know I always need my morning coffee with breakfast, and maybe something sweet in the afternoon!

Every nurse carries their supplies out of experience. These are what I’ve found to be practical and necessary when I am in the clinical setting and at work.

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Thursday, November 11, 2010

Yes, nursing is getting better!

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Pssst! Have you heard the good news about nursing in the United States? There are many good aspects of our work that make us want to keep doing what we’re doing, but there is also evidence that the profession as a whole is “feeling pretty good” these days.

In September 2004, the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses (NSSRN) published a study about the state of nursing in the U.S. and the nursing job market. This study was repeated in 2008, with results released in September 2010. Here are five important findings every nurse should know about.



1. More RNs are graduating and getting licensed.
Although there are some parts of the U.S. that have too many nurses, there are many other areas that have a shortage. The fear has been that as nurses get older and think about retiring or going to part-time work, this shortage will get worse. This fear has been intensified in the past few years by reports of a shortage of nursing instructors, the very people we need to educate the new nurses.

Well, there’s good news. According to the NSSRN study, there was an almost 8 percent growth in the number of licensed RNs in the U.S. between 2000 and 2004. This resulted in a new high of 2.9 million nurses. In 2008, the numbers were even better. The workforce grew another 5 percent, reaching another high of 3.1 million.

2. The median age of nurses is stabilizing.
Following the “new nurse” trend, the median age of working nurses isn’t rising as quickly as people feared. While there was a significant increase in median age between the first time this type of study was done in 1980 and in 2004, there was no change between 2004 and 2008.

In 1980, 52.9 percent of nurses were younger than 40. This number dropped to only 26.3 percent in 2004. The median age was 46—the same number found in the 2008 study.

3. More nurses are finding employment.
Again, there are some parts of the U.S. where nurses are having a rough time finding work. This could be due to many reasons—state and industry finances, population of the location or an overall glut of nursing graduates. The overall picture of nursing employment, however, is still positive. The survey found that in 2004, the rate of employment among actively licensed nurses was the highest since 1980, at a rate of 83 percent employment. By 2008, this rate had risen to 85 percent.

4. More nurses are earning more money.
Salaries are also rising across the country. While there are definite differences in pay scales according to geographical region, the trend is upward in salary and benefits. In 2004, the average RN was earning $57,785 annually for full-time work. This represented a growth of almost 14 percent since 2000. This was the first increase of that size in more than 10 years.
In 2008, the average RN salary rose to $66,973, an increase of almost 16 percent since 2004.

5. RNs are advancing their education.
Going back to school and getting an advanced degree in nursing isn’t always about moving up the management chain. Getting a master’s degree in nursing (MSN) is the way to become a nurse practitioner, for example. And by 2015, if all things go as planned, new nurses who want to go on to be advanced practice nurses or nurse practitioners will be required to get a doctorate in nursing to be allowed to practice.

An increase in education is quite noticeable over the past few surveys. Between 2000 and 2004, there was a 37 percent increase in RNs who went on to complete an MSN or a PhD in nursing. These numbers increased again between 2004 and 2008 by almost 47 percent. We went from having 376,901 MSN or PhD educated nurses in 2004 to 404,163 in 2008. This is a big difference from the first study in 1980, where there were only 85,860 RNs with these advanced degrees.

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Thursday, September 30, 2010

You Know You're an LPN When... - Nursing Link

You Know You're an LPN When... - Nursing Link:"How do you know you’re an LPN (or an LVN if you’re practicing in California or Texas)? See if you recognize yourself in the following tongue-in-cheek list, compiled by a 30-something Mississippi-based LPN. 1. You feel like Malcolm in the Middle—stuck between the RNs and CNAs. 2. You’re so used to eating cold food that you don’t bother microwaving anything."
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