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How to Find Online Nursing Degree Scam

Ever since the turn of the 21 st century, there has been a rapid surge in the number of online courses and schools around the nation. There are so many services and schools available online that offer courses on a wide variety of topics. So how can we find Online Nursing Degree Scam? While computer science may be a popular subject among the bunch, nursing is definitely ranked up there with it and it is booming as we speak! The main benefit of pursuing an online degree is to study from the comfort of your own home while you continue working outside of your studies. Many hopeful nurses are juggling multiple jobs and cannot afford to physically go to school for several years to learn more about nursing. They have an alternative that can help them get their foot in the door – online nursing degrees. However, how legit is it? Is there a catch? The answer is yes and no, to both questions. Some schools are legit with no catches whatsoever, while others are illicit and have warning s...

How to Overcome IV Anxiety

‘Injection Phobia’ can be extremely difficult for patients with long term health problems, particularly in those who have conditions which involve self-administered IV medication such as diabetes or MS.  In children, it can make minor medical appointments challenging at best and almost impossible at worst.  In severely anxious patients, it can bring about problems with questions of consent to care, and even result in admission if the patient has a particularly severe vasovagal response to the administration. So, how can we manage patients with severe IV anxiety?  Fortunately, there are a variety of methods, some of which we will explore here. Related:  Top 5 Studying Mistakes Nursing Students Commit Managing Breathing and Blood Pressure Patients who experience severe IV anxiety often associate it with episodes of high blood pressure, difficulty breathing and palpitations.  They may feel sick, dizzy, and/or have ringing in their ears as a r...

A Day in the Life of a Pediatric Nurse

Visiting a pediatric clinic, you meet happy and welcoming faces that keep you feeling all is well, creating confidence and patience, settling your mind. How do they afford to keep you satisfied and optimistic? Yet, unlike other clinical practitioners, pediatric nurses deal with a range of medical conditions in children.  On a normal day, a nurse wakes up to save lives.   Despite daily challenges, a nurse gets to work early. Radiology and report reviewing are usually completed first thing in the morning, before proceeding to plan out the rest of the day. The day plan includes arranging all charts before a nurse starts seeing patients. Before attending to any out-patient, the nurse makes multidisciplinary bedside rounds to all patients recording the patient's health. Related:  What To Do When Family Doesn’t Understand Your Hectic Schedule The routine day plan includes at the least, nursing procedures for all patients, receival of new patients, recording ...

Legitimate Everyday Essentials For Nurses

Nursing students or nurses must carry few things in their bags apart from their personal stuff. These essentials help them work comfortably and more efficiently in a medical environment where standing for a long time, handling sick and wounded people, and watching over them for long hours is a daily phenomenon and their primary duty. It is important for a nurse to carry the most important things in order to take proper care of the patient as well as performing his or her duty successfully.    Here is a list of some common supplies that nurses carry for their comfort as well as for better performance: Scrubs As they need to work with ill and injured people all day long, nurses will find comfort and ease of use in scrubs. They are easy to wear, comfortable to move in, lightweight, and most importantly easy to clean, especially if they are stain-resistant.  Nursing shoes Shoes may seem less important but the truth is, it can make...