It’s your first clinical or job as a nurse and you just had a beautiful manicure done a few days prior. Now what? Can nurses wear nail polish? Can nurses wear acrylic nails? What is the appropriate of length of nails for nurses? Likewise, can nurses...
You go to visit your family member in the hospital or you yourself are being wheeled into the operating room for a procedure and your first thought is “Burr!! Is it just me or is it cold in here?!” Don’t worry you are not alone in thinking this...
The field of nursing is very diverse from acute care in the hospital setting to outpatient clinics, and over the years the nursing uniform and registered nurse dress code has changed considerably. Although some nurses in outpatient clinics may wear...
Whether you are a well-seasoned nurse looking for a change of pace or a novice nurse making long-term career aspirations, nursing has plenty to offer you. Over the years the field of nursing has grown considerably. It is now much broader with many...
The daily routine of a nurse can be quite complex, to say the least. Sometimes the nurse may have a smooth sailing day, while other times, the nurse may be faced with many challenges. So, when the nurse faces these challenges who does she turn to...
In the field of medicine and nursing, different types of positions are being used when it comes to patients assessment and physical examination. However, it is paramount that the dorsal recumbent position is one of the most used positions during...
Terminology such as a Baby Nurse, New-born Care Specialist, and Postpartum Nurse are often used interchangeably. However, the three terminology does not denote the same thing. My younger sister is a Newborn Care Specialist, but I have heard many...
If you are a type that is interested in becoming a nurse, then you might have found out that there are different fields of study in nursing, and one of them is adult nursing. Even though there are other fields of study as far as nursing is...
While there are different work schedules for nurses in many health care facilities, it’s believed that the difficulty among them is the NOC SHIFT. If the abbreviation NOC sounds strange to you, don’t worry because this short article is meant to...
Over the years different methods or approaches have been used in health care settings when it comes to nursing patients. These different methods or approaches of nursing patients are known as Nursing Care Delivery Models or systems. This article has...