Could this happen to you?

Some EMTs risk losing their lives by failing to protect themselves when responding to hazmat incidents.     

'Would you like to help quit'?

Despite a steep fall in smoking rates, tobacco use is still a major cause of non-communicable diseases, responsible in the U.K. for one in five of all cancers. Globally and in the U.K., poorer people are most at risk. However, NHS cessation services are effective. Nurses should be prepared to ask patients about smoking, and be explicit about the damage it causes.     

Nurses are what nurses do--are you where you want to be?

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NURSING PERFORMANCE, or the skills a nurse exhibits in practice, is limited by the extent or level of a nurse's knowledge base; hence, the expression “nurses are what nurses do” probes nurses' levels of satisfaction with their present educational status.

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GIVEN THE RAPID CHANGES in health care today, nurses are questioning their level of commitment to lifelong learning in meeting ever-changing demands.

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THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES MEASURES being taken to assess the adequacy of nurses' knowledge base in a field that requires continuous adaptation to change. AORN J 81 (January 2005) 187-201.

     

Do you really listen to patients?

Effective communication with patients starts with active listening. Tune in to the meanings behind their words, as well as their nonverbal cues, so you can understand their mindset and adjust your communication style accordingly.     

So you want to work in Canada?

October 31 1989: Two hours in the city of Toronto and already I had been visited by six ghosts, three goblins, a warlock and several witches! No, these were not the latest British nurses bound for the Toronto hospitals but the local kids demanding "Trick or Treat". I had arrived in North America!