Guidance Counselor - Nurse_Carol
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I’ve worked in hospital nursing for the past decade. Do you think I can make a change to home health nursing? I know our inpatients have shorter stays than ever, and I’d like to try home health in the future.
Answer:
You have identified one of the big trends in health care and in nursing. Shorter acute care stays are resulting in increased demands for home health care workers. Another factor is an aging population. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that [...]
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Tags: home care, home health nursing
Filled Under: Nurse - Nurse_Carol @ May 21st, 2012
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I know Nurses Week is coming up, but I’m unsure about what that means. Will there be special events at the hospital or in the community? I just started nursing school this year at a community college. Will the school be doing anything?
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National Nurses Week 2012 is from May 6-12. May 12 is the birthday of Florence Nightingale, who many people feel was the founder of modern nursing. May 6 is designated as National Nurses Day. The American Nurses Association has established the [...]
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Filled Under: Finding the Right Career, Nurse - Nurse_Carol @ May 7th, 2012
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What is a nurse managed health center? How can I tell if this would be a good place for me to work?
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According to the Institute for Nursing Centers, “Nurse Managed Centers offer family practice primary care services within the nursing philosophy, emphasizing health promotion and preventative care. “ Nurse managed health centers (NMHC) are staffed by advanced practice nurses and are often associated with academic nursing programs.
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With a philosophy of holistic nursing care, prevention and health promotion, a [...]
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Tags: advanced practice nursing careers, nurse managed health centers, nurse managers, nursing administration
Filled Under: Nurse - Nurse_Carol @ May 2nd, 2012
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I’m finishing up my master’s degree in nursing and will be looking for a job as a family nurse practitioner. I’m trying to get as much advice from different sources as I can about questions to ask and issues to be aware of as I interview. I know this will be different from the hospital staff nursing positions that I’ve held in the past, but I’m not sure what to ask about.
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There will be differences but also similarities in [...]
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Filled Under: Finding the Right Career, Nurse - Nurse_Carol @ April 27th, 2012
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If I want to work in the mental health field, would it be a good idea to get a nursing degree?
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The field of mental and behavioral health services is extremely diverse, with professionals from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds providing services. Multidisciplinary teams are common, and services may be delivered in either community based or acute care facilities. Nurses have opportunities at every level. LPNs provide basic care in acute and residential facilities, while RNs are responsible for administering medications and providing a [...]
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Tags: mental health field, psychiatric nursing
Filled Under: Nurse - Nurse_Carol @ April 23rd, 2012
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I’m a school nurse aide, and I’m finding it difficult to tell the difference between runny noses! How do I know when this is a cold symptom and when it may be due to allergy? Any tips on treatment?
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Here are a few tips on information you need to sort out those runny noses!
Is there a seasonal pattern?
Although there are geographic variations, the cold and flu season for many areas of the U.S. runs from about October through May. On [...]
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Tags: allergic rhinitis, common cold, nurse aide, school nurse
Filled Under: Nurse - Nurse_Carol @ April 18th, 2012
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I’m in my 40’s and enrolled in an RN-BSN program, first year, taking night classes. I am really struggling with the papers that are assigned. I haven’t had to write papers for a long time, and I’m getting points off for style, for APA, and for content. How can I get better at this?
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Writing academic papers can be challenging for someone who has not had to do it for 20 years! Remember though that you are for all purposes [...]
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Tags: non traditional nursing education, writing nursing papers, writing tips
Filled Under: Nurse - Nurse_Carol @ April 4th, 2012
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The clinical specialist on my unit has been trying to get the staff to use “nurse sensitive outcomes” in our care plans. Some of us are finding this cumbersome and confusing. What is the point?
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Increasingly, nurses, along with other health care professionals, are understanding the importance of documenting the results of what they do in patient care. In a climate of concern about costs, it’s important to be able to demonstrate that nursing interventions are effective in getting results. [...]
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Filled Under: Finding the Right Career, Nurse - Nurse_Carol @ March 30th, 2012
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I’m a nurse in a small clinic in a big city. We see many patients from diverse cultural and ethnic groups. How can I learn more about working with people from different backgrounds?
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The very fact that you want to learn about various cultural groups as a means to improving your nursing care practice is an important step in becoming culturally competent. Culturally competent nurses are those who make every effort to provide nursing care that is appropriate and consistent [...]
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Filled Under: Finding the Right Career, Nurse - Nurse_Carol @ March 26th, 2012
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I’m really saddened when I see my patients continuing behaviors that contribute to their health problems, and I’m frustrated that it is so hard to help them make changes. Just teaching them about what they need to do doesn’t seem to be enough. How can I be more effective?
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Almost every nurse has been in your shoes at one time, if not on a regular basis. We each know from personal experience in our own lives that changing unhealthy habits [...]
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Tags: health promotion
Filled Under: Nurse - Nurse_Carol @ March 16th, 2012
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