topnu.com http://topnu.com Top Nursing Schools Colleges Universities Degrees Programs Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:26:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Black bear cub nursing http://topnu.com/?p=934 http://topnu.com/?p=934#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:26:19 +0000 admin http://topnu.com/?p=934

Lily the bear cub, nursing off this toy! Very funny.

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]]> http://topnu.com/?feed=rss2&p=934 23 My Life: Dameron ER nurse Stacey Cline http://topnu.com/?p=932 http://topnu.com/?p=932#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:28:50 +0000 admin http://topnu.com/?p=932

Dameron Hospital nurse Stacey Cline works 12-hour shifts in the emergency room. This is a look at a day in her life. Video/editing: Tara Cuslidge

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]]> http://topnu.com/?feed=rss2&p=932 9 Learn Just How To Become A Rn http://topnu.com/?p=931 http://topnu.com/?p=931#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:09:13 +0000 Virginia Boyd http://topnu.com/?p=931 Nowadays, the majority of the jobs in the field of healthcare are occupied by registered nurses. These registered nurses are in charge of allocating work for the junior nurses, and authorized practical nurses, and evaluating it. You must have college education whether bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, or associate’s degree to be able to earn twice as much as a school graduate. There are various online nursing schools which can assist you to provide the right education to become a RN. Let us discuss what you might expect from a good online nursing school.

In order to become a RN, you need two years of higher education. For those who have got the Associate’s nursing degree; you’ll be authorized to give the exam in order to get the license to be a RN. This exam is known as National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses, which is famous as NCLEX-RN. There’s another test that is NCLEX-PN administered to vocational and practical nurses. These tests mainly covers the comprehension, ability, aptitude which make certain you are qualified enough to go in the profession of nursing.

This course work will comprise of different areas. They are – psychology, pharmacology, medication administration, human growth and development, anatomy, physiology, chemistry, nutrition, microbiology, biology, Nursing theory, legalities and ethics, structures the majority of the classes. You’ll also have clinical parts of the education too, where you’ll be helping other nurses to acquire skills of working along with the patients.

There are numerous locations for you to work as a RN. You can be employed in a hospital, and there are various chances to do so in a hospital which comprises of labor and delivery rooms, outpatient offices, intensive care, recovery and operating room, and emergency room. Additional sites where you can be employed as a registered nurse includes different nursing homes, schools, patient’s homes, workplaces, various camps youth and homeless people, and community centers.

Registered Nurses generally start their respective careers being a staff nurse and with the experience and continuous performance gets promoted to higher positions in addition to added responsibilities. Registered nurses along with outstanding job outlook and excellent growth chances, also receive attractive incentives such as child care, attractive bonuses, flexible work timings, and educational benefits.

The career of any RN is full of exciting challenges while offering different growth opportunities.

Want to find out more about become an rn, then visit Travis Ludlow’s site on how to choose the best become rn for your needs.

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]]> http://topnu.com/?feed=rss2&p=931 0 SoS DAY4 {10:28am-1:50pm} http://topnu.com/?p=930 http://topnu.com/?p=930#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:18:28 +0000 admin http://topnu.com/?p=930

Nick: *coughs like crazy* Joe: Damn, are you okay? Nick: Yeah Selena: *puts a hand on his neck, he’s warm* no you’re not *lays her head on his chest to listen to his heartbeat, she sits up and puts a hand on his chest* why is your heartbeat slow? Nick: it’s not slow Selena: yuh-huh, I’m a nurse, I know what I’m talking about Joe: even I know that you’re probably wrong Nick: *checks his own pulse* someone count ten seconds *Demi does it* okay, times that by six *does air math* I’m fine Selena: okay so I forgot about the time thing, but you’re still sick Nick *lays down next to him and puts her head on his chest* Joe: sick Nick… rhymey much? Selena: *sticks her tongue out at him then snuggles up to Nick* Demi: *goes thru the bag, and finds aspirin, she reads the drug facts on the back* what are your symptoms? Nick: Chest pain, coughing, so far Joe: it’s probably ammonia Demi: don’t say that Selena: yeah you’re scaring him Nick: can everyone just… yeah *coughs up flem and spits it in the ocean, lays back down with chest pains* Joe: *turns the box in Demi’s hand* this thing is for headache, fever, sinus pressure, nasal congestion and minor aches and pains Demi: do you have any of that? Nick: Um… I don’t think it’s gonna work Selena: why not, chest pains isn’t any different from any other pain Nick: but it could have something to do with my heart, I don’t wanna take any risks *later in the afternoon Nick’s laying down on his side drinking a lot of water* Joe: can you …

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]]> http://topnu.com/?feed=rss2&p=930 1 ER Nurse Rapper Performs Live at 2008 ENA Annual Conference (Lyrics included) http://topnu.com/?p=929 http://topnu.com/?p=929#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:56:08 +0000 admin http://topnu.com/?p=929

Famous for his legendary UAB Emergency Room Rap, ER Nurse Rapper, Craig Barton (aka MC Valid), surprises attendees at the 2008 Emergency Nurses Association Annual Conference in Minneapolis. Performance includes new material prepared especially for ENA as well as his now “old school” original ER Nurses rap.

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]]> http://topnu.com/?feed=rss2&p=929 15 Care Provided In Nursing Homes http://topnu.com/?p=928 http://topnu.com/?p=928#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:16:02 +0000 Mike Hammerle http://topnu.com/?p=928 Deciding to transfer your loved ones in a nursing home is not easy. The truth is a nursing home is for older people who believe that they have a lot of life and looking for years of joy and companionship. It is designed for those who loose their physical strengths as years passed by.

A nursing home could have a lot of advantages for your loved ones. These include good resources and equipment, high quality long-term care, emergency response and 24 hours monitoring, social opportunities and nursing home activities. Nursing homes simply have medical supplies and equipment and are ready to provide sophisticated care to seniors on a 24 hours basis. With their modern medicine, it made seniors to live much longer. Nursing homes can be trusted to response in emergency cases 24 hours. It also gives opportunity to seniors to interact a variety of people and build new friendships with others in the same age group. Above all are physical and mental aspects and are taken care through having types of activities and outings. They will also enjoy in game exercise, movie watch and are also provided with reading materials so that they will not get bored.

There are several nursing homes standing around and to make a right choice for your loved ones would need time and research. First, you need to get the lists of nursing facilities near you and this can be done easily and quickly with the use of computer. Use the internet to search for the medicare site for nursing homes and make comparisons on each facility. Evaluate whether the staff are professional and good enough to take care of your loved ones and check their facilities as well. In deciding for a nursing home you should also consider your loved one’s condition because most of the time problem happen due to underlying diagnosis/condition.

It is good if you personally check nursing home and investigate different important aspects such as nursing staffing, how many treatments staff the facility has and or if they have wound consultant to visit the facility, family meeting schedules and know how they will handle in case a patient will have a change of conditions. Observe if staff are compassionate and caring to residents and checked if the residents are comfortable, clean, shaved, teeth brushed and hygienic. Of course, you wanted for the best for you’re your loved ones so you need to be observant during your visit to ensure that the place will be the best.

Once you have settled everything and your loved ones is already in the facility, visit them as always as you can because older people easily get depressed. Monitor the progress and make recommendations if possible. Always keep an open communication with them and make sure that the stay of your loved ones in the facility is successful, happy and beneficial for them.

Watch more videos about Nursing Homes Santa Rosa and Nursing Homes Lewisville.

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]]> http://topnu.com/?feed=rss2&p=928 0 Constipation- The “BLYTON” maneuver for assisting clearance http://topnu.com/?p=927 http://topnu.com/?p=927#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:50:58 +0000 admin http://topnu.com/?p=927

Any time you go for surgery you can pretty well count on having constipation because of the pain meds. There are other occasions that can produce constipation. Even though you may have been taking some sort of stool softener or laxative (like MiraLax) you may get caught off guard. Welcome to constipation 101. I am assuming that your GI tract is still patent and there is some peristaltic movement still functioning. I am assuuming that the fecal material has made it all the way to the back door but can’t seem to get pushed any further. The excretory muscles just can’t do the job. This is where the “Blyton” technique comes into play. 1) Sitting on the commode, bend steeply over and exert pressure in an attempt to empty the bowel. Nothing happens of course but HOLD that pressure. 2) Now sit straight upright and continuing to hold that sphincter pressure slowly bend back down to that original position. You should feel muscle bands mechanically forcing the fecal material out. It’s somewhat analogous to pumping well water using the leverage of the long handle (your upper body). 3) You may need to repeat this several times….as long as you feel it’s moving. If you have really acute constipation to where there is impaction at the end of the colon (like I had just one time). The pain is such you will try anything. But here you are dealing with dry fecal balls packed tightly in the colon and this technique should then be used with the ol’ rubber glove approach. I know it’s gross …

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]]> http://topnu.com/?feed=rss2&p=927 1 Neonatal Nurse: High Demand And Highly Rewarding http://topnu.com/?p=926 http://topnu.com/?p=926#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:49:25 +0000 Steven Swihart http://topnu.com/?p=926 Studies have repeatedly demonstrated the importance of prenatal and neonatal infant care in the development of healthy babies. In fact, neonatal nurse care is so important that the nursing industry has responded with a specialized nursing focus that concerns itself with the medical care provided to newborns.

Neonatal nurse professionals work with newborns that are born early or with serious illnesses, helping to stabilize the new infants and ensure that their lives get off to the healthiest start possible.

Working closely with other specialized health care professionals, the neonatal nurse is the focal point in taking care of this fragile patient population.

Neonatal nurse specialists can be found in a wide range of settings including neonatal intensive care units, research, education and in community clinics.

There are three main roles the neonatal nurse will play in health care. The first is the healthy baby neonatal nurse. This nurse has more of a hands off approach as most health newborns stay with the mother constantly from the moment of birth until discharge.

The other two neonatal nurse specialties work within an intensive care setting for the premature newborn or critically ill. The intensive care neonatal nurse has the most demanding job as they have to constantly monitor the sick babies and various kinds of equipment to stabilize and keep them alive.

Registered nurses with bachelor’s degrees in nursing science, and who are certified in neonatal care, may serve as neonatal nurses. The next level of neonatal nursing care is that of the neonatal nurse practitioner, which requires a master’s degree in nursing science to prepare the nurse to obtain a license as a Nurse Practitioner.

Depending upon the state in which the nurse lives, other state-sanctioned requirements may apply as well. As a result of the increased levels of education required for this position, the median annual salary for this branch of nursing can reach as high as eighty thousand dollars. In some countries, the salary can range as high as six figures.

With more than forty thousand premature and underweight babies being born each year in this country, the need for skilled neonatal nurse professionals has never been greater. Caring for these infants entails literally months of intense focus, which in turn requires large numbers of competent, qualified neonatal specialists.

Infant survivability has steadily risen over the last few decades due to the specialized teams of neonatal professionals, and the neonatal nurse. If that trend is to continue, however, the growing demand for new neonatal nurse professionals will have to be addressed.

If you are looking to find the best information on the neonatal nurse, then visit www.Onlinenursingstore.com to find the best information on the registered nurse profession.

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]]> http://topnu.com/?feed=rss2&p=926 0 Nurse Scientists http://topnu.com/?p=925 http://topnu.com/?p=925#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:01:40 +0000 admin http://topnu.com/?p=925

Nurses who have become scientists , and are studying such topics as genetics, violence against women, cancer prevention, and pain management. For more information and free materials, please visit: www.discovernursing.com

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]]> http://topnu.com/?feed=rss2&p=925 8 Nursing School 101 http://topnu.com/?p=924 http://topnu.com/?p=924#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:52:57 +0000 admin http://topnu.com/?p=924

What happens during the first week of nursing school? www.twitter.com www.hdryver.wordpress.com Skype username honeynurse1

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