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Today is February 23, 2022. Editor's Picks... 🤔 RN Clinic Interview; Discouraged; Accreditations; NCLEX; Gout; Screening Tests Dropping; Writer Inspiration; and Patient Satisfaction

What questions to ask in a clinic RN job interview?

🤔 Pros and cons of RN clinic nursing?

I have an interview soon for a Clinic RN position. In preparation for this interview I would like to know more about Clinic RN work. What questions should I ask?
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Feeling Discouraged: 'You don't have the leadership skills'

Feeling Humiliated and Discouraged

Management just told me that I don’t have the leadership skills to be charge nurse, so when the old charge nurse leaves I have to find a new job. I feel humiliated and discouraged by this. Has anyone else had this happen to them? 
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What do you know about gout?

About Gout | Knowledge is Power

If you or someone you know has gout, it’s important to follow a plan of treatment. Medications and self-management activities help reduce pain and destruction to joints. The following steps can help a person live better with gout...
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Hopefully Some Of Your Days Are Still Worth It

I Hope Some Of Your Days Are Still Worth It

I've posted a few times recently that the past couple months have been ROUGH. Nearly all of my ICU patients have died...
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Do accreditations improve quality of care?

Diary of a Nurse Who is Not 'Exceptional'

Does taking and passing a test to measure knowledge translate into that knowledge being used to benefit patients in practice?
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Did I fail NCLEX?

Took My NCLEX Today

I can’t help feeling like a failed. I pretty much have an RN residency position that’s waiting on this exam results. I feel so defeated at the moment...
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Are you reluctant to get preventative care because of the pandemic?

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screenings Decline at the Beginning of the Pandemic

Breast cancer and cervical cancer screening tests in the United States dropped significantly. Have you or your patients been reluctant to get routine preventative health screens because of safety concerns? Share your thoughts.
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Nurse Writers: A Pocketful of Inspiration

Finding Time To Write, Despite Your Demanding Nursing Career

Nurse, you are a writer. No matter what other title you wear during your unrelenting day, when your passion is putting words on a page, you write. Seven tips for getting your words penned...
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How can you achieve patient satisfaction?

AIDET: Aiming for Quality Service

AIDET, an acronym that stands for "acknowledge, introduce, duration, explanation, and thank" is a communication tool for healthcare professionals to use with patients that decreases patient anxiety, increases patient compliance, and improves clinical outcomes. This article provides a review of this tool...
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