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• Student Resources: Narrative Head-to-Toe Assessment
• Ruby's Marbles
• A Sister Never Forgets
• Would you be a nurse if you knew then, what you know now?
• Nursing instructor putting student through embarassment and singles out
• Pass NCLEX- PN- Mission Accomplished!!!!
• LPN...Is it a good move?

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Student Resources: Narrative Head-to-Toe Assessment

This is an example of a head-to-toe narrative assessment note. I have my first semester nursing students start by writing out a narrative assessment on the clinical floor, before proceeding to any facility assessment flowcharts. read more

Ruby's Marbles

Having been a nurse for almost thirty years, I remeber the days when we had time to sit and interact with our patients. In today's world of JCAHO, HIPPA, PYXIS medication dispensing systems, computerized charting, and bottom lines, I fear that our patients lose out on those special moments of nurse/patient bonding. read more

A Sister Never Forgets

When I was nine years old, my brother Adam was murdered by someone who was supposed to be caring for him. His murder went unsolved and unprosecuted for 19 years. The man who killed Adam is now sitting behind bars but will be released soon. read more

Would you be a nurse if you knew then, what you know now?

Good morning! May I ask you all a question? If you had it to do over again, would you still be a nurse? read more

Nursing instructor putting student through embarassment and singles out

In my nursing lab we have an instructor who does not teach us details (such as giving us different scenarios) on handling patients. She's impatient and is not very professional by the verbal and nonverbal actions she makes towards students(ie. negative comments and making faces of disgust). Lately, everyone has noticed she has been singling out one specific student. read more

Pass NCLEX- PN- Mission Accomplished!!!!

I will try not to make this lengthy but here is my NCLEX-PN Summary - I tested 9/25/09

1. Main review tools were Saunders " comprehensive reivew for the NCLEX PN" 4th edition, Kaplan 2010 book "just to know how to figure out how to answers those questions I didnt know!" and "anybody up for random fact throwing thread " thank you all you little geniuses for the many neumonics you came up with.. so helpful! and I also took a couple of ATI quizzes.

2. Study time... read more

LPN...Is it a good move?

Ok, so I am finally coming to terms w/ having failed the TEAS-RN exam last week. It's sad but I have to move on. Anyway, I have started to re-think my career move. I requested the LPN program info packet and have taken an interest. The fact that it allows you to bridge to the RN program is a big advantage. So, I have a couple of questions... read more