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"Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon." - Dag Hammarskjold Continue to Next Quote [page] "The trained nurse has become one of the great blessings of humanity, taking a place beside the physician and the priest." - William Osler Continue to Next Quote [page] "The most important practical lesson than ...

Love them or hate them, medical acronyms are here to stay so if you HGTFI (Haven’t Got The Foggiest Idea) about an acronym this list might help. If you know some more do add them via the comments section and we’ll add them to the list. "A-B":/education/34-medical-acronyms-a-b "C":/education/35-medical-acronyms-c "D-E":/education/36-medical-acronyms-d-e "F-G":/education/37-medical-acronyms-f-g "H":/education/38-medical-acronyms---h "I":/education/39-medical-acronyms---i "J-L":/education/40-medical-acronyms-j-l "M":/education/41-medical-acronyms---m "N":/education/42-medical-acronyms---n "O":/education/43-medical-acronyms-o "P":/education/44-medical-acronyms---p "Q-R":/education/45-medical-acronyms-q-r "S":/education/46-medical-acronyms-s "T-U":/education/47-medical-acronyms-t-u "V-W":/education/48-medical-acronyms-v-w ...

We've all heard stories about the nightmare of working for a toxic boss. Some of us have even had the unique displeasure of doing so ourselves. Red flags to such behaviour often appear as soon as the interview process. We've compiled 10 early warning signs of a toxic boss. Heed this advice, and you might be able to avoid a ...

Everyone needs a good laugh now and then. It can brighten your day or help you cheer someone up. A joke can help you develop a relationship with a patient or cool down a hostile situation at work. Whether you are looking for something to make you smile or you need a few tidbits for your humour arsenal, you've come ...

By public demand - well from emails from members – we provide the answers for the Nursing Calculations Quiz. If you haven’t taken the test yet don’t ruin the experience and look at the answer first! You can take the test here: The Nursing Calculations Quiz Also, if you have enjoyed the quiz, or if not enjoyed then got benefit from ...

Those who succeed in nursing and gain the most fulfilment from it will start their careers with certain qualities. Do you have what it takes to be a fantastic nurse? [page] 1. Communication Skills A wonderful nurse has excellent communication skills that include speaking and listening. They are able to follow directions without problem and can easily communicate with patients ...

This test is called Lost in Migration and it is designed to train and improve your cognitive control and reaction time. This task focuses on suppressing your automatic response to the stimuli. Area of Cognition: Attention, Focus Used For: Avoiding Distraction Increasing productivity Concentration Everyday Example: “I want to stop losing my train of thought.” Brain Games provided by Lumosity. Enjoyed ...

We as nurses don’t get to choose our patients and we can end up with a wide range of patients in our care. Some will be demanding and have us running round in circles while others will be the complete opposite. We may instantly connect with certain patients because they remind us of our friends and family or because we ...

Nursing is a very rewarding career, but not everyone can be a nurse. You definitely need to be a special type of person! We are often asked for the best way to become a nurse or what skills student nurses need to get through the course, the placements, the sleep deprivation and the maybe even how to be able to party ...

[photo:10821] ProNurse is a vibrant on-line community of active, retired and student nurses and midwives. It provides a place for nurses to share ideas, catch up with nursing news, have fun, develop their career, find a new job or de-stress after a difficult shift. It is used in different ways by different people but three things apply to everyone: 1. It ...

The first part of our interview with social entrepreneur Dave Dawes covered his experiences of going from a nurse to a chief exec to a social entrepreneur. Here he talks about how nurses can become entrepreneurs. DD: There have been a history of nurse entrepreneurs for quite some time, it just never had a high profile. For example, Mary Seacole ran ...

“Most of the stress in nursing is not being in control of the care that you are delivering or feeling that you’re delivering really poor care.” Wise words from Dave Dawes, co-founder of the Foundation of Nursing Leadership and founder of Entreprenurses. So, if you’re stressed at work do you grumble about it or start doing something to change it? It’s ...

We have all come across difficult patients at some point in our nursing career. They complain, criticise, shout, swear and may even try to lash out at us. Dealing with difficult patients is unfortunately part and parcel of our working life in the NHS. However, knowing how to deal with these patients can make a huge difference as well as ensure ...

We’ve already encouraged you to test your memory, speed matching skills and processing speed so now it’s time to test your colour matching skills. Just in case that sounds a bit too easy, this test is designed to improve flexibility and response inhibition by keeping goals in mind and prioritizing actions. It is thought that the ability to resist initial gut ...

Nurses get it all: The good, the bad, and the (very, very!) ugly. From pushy patients to bossy doctors, nurses handle it all with grace. But there are some things that can get under the most tolerant nurse’s skin. We’ve put together a top 10 list if the comments that are guaranteed to make a nurse’s blood boil. Ever felt ...

There are many different types of life coaching books and this one is written by a nurse for use by nurses so it’s no surprise that it gets to straight down to the point with a clear and concise style. [photo:9732] The premise of the book is that you change your lifestyle by making continual small changes to the way you ...

Claire has a close association with ProNurse having been one of our featured writers from the beginning. She has just had her book The Happy Nurses Guide to Creating a Balanced Life published so we got our hands on a copy and gave her a grilling about it. PN: A quick look through your book or web site is enough to ...

Stuart is a very active member of ProNurse and is not shy of putting forward an opinion on anything from the mundane to the controversial. Here we talk to Stuart about being a nurse and running his own business and his personal experience of psychosis. PN: You initially wanted to be an actor, but say that you weren’t good enough. Considering ...

In the final instalment of our interview with Bethann Siviter we cover the attributes of being a good nurse and whether some people are destined to be a nurse. If you haven’t read the first two articles covering the background to her books The Student Nurse Handbook and The Newly Qualified Nurse’s Handbook and preventing poor nursing standards, we suggest you ...

This is the second in our series of interviews with Bethann Siviter. We suggest you read the first article on the background to her books Student Nurse Handbook and The Newly Qualified Nurse’s Handbook before starting on this article. PN: I must have read the preface to The Newly Qualified Nurse’s Handbook at least three times before I actually started reading ...