Nursing Practice
The Lowdown on CRNAs
Please enjoy this informative guest post by John Keith, Chief CRNA of CRNA Career Pro. What Is a CRNA? A CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist) is an advanced practiced registered nurse (APRN) who provides the same anesthesia services as an anesthesiologist (MDA). Nurse anesthetists have been providing anesthesia care in the United States for 150…
Read MoreCan You Start An IV on the Patient in Room C?
Please enjoy this guest post by Sharon Weinstein, one of our 2014 RNFM Radio guests! I began my infusion nursing career in the emergency department at University Hospital, Tamarac, FL. I was working with an arrogant (imagine that) physician when a patient entered our facility with chest pain. He asked me to start an IV,…
Read MoreGuest Post: The Commodity of Care
Please enjoy this guest blog post by Carol Dimon, a UK-based nurse and writer who is a new friend of RNFM Radio. Poor care is taboo in nursing, yet it has festered like a sore for many years. Within the USA, Australia and the UK, there are historical links to workhouses, where the “non-deserving poor”…
Read MoreNurses Week: We Know You Give. Now We Give Away.
With National Nurses Week well on our heels Keith and I were reminiscing about past episodes and what an honor it has been to provide this platform for all of you. It should go without saying, but as you know we say a lot around here. Simply put, nurses give. We know that you give…
Read MoreAmanda Trujillo, A Nurse Under Fire
In the course of caring for a patient whose knowledge of an upcoming surgery was, to say the least, greatly lacking, Nurse Amanda Trujillo offered information and resources regarding the availability of hospice as an alternative to this risky surgery with an uncertain outcome. How could Ms. Trujillo know that her decision would spark such…
Read MoreBook Review: “Confident Voices” by Beth Boynton
By Keith Carlson, RN, BSN “Confident Voices: The Nurse’s Guide to Improving Communication and Creating Positive Workplaces” was published in 2009 by Beth Boynton, RN, MS and edited by Bonnie Kerrick, RN, BSN.
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