by Abby Oligschlaeger | Apr 15, 2019 | Nursing Ed, Featured
Nursing is a high-risk profession, and the pressure’s on to get things right. A recent Johns Hopkins study claims that medical error causes more than 250,000 deaths per year in the United States. Other reports claim that the number is as high as 440,000. To prevent...
by Sara Ricords | Apr 9, 2019 | Featured, Nursing Ed
At the beginning of a nursing student’s education, it’s far too easy to get overwhelmed. It can feel like there’s a never-ending parade of concepts coming at them, and sometimes even useful feedback can fall between the cracks. But it doesn’t have to be that...
by Chad Jardine | Apr 3, 2019 | Nursing Ed, Featured
How is bedside manner defined? Well it isn’t limited to interactions at the bedside between patients and healthcare providers. Sure, nursing requires mastering technical and procedural skills, but it also demands a human connection—what many refer to as “bedside...
by Sara Ricords | Apr 1, 2019 | Nursing Ed, Featured
So you’re a nursing educator. You’ve watched hundreds of bright young students pass through the program, and you’ve had the pleasure of watching them become amazing healthcare professionals ready to do no harm. Chances are you already have awesome teaching methods,...
by Hillary Gamblin | Mar 29, 2019 | Nursing Ed, Featured
Are newly minted graduates prepared to do a nursing head-to-toe assessment? Not many. According to a study published in Nursing Education, “only 11 of 40 RN graduates entering the transition program scored 70% or better on physical assessment skills testing.” Only 11...
by Hillary Gamblin | Mar 25, 2019 | Nursing Ed, Featured
How would you score the physical assessment at your last annual check-up? For me? I know my last head-to-toe assessment didn’t include palpating my thyroid or inspecting my internal ear. In fact, a lot of the 120-or-so boxes of a head-to-toe assessment in an...
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