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RN School of Nursing and its founders seek to educate new nurses in Providing Quality, Dedication and Passion through the art of nursing. We constantly are researching and developing new ways to give nursing students a boost in their academics. We provide products that are not only a blessing to have while in school they are strategically designed to contain optimum content per page to stay streamline so the students can focus on what is really important, the patient.
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I am getting ready to graduate, now what?Let us help you figure it all out.
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Interviews from many different working professionals all within the various hiring positions such as, M.D., HR, Nursing Managers.
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Nursing school, so much studying, so little time
Let's just be real, Nursing School sucks the life right out of you! It's rewarding and exhausting all at the same time and when it's over, we all remember why we went in the first place. Between all of the chapters that need to be read, care plans to be written, clinicals and classes to attend, how is there time for anything else? A nursing...
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04
Apr
Glascow Coma scale; an objective assessment of level of consciousness
First presented in 1974 as a clinical tool to objectively assess level of consciousness the key work is objective! The use of the glascow coma scale (GCS) has helped eliminate ambiguities and misunderstandings among comatose patients, including using terms such as lethargic, stuporous, or obtunded.
1. The maximum level...
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20
Feb
Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia; what's the difference?
Both hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia refer to the amount of glucose in the blood. Hypo- (too little) glycemia refers to a low level of glucose in the blood, usually below 70mg/dL, compared to Hyper- (too much) glycemia refers to a high level of glucose in the blood, usually above 110mg/dL.
What's happening?
Hypoglycemia- too much insulin...
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25
Dec
What I wish I would have known before I graduated
Nursing school is wonderful in that it teaches you how to start an IV, various disease processes, medications, etc. But, what we all know to be true is that it is impossible to learn everything. Remember way back when in your first Block when they taught you Patricia Benner's theory of Novice to Expert? This well-known nursing theory truly...
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12
Aug
Hand washing is one of the first things a nursing student learns
Dating back to the early 1800's, using soap and water was considered a measure of personal hygiene. Hand washing was taught to you in preschool and has been your primary defense against disease and infection for years. It wasn't until 1961 that the U.S Public Health Service provided a training video on hand hygiene and recommended...
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23
Jul
One of the key vital signs; blood pressure and what you need to know
Blood pressure is the pressure exerted by circulating blood upon the walls of blood vessels. It refers to the arterial pressure in systemic circulation.
Systolic- what is it and what does it mean? When the heart beats it contracts and pushes blood through the arteries to the rest of the body. This force creates pressure...
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05
Jul
Common Cardio terms for nursing students
ACE Inhibitor- OR angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor is a medication that lowers blood pressure by preventing an enzyme in your body from producing angiotensin II.
Angina- Chest pain that occurs when diseased blood vessels restrict blood flow to the heart.
Angiography- An x-ray technique where dye is injected into the chambers of the heart or the arteries...
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26
Jun
Stress and nursing school; what it means to nursing students
We have all encountered it, felt it and tried to overcome it. Stress is unique in every individual and each person deals with stress differently. It is most certainly difficult to define, as stress is a subjective sensation associated with varied symptoms that differs greatly in each of us. Stress among nursing students is not a sensation...
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14
Jun
Being a nursing student is only the beginning of a life-long journey
Your nursing career begins the first time you step foot into the classroom and it continues on for the rest of your life. Being a nurse means that you choose to be a life-long learner. The learning does not stop once you complete your last exam, or once you pass boards or even after landing your first job. In fact, that is when...
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04
Jun
So what is all this talk I hear about new nursing grads not getting jobs?
Thinking about going to nursing school, but what you hear is scaring you?
What I have to say about this is no matter what you hear, nurses are always needed and will always be needed. Society needs well trained nurses to bridge the gap between the nurses who will soon be retiring and nurses who are burned out. Without...
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