Last week we celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday with an interactive story collaboration. Here’s our final product! Did I ever tell you how lucky you are? Suppose you worked In a bustling GI lab That hadn’t a restroom Now that would... Read More
This is part five of the Nursing Research Challenge. The Article: Trinkoff, A., Johantgen, M., Storr, C., Gurses, A., Liang, Y., & Han, K. (2011). Nurses’ work schedule characteristics, nurse staffing, and patient mortality. Nursing Research, 60(1): 1-8. The Big... Read More
Infographics, short for information graphics, are basically visual representations of complex data. Consider infographics the pie chart and bar graph remixed and upgraded. They are visually appealing and explain a lot of information in bite-sized chunks. Use them anywhere... Read More
Break Cancer is a “record setting bonanza brought to you by the LIVESTRONG Young Adult Alliance” aimed to bring awareness to adolescent and young adult, or AYA, cancer which impacts nearly 70,000 people age 15 to 39 each year. According... Read More
Sometimes I want to ask people – professionals – what I am really thinking. Whaaaat? Are you serious? Did you really just [fill in the blank]. But I don’t. At least not in that manner. Professionals. People who work in... Read More
“Atlas Service Corps, Inc. (Atlas Corps), started in 2006, is an international network of nonprofit leaders and organizations that promotes innovation, cooperation, and solutions to address the world’s 21st century challenges”…oh, say, like the myriad healthcare issues worldwide. Apply for... Read More
Wednesday was Dr. Seuss’ birthday. I posted in honor of him and also encouraged others to join in the interactive story by penning their own Seuss-style stanza. There’s one more week left to add your touch. Leave your creation in... Read More
A new study indicates people with full bladders make better decisions. Perhaps there is a link to nurses, whose secret professional entry test is to see if you can hold your cantaloupe-size bladder for eight hours? Okay, not true, but... Read More
This is part four of the Nursing Research Challenge. While this article is not a research article, as a case study, it is a form of evidence. The Article: Stefancyk, A. (2009). Transforming care at the bedside: One-hour, off-unit meal breaks.... Read More
We talk a lot about evidence-based practice within nursing and healthcare, in general. However, we often forget that many programs and community interventions have solid research behind them, proving them either effective, ineffective, or stating there is insufficient evidence to... Read More