Beyond Burnout: What is Compassion Fatigue?

Jennifer Castaneda, RN, BSN, HCT, didn’t know what was wrong, but she knew that she didn’t want to work at the bedside anymore. When she was younger, her future profession was preordained. Many of her family members worked in the medical field. Now she stood at a precipice, and she couldn’t figure out what was wrong with her life.
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Online nursing leadership programs at Southeastern University

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How can a tweet destroy your life

Was reading this article today and even though is not about nursing, it related greatly in how can a simple post in a social media site destroy your life and career. A great read to remember that the internet is a force to be careful with.
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There Were no Good Samaritans: Perform CPR in Strange Places

This incident occurred many years ago when I lived in New York City. I resided in the Bronx and was actually preparing for the state board examination (NCLEX) so I attended a review course with my friend. The course lasted for one solid week, therefore every day my friend and myself rode the train to down town Manhattan where the review course was being taught, and this was a very rigorous course presented by a very dynamic teacher.
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Understanding Herd Immunity from Vaccination – How much is enough?

Herd immunity, or community immunity, is a great term we hear bandied about lately. Herd Immunity means lowering a population’s susceptibility to a disease to the point where a disease cannot remain endemic, introduced outbreaks fade without intervention, and the vulnerable are protected by the immunity of the herd. Let’s learn about how we actually achieve herd immunity with vaccination and “how much is enough?” We’ll examine the basis of epidemic theory, and examine Measles vaccination and the Measles current outbreak as an example. Fascinating stuff ahead!
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What have you lived through? (Let's reminisce)

I'm a 30-something, and havent experienced much more than the general membership here, I'm sure, but I get the most amazing "stop and think about this for a second...." moments when I consider how much our world has changed over the lives of us all.
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I'm an LPN and I understand

I'm a new Nurse. I spend a lot of my time on a nursing home corridor behind a med cart, or more like a rolling Walgreens kiosk. I stay at work 1, 2 sometimes maybe 3 hours after shift change behind a nurses station. After 4pm , I function alone. I'm the one in charge. I'm the one who assesses residents, makes judgements, contacts physicians, contacts family members, sends residents to the hospital, it's all me.
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[Toon] Nurse definition of multi-tasking

Nurses have the unique ability during extreme chaos to manage all types of patients, sooth the ruffled feathers of demanding and overbearing physicians, calm the nerves of a distraught and anxious family member, and successfully interpret hospital policy and procedure.
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