Author: Liane Clores, RN MAN

Preventing Back Injuries in Nursing

Unknown by many, nursing is a highly physical job. To others, especially those belonging outside the healthcare profession, nursing only involves administering medications, checking charts, carrying out doctors’ orders and the like. However, that is not always the case. A lot of lifting and other physical tasks are involved in providing nursing care. That is […]

2017 Declared as Year of the Healthy Nurse

The American Nurses Association has declared the year 2017 as the year of the healthy nurse with the tagline: “Balance your life for a healthier you.” This is in recognition of the impact that increased nurse health, safety, and wellness has on patient outcomes, quality of care, and overall nurse satisfaction and quality of life. According […]

Giving an Insulin Injection

Lydia, a student nurse, is assigned to assist a staff nurse who is caring for a diabetic patient. According to the patient’s chart, the patient is due to receive an insulin injection in 15 minutes. Since it will be her first time to observe such procedure, she couldn’t help but feel both excited and anxious. […]

How to Become a Nurse Educator

Nikka has always looked up to her instructors, in fact, once in her life, she dreamt of becoming one herself. A teacher. Someone who can impart their knowledge to others, someone who can help mold people to become better individuals and have brighter futures. But she also wanted to become a nurse and help the […]

Nursing How To’s: Changing A Wet to Dry Dressing

While there are wounds that heal on their own without the need for dressing to help them heal, there are also those that require a dressing to allow them to heal properly and keep out elements that can cause the wound not to heal properly. The wound’s dressing allows the dead skin cells to collect […]

Importance of Effective Communication in Nursing

One of the neglected aspects in nursing is the use of therapeutic communication in the profession. For nurses to be able to perform their jobs well, they should first be able to communicate well and effectively with a wide range of people, be it their co-workers, their superiors, subordinates and patients. Studies show a well-established […]