How to Perform Last Offices

Though emotionally taxing a task, performing last offices on a patient is a very crucial part of nursing. Not only do I view it as a sacred task, it is… Read more

Residential Care Homes – Ensuring Best Love and Care for the Seniors

Today, as I am in my 20’s, I can clearly go back to the days when I was a mere kid. From making mud huts to playing in the garden,… Read more

Can Nursing Schedules Affect Patient Quality Care?

A recent study revealed that long nursing schedules may significantly contribute to poor patient care. Alertness and attentiveness are important traits, nurses need to have. Nurses are able to report… Read more

Care Assistant Jobs – What’s Involved in the Role?

Care assistant jobs otherwise known as care home jobs are basically providing care to old age patients under the supervision and guidance of the care home manager. Other duties involve… Read more

Nurses, What to Do If Your Staff Is Not Reading or Following the Nursing Care Plan

When you get ready to do a med pass, you don’t go to the med cart and say “I know what medications to give and when so I won’t look… Read more

What to Pay Attention to As You Browse Skilled Nursing Facilities

If you are looking at skilled nursing facilities for an elderly relative, you have lots of choices. It can be hard to make a decision that you feel is the… Read more

The Neuroscience of Getting Things DONE

The scientist Harold Pashler showed that when people do two cognitive tasks at once, their cognitive capacity can drop from that of a Harvard MBA to that of an eight-year-old.”… Read more

The Night Shift for a Registered Nurse

The registered nurse (RN) is responsible for taking care of persons who are admitted in the hospital or in a nursing home because of a disease or surgery. Registered nurses… Read more

Nursing Recruitment Agencies and Employment With Social Care and Nursing Jobs

Nursing recruitment agencies generally provide carers and health/social care workers to those who need and require care and assistance in their daily activities. Professionally trained nurses normally register at these… Read more

Eight Reasons Why You Can Call Yourself a Nurse Detective

Like a good mystery? Love to see a detective put together clues to solve a crime? You may not realize it, but being a nurse is like being a detective.… Read more