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Rhonda Trotter Fulfills Dream of Becoming a Nurse – 35 Years Later

Daily Nurse

Rhonda Trotter dreamed of becoming a nurse after high school, but her mother told her there were too many nurses, so she decided to go into computer science, taking a job at the United States Postal Service. After retiring from the Postal Service in 2018, she enrolled in nursing school in January 2019. How does it feel?

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Nursing Informatics: Vital to the Profession

Nurse.com

Technology continues to advance in health care, and this advancement means an ongoing demand for nurse informaticists. Through healthcare technology, nurse informaticists enhance patient outcomes, reduce clinical errors, and provide efficient results in clinical procedures for patients and nursing staff.

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Hospices Strengthening Ties to Tech, Pharmacy Companies to Support Families, Staff

Hospice News

“I think that adding those [technolog] pieces in as an adjunct — they’ll never replace our people — but adding them in as an adjunct really helps the comfort for the patient and the family to know that they can push a button and get hold of my nurse,” Jet Health CEO Stacie Bratcher told Hospice News.

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The ultimate nursing guide to sepsis

The Nurse Break

The ultimate nursing guide to sepsis Written by Matthew Javni – ICU Critical Care Nurse, Melbourne Australia. While The Nurse Break uses reasonable endeavours to ensure that all content is complete and accurate at the time of publication we accept no responsibility for any error, omission or defects contained in the content.

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SWAT RNs: Supporting Bedside Leaders with Clinical Judgment

Minority Nurse

SWAT RNs serve as expert consultants and mentors to nurses working as bedside leaders in various clinical settings. SWAT RN Role The role of the Specialized Workforce for Acute Transport Registered Nurse (SWAT RN) has evolved in national healthcare organizations. Salzo presents to the emergency department (ED) at 3:00 a.m.

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Philippines nurses moving to Australia. The 5 W’s

The Nurse Break

We are fortunate to have Philippines nurse Chester write for us about his transition from the Philippines to Australia including the who, what, when, where and why’s of his journey. Chester goes into the step-by-step process involved for someone keen to nurse in Australia! International Nursing Content. ICU Articles.

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