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Nurse Convicted: Its Implication to Nursing and Healthcare

April 3, 2022 Grace Reyes

The original intention of this blog is to help foreign-educated nurses navigate through the nursing practice once they migrate abroad. With that said, I honestly feel that this story of a nurse convicted due to a medication error warrants a discussion since not everyone understands the legal process here in the United States. Needless to say, this impacts the practice of current and future nurses in all settings as well as the totality of healthcare. I will cite as many…

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Culture Shock: It Does Exist in Nursing Practice Too

April 2, 2022 Grace Reyes

My former manager said that a nurse is a nurse regardless of where he or she practices. Of course, this partly refers to our ability to flex and float to another unit. However, if you look at it from an immigrant nurse’s perspective, it could also mean that you are able to practice as a nurse no matter what country you are in. However, the opposite is true. Yes, culture shock does exist in nursing jobs, too. Below are the…

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10 Common Struggles Nursing Students Face

March 30, 2022 Grace Reyes

Nurses are known the world over as lifelong learners. We consider ourselves students for life. Starting from our prerequisite subjects like Anatomy and Physiology, we already know that we will continue to be learning as we progress in practice. Having said that, I honestly believe that these academic struggles are more pronounced as undergrad nursing students. How so? Read on… Knowledge, Skills, and Attitude 1. Coping with schoolwork whether in person or online. Nursing school is no joke. An aspiring…

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Soliloquy of an Old Fart Nurse

March 25, 2022 Grace Reyes

First and foremost, let me just premise that this blog post is a spur of the moment thing. It is unplanned and is not supposed to see the light of day had Facebook not Zucked (insert rolling of eyeballs emoji here)! Long story short, it irritates the old-fart nurse in me that I am not able to say thank you individually to those who wished me “Happy Birthday!” Yes, it is my birthday. A half-a-century old! One of my friends…

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Nursing Practice Through the Decades

March 24, 2022 Grace Reyes

This week marks 29 years after our class graduation from nursing school. I couldn’t help but reminisce how much we have evolved in our nursing practice all throughout these years. This post most probably will not encapsulate the true image of nursing practice for the past three decades. Nevertheless, let me share with you what my experiences have been. The Paulinian Brand of Nursing Practice As I have shared in one of my previous posts, I was educated the Paulinian…

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Nursing Certification: Does it Really Matter?

March 19, 2022 Grace Reyes

Nurses have always been thought of as lifelong learners by nature. We continue to keep up with the changes as our practice continuously evolve. One way of doing this is through certification. Certification attests to one’s skills, knowledge, and professionalism in nursing or in any other field. So to answer the question, yes, certification in nursing really matters! Why Certify? Nurses hone and develop their skills and knowledge through hands-on practice and learning about the latest innovations in their respective…

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Culture Shock: Separating Fact from Fiction

March 19, 2022 Grace Reyes

Culture shock! A lot has been said about it. The question is: is it real or is it just a myth? Let’s imagine for a minute that you are a nurse, ready and willing to embark on a journey halfway around the world. Isn’t that an exciting prospect? All of your dreams, hopes, and desires are finally coming to fruition. You boarded your plane and then arrived at the land of milk and honey. It’s early Spring, so there is…

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Things to Know Before Migrating to the U.S. as a Nurse

March 13, 2022 Grace Reyes

It is global knowledge that healthcare systems all over the world has an increased demand for nurses. The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects that there is a need for about 194,500 nurses per year until 2030. As states struggle to fill those needs due to nursing shortages, they look to hire foreign nurses for those positions. If you meet the requirements to practice in one of the states, here are some things to consider prior to migrating…

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Nursing in the time of Covid: NICU Edition

March 10, 2022 Grace Reyes

The whole world was upended by the Covid 19 pandemic early in 2020. While hospitals have dealt with previous infectious disease outbreaks such as SARS bird flu and Ebola, nobody could have predicted the havoc that the Covid 19 pandemic brought to healthcare and its practitioners. Truly it has made an indelible mark in nursing practice, even in the provision of care to the littlest patients in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). How did covid affect our Level 3…

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A Day in the Life of A Nurse Informaticist

March 7, 2022 Grace Reyes

If you have read my previous post, you would be correct in assuming that I just recently came back to work. Yes, back to my nursing work. But, no, not the kind of nursing work you may be thinking about. You see, I am a nurse informaticist. What is that you say? Please allow me to explain. Nursing Informatics: What is That? I asked the same question when I started this job a year ago. Most, if not all, of…

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