Incident Reports

Why Incident Reports Are So Important for Nurses“To err is human, to cover up is unforgivable, and to fail to learn is inexcusable,” states Professor Liam Donaldson, World Health Organization (WHO) Envo ...

NCLEX Mnemonics

There is SO much to learn and memorize in nursing. Not just for NCLEX, but in everyday practice. Thankfully, mnemonics can come to the rescue!Amnemonic (“nuh-MAH-nik”)is a tool that helps to remember fa ...

Weight Bias and Obesity Discrimination

Every nurse knows they must give equal care to their patients, regardless of the patients’ status or situation. They also know they must regularly examine their own attitudes to recognize negative opinions and pe ...

When You Make a Mistake

Every new nurse dreads making a mistake. Any experienced nurse will tell you: It’s not “if” but “when.” Mistakes happen in every part of life. We miscalculate how much money is in our b ...

Using YouTube to Study for NCLEX

As you study for your NCLEX, it can be a good idea to use several resources to help you retain information. YouTube has become an effective way to review nursing content for your exam. A paper by Clifton and Mann stated, ...

Black Box Warnings: What Every Nurse Should Know

Black Box Warnings: What Every Nurse Should Know Black Box Warnings: Just the words sound serious. And they are. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires a Black Box Warning (also called a black label warnin ...

Help! I Failed My NCLEX

You graduated from nursing school. The only hurdle between you and your new professional career was passing the National Clinical Licensure Examination (NCLEX). NCLEX has only one purpose: to evaluate the ability of ne ...

Dealing with Death: How to Help Others—and Yourself

It’s inevitable. As a nurse, you will witness death. You will sit with a dying patient; you will support a grieving family. You’ll cry at times with them, as well as with co-workers and by yourself.One ...

Time Management Tips for New Nurses

One of the biggest challenges for a new nurse is to learn to navigate through a busy shift. There’s so much to do: patient assessments, passing medications, doing treatments, preparing for procedures and discha ...