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| Nursing Insights Newsletter |
Today is August 20, 2021. Editor's Picks... 😡 WHAT?! Teachers Getting Stimulus; Employer Abuse; Critical Thinking; Broke Residency Contract; Did I Do Right?; and Giving Constructive Feedback.
What do PTSD symptoms look like?
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PTSD usually develops after someone has experienced or witnessed a traumatic event. After the trauma occurs, a person may:
- have unwanted memories of the event
- struggle with fear and anxiety
- feel isolated from friends
- avoid situations that remind them of the trauma
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Why Do New Grads Lack Critical Thinking Skills?
by Nurse Beth, MSN
I think nurses should receive far more training before they practice independently, more along a medical model, with increased, supervised responsibility. Instead, after 12ish weeks of orientation, they are pretty much treated as a fully experienced nurse. This isn't likely to change any time soon, so what we can do is help them develop problem-solving skills.
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😡 COVID-19: Stimulus Checks for Teachers?
by DallasRN
How can this be? Where is the extra stimulus for the nurses and other healthcare providers who literally put their lives on the line each and every day as they cared for people in hospitals, in their homes.
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Broke My HCA Residency Contract
by Lrjames98, BSN, RN
I received a letter saying I owe money. I reached out to different lawyers. One said there's nothing I can do but I could try to negotiate. Another said that because I never received the training hours promised me that it's not enforceable. Does anyone have an experience with not paying them back?
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Bad Nurse Judgement
by MajesticDancer
I have been a nurse for 3.5 years and am really questioning something I did today. More like kicking myself, but also feeling like maybe I wasn't too far off. I am hoping for your kind, but honest opinions. Was my judgement off?
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How to Give Constructive Feedback
by Nurse Beth, MSN
Preceptors can dread giving constructive feedback. Here's a cheat sheet to follow to make it easy for both the preceptor and the preceptee.
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Just Want to Cry and Quit
by Nurse Beth, MSN
How do I start loving nursing again? How do I reset my mind to giving more than I will ever get in return? Why is it expected that we have to break ourselves for facilities that will never value our personal sacrifices?
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Passing NCLEX: Using the Nursing Process
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