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  • What is a Nursing Concept Map? Examples & Templates

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    What is a Nursing Concept Map? A nursing concept map is a visual tool that helps nursing students strategize patient care on paper. This map allows students to organize and visualize patient care concepts in an easy-to-read diagram that highlights the relationships among various nursing concepts. Nursing concept maps are also a self-teaching strategy that…

  • How to Use SBAR for Communication  

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    There are many templates available to guide you through the use of SBAR, but committing the easy-to-remember organizational framework to memory will help you standardize its use for communicating about your patients. SBAR helps you prioritize and organize what is most critical about each individual patient’s situation, regardless of whether you are explaining it in…

  • What is the Nursing Process?

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    Understanding the nursing process is key to providing quality care to your patients. The nursing process is a cyclical process used to assess, diagnose, and care for patients as a nurse. It includes 5 progressive steps often referred to with the acronym: ADPIE Assessment Diagnosis Planning/outcomes Implementation Evaluation In this article, we’ll discuss each step…

  • History of the Nursing Code of Ethics and Veracity in Nursing

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    Although the need for a nursing code of ethics was recognized in the mid-1800s as modern nursing became more formalized, it took a backseat to more pressing issues for the newly created American Nurses Association (ANA) in 1896. The ANA’s first priorities were tackling issues such as nursing registration, accreditation of nursing schools, and the well-being of working nurses.…

  • Why is Veracity in Nursing Important?

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    Veracity is absolutely essential to establishing and maintaining a relationship of trust between a nurse and patient. Patients are inherently vulnerable when seeking medical care. Likewise, nurses are privy to a significant amount of medical and personal information about patients as they complete admission documentation and assessments, access the patient’s medical record, and provide nursing…

  • How to Pass the NCLEX the First Time

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    : 11 Tips from Real Nurses You’ve studied hard in nursing school, and you know your stuff, but that doesn’t mean you can’t learn some tips and tricks to help you pass the NCLEX on your first try. We’ve put together our top NCLEX study tips that real nurses shared with us.   Popular NCLEX…

  • 4 Ways to Study for the HESI 

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    What Happens if You Fail the HESI and What to Do Next? If nursing school is on your horizon, congratulations to you! You are about to embark on a challenging and rewarding career path. But first, you’ll need to get accepted into your nursing program and earn licensure as a registered nurse. Health Education Systems Incorporated…

  • Florence Nightingale Nursing Theory

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    Nursing theory is heavily influenced by Florence Nightingale’s pioneering work, which significantly influenced the modern nursing definition. Nightingale’s Environmental Theory stated that nursing “ought to signify the proper use of fresh air, light, warmth, cleanliness, quiet, and the proper selection and administration of diet – all at the least expense of vital power to the patient.”  By…

  • Three Levels of Nursing Theory

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    There are generally three levels of nursing theory, which begin with abstract ideas and become more specific according to each level. The three main categories of nursing theories are grand nursing theories, middle-range nursing theories and practice-level nursing theories. Different levels of nursing theories may influence others. The following details each type. Grand Nursing Theories…

  • Career Planning for Transition into the Professional Nursing Role NR452: RUA: Career Planning Peaches

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      Transition into the Professional Nursing Role As I approach graduation and prepare to pass the NCLEX, my focus is on securing employment in the state of Nevada. The Nevada State Board of Nursing outlines several essential requirements for obtaining an RN license: Graduation from an Approved Nursing School: The individual must graduate from a…