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8 11, 2019

What Is Mindful Nursing and How Can It Help You Thrive in Your Career?

November 8th, 2019|Advanced Nursing, Education, Nurses Corner|

The term mindfulness has become a hot topic these days with many wanting to know how they can improve their daily lives as they pay more attention to themselves. It has been said that you cannot take care of others until you take care of yourself. Mindfulness allows you to do just that in your nursing career. Although you might think that mindful nursing would take up more of your day, it actually requires no extra time but allows you [...]

6 11, 2019

Fragile Fighters: Caring for Your Sickest Neonatal Patients

November 6th, 2019|Advanced Nursing, Career Programs, Neonatal|

Caring for the sickest and smallest patients in the hospital not only takes a special level of knowledge and a unique skillset but also requires a great deal of compassion and personal strength. Becoming a NICU nurse is often not something one chooses directly out of college. However, some hospitals do hire new graduates. In most cases, registered nurses transfer to the NICU after working for several years as a floor RN or in the critical care unit or operating [...]

1 11, 2019

How to Start and Advance Your Career as an EMT

November 1st, 2019|Education, EMT Training|

Are you looking for a rewarding career that can get your foot into the door of the medical profession? Do you long to help people who are at their lowest points or to save lives? If this describes you, you may want to consider training as an EMT, a career path that offers many personal and professional benefits while also giving you plenty of ways to advance your career in numerous ways over the years.

30 10, 2019

What Is a Career as a Phlebotomist Like?

October 30th, 2019|Career Programs, Research|

Among the many health care careers available to men and women of all ages today, many individuals fail to consider phlebotomy, a unique hands-on career that requires plenty of interaction with patients. Although a phlebotomist’s job is incredibly important especially for critical or emergency care, it does not come with the same amount of stress that numerous other health care careers include. Phlebotomists are responsible for drawing blood in patients’ rooms, emergency departments, clinics, blood donor centers and laboratories. Therefore, [...]

25 10, 2019

ECG Superhero: Be a Leader on Your Unit!

October 25th, 2019|Education|

The nemesis of many medical students is the ECG or electrocardiogram. This single piece of paper can strike fear into the hearts of many otherwise knowledgeable and confident health care professionals. Because heart rhythms can take on so many variables, it requires plenty of knowledge, memorization and practice with actual telemetry strips and ECG readouts before you will be able to feel confident in reading these on your own and treating your patients based on these readings. Here are a [...]

23 10, 2019

What Is the Good Samaritan Law?

October 23rd, 2019|Research|

Now that you are a trained medical professional, you should be ready to provide health care in and out of the hospital or clinic. However, providing CPR and other emergency care when away from a medical setting can feel scary and may leave you wondering if you could get in trouble if the outcome is poor. After all, when you are clocked in, you most likely have plenty of backup from the entire medical team. If this subject has you [...]

18 10, 2019

Enjoy a Rewarding Career as an EMT

October 18th, 2019|Classes, EMT Training|

For many, their first foray into the medical field is by way of a paramedic or an EMT position. The EMT occupies the entry-level emergency health care position, which requires far fewer hours of training than a paramedic must receive. However, this training can give individuals basic life-saving skills and can help them know if they would like to delve further into the world of health care. What Are the Benefits of Working as an EMT? Although you probably know [...]

16 10, 2019

Fall in Love with Your First Nursing Job by Choosing the Right One

October 16th, 2019|Career Programs, Nurses Corner, Research|

While choosing nursing as your career may have been a simple decision, your choice of nursing specialization may not be so easy. After all, there are dozens of areas where you can work in any health care organization as well as numerous specialty organizations that offer home health and hospice care. You could even put your nursing education to work behind the desk at an insurance company or in case management. With so many choices, you may be worried [...]

11 10, 2019

Pros and Cons of Working “Only” Three Days Each Week

October 11th, 2019|Advanced Nursing, Career Programs, Education, Nurses Corner|

Today, the majority of nurses, particularly newly licensed nurses, end up working 12-hour shifts rather than the traditional 8-hour shift. This often makes staffing easier in hospitals, and hospital managers argue in favor of the great continuity of care for patients. However, even though some love the flexibility of the 12-hour shift, it is not all glamor and downtime. For many nurses, this dreaded shift can pose many real problems and distinct health dangers. Pros and Cons of a 3/7, [...]

9 10, 2019

Recognizing and Treating Heart Blocks

October 9th, 2019|Advanced Nursing|

The human heart has a unique electrical system that signals different parts of the heart muscle to move. When there is a disruption in the electrical pathways, your patient may develop chest pain, decreased perfusion and life-threatening pumping interruptions. One of the most concerning and oft-confused issues is heart block. Heart block refers to any delay in or interruption of the electrical impulses from the top to the bottom of the heart. There are three main types of heart block [...]

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