Professional nursing models (PNM) enable nurses to control the delivery of care and the environments in which that care occurs. Nurses have input into decision making and can design innovations specific to the care setting. Professional nursing models often reflect a less vertical hierarchy and interdisciplinary teams are important. The team [...]
Professional nursing practice models enable nurses to control the delivery of care and the environments in which that care occurs. Nurses have input into decision making and can design innovations specific to a particular care setting. Although not widely discussed, this area of nursing is of crucial importance in improving the [...]
When you hear the term nursing home what thoughts come to mind? Do you think of a place with little hope full of sad elderly people who watch the clock tick through a long day? Do you think of underpaid possibly unskilled staff who work long hours with little appreciation? Do [...]
To improve and refine the quality of health care that the elderly receive in America will require not only more health care workers but professionals that are trained in geriatric care and understand the specific needs of the elderly. Currently, only approximately 2% of nurses are trained in geriatric care. The [...]
Just in time for the month of love comes a collection of nursing scrubs fit for cupid! You can browse the Valentine's Scrubs here and save up to 25% on select styles! You'll find mostly Cherokee scrubs in the mix, but some suitable red Dickies and Urbane scrubs are available as [...]
Nurses enable health through both clinical judgment and technical knowledge. Yet their immeasurable skills such as the ability to support and comfort produce measurable results. Nurses are teachers of theirs peers and patients. Nurses look at the whole person or patient. Nurses communicate, execute, and innovate, all with an attitude of [...]
Insufficient sleep, lower cognitive performance, and decreased alertness are characteristic of shift workers. In an effort to maintain attentiveness in the workplace, workers often turn to caffeine to get them through their shifts. Caffeine can be found in coffee, tea, and the ever expanding availability of energy drinks. The question is [...]
We promised to let you know as soon as new Dickies products came out and we're doing just that. You might recall Dickies stopped producing scrubs for about 8 months in 2010, but they are slowly expanding their line back to its original size. MNU is happy to announce the availability [...]
Health care reform in the United States is a notion long in the making. Growing concern over medical costs and availability of care has led to large-scale debate over the future of the American health care system. Eyes have turned north to Canada to compare their universal system of health care [...]
We have just passed the year 2010 where over 50% of workers are age 50 or over in the nation.(1) The graying of America’s working population is approaching and with it the understanding that knowledge transfer will be a much discussed challenge. Indeed organizations like the American Association of Retired Persons [...]
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