Nursing Career

By, BSN, RN As citizens of the United States we are all familiar with The Bill of Rights , and as anyone who works in a hospital knows, there is a Patient s Bill of Rights too. But did you know there is a Nurses Bill of Rights ? The Nurses Bill of Rights was adopted by the American Nurses Association…

A nurse is an example of cleanliness and accuracy. A nurse has contact with patients in any medical institution, so she must constantly monitor her appearance. Permanent body hygiene. A nurse should monitor her hands constantly and have a clean body, to avoid unpleasant odors. She should wash her hands…

Donna Cardillo, MA, RN Nursing is my profession and my life’s work. I have had various employment/self-employment positions over the years since becoming a nurse. But regardless of what title I had at any given time, and whether directly or indirectly working with consumers of healthcare (and we are…

Cardiac (heart) Care Nurse: See Telemetry/Cardiac Care Nurse Case Manager: Is responsible for patient education/monitoring the patient s well being, identifying resources, and coordinating care for a specific/targeted patient populations. The role of the Case Manager may vary, and in some settings, may…

Oh, I can think of a million things that I wish I d known when I was a brand-new RN.like: 1) Whatever you do, don t, I repeat, DON T freak out! Panic never solves anything, and indeed may make it worse. Even if your confused elderly patient just yanked out his triple lumen and is wandering around the…

The Muskegon Community College Nursing Program offers a career ladder nursing curriculum consisting of the practical nurse diploma and the Associate Degree in Applied Science Nursing (AAS) with the opportunity to enroll concurrently in the Michigan State University Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)…

Are you considering breastfeeding your baby into toddlerhood and wondering how the breastfeeding relationship will change? Are you wondering if your toddler is trying to wean, or wondering why your toddler is suddenly breastfeeding round the clock? Here are a few observations on typical toddler breastfeeding…