Study: Nurse Education Level Correlates to Patient Mortality
Patricia Hickey, vice president of critical care, conducted a large-scale study from hospitals throughout the country and cardiovascular services at Boston Children’s Hospital, revealing that nurse education levels and experience quite significantly correlates with patient mortality. Another study was conducted at the Radboud University teaching hospital in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, with similar results as well. According to the...
Six Successful Tips for New Nursing Grads
The first few months after becoming a new nurse will be very stressful. It’ll definitely take some getting used to as you transform from the nursing student to the fully responsible nurse professional in a short period of time. Typically, it takes about 90 days after you receive your first position before you begin to fully comprehend all your responsibilities and really get comfortable with your new environment—each day you will be...
ER Nursing Video Rocks The House
In the age of YouTube, where anyone can become a video star using a video camera and a musical soundtrack, the nursing profession is well represented. RN Craig Barton won a nurse recruiting video contest by creating this rap video that promotes the contributions of ER nurses specifically. I came across this video at The Center for Nursing Advocacy website. Though it is a couple years old it is still a lot of fun and if you...