Nursing Blogosphere Rounds & Tidbits

Instead of an article about just one subject today I thought it might be useful and interesting to search around for some really good nursing blog posts and give you the opportunity to learn more about a variety of topics by exploring nursing conversations in the blogosphere!

A Family Nurse Practitioner practicing in rural Florida, "Nurse Practitioners Save Lives" received an e-mail from a nursing student who needed to write a paper about advanced practice nursing including speaking to an advanced practice nurse, so she took the time to turn the student's questions and her answers into a blog post I think you'll find very interesting - "A Nurse Practitioner Interview From Me For A Nursing Student".

Did you know that Forida was one of only two states where NP's can't write presciptions for controlled substances? How insane is that? You'll find out just how hard that is on patients when you read the interview, and if you're from Florida I hope it'll inspire you to contact your Florida congressmen and senators and let them know that Nurse Practitioners need the ability to write for controlled substances too!

As a nurse for many years working at the bedside as well as in leadership positions; Kathy over at Nurse Connect has seen and heard it all. She writes, "It’s easy to get stuck, warm and cozy in your career working in the same hospital, the same unit, with the same people year after year. Working in your "comfort zone" requires little time, or personal effort. But if you want to improve your career and your life it is important to realize that the place outside your comfort zone is where you will find exciting new experiences and freedom from boredom and frustration"- Read "Leaving Your Comfort Zone as a Nurse".

In my meanderings this morning I also ran across a site that lists some useful nursing applications for Windows, Mac, Mobile (Palm, Pocket PC) including "Learn CPR", a "Nursing Care Plan Creator", and many others of interest for nursing students as well as practicing nurses. Too see their entire list of applications visit Free and Free to Try Downloads for Nurses.

And finally, I'd like to recommend a remarkable new book that chronicles the author's more than 25 years of experience as a critical care nurse and educator, in which Melody Stenrose, M.S.N shares her experiences and provides fascinating insight into what really goes on behind the closed doors of the Intensive Care Unit. Whether you are a patient, a family member looking for information, a nurse in search of mentoring, or simply have an interest in medical drama, you will find the true stories in Inside the ICU: A Nursing Perspective fascinating and intriguing.

Published despite being threatened by the hospital she works at with losing her job, the author reveals what nurses endure on a daily basis in order to save lives. She shares what really happens when the doctors are not available. She describes her never-ending quest in assuring that the best interests of patients are secured. She provides the readers with information and knowledge they can use on a practical, real-life basis in the hope that all nurses, not just those with experience in the ICU, will benefit from the lessons learned during her career. She also hopes that her narrative will "demystify" the activities in the ICU and help the general reader gain a better understanding by detailing what really happens in this unit and what, exactly, an ICU nurse experiences on a day-to-day basis.

Whether you're a prospective nurse, currently a nursing student, or a nurse working in another specialty with an interest in critical care Inside the ICU: A Nursing Perspective will make you laugh at times, cry at others, and most of all, you will most assuredly think about our own choices in health care.

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