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No Strange Things in Nursing Informatics

No Strange Things in Nursing Informatics

The American Nurses Association (ANA) has recognized nursing informatics as a specialty since 1992. Healthcare systems in first-world countries utilize informatics practitioners as part of daily practice. However, fellow nurses in developing countries may still not fully understand what nursing informatics truly is. For this reason, the graduate students of Central Philippine University conducted a webinar. They collaborated with Qualimed Iloilo. Its purpose was to demystify in a way the application of nursing informatics in Medical-Surgical settings. Additionally, they offered…

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Nurse Convicted: Sentenced to Probation

Nurse Convicted: Sentenced to Probation

RaDonda Vaught, the former Tennessee (TN) nurse, was sentenced to three-year probation yesterday. The jury of her peers found her guilty of two felonies related to a fatal medication error. Ms. Murphey died as a result of that error. Subsequently, the TN Board of Nursing revoked Vaught’s nursing license. Read more about the details of this case here, here, and here. Nurses who traveled to TN for this sentencing hailed the decision. Most of them claimed that she shouldn’t have…

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Nurses’ Week 2022 Edition

Nurses’ Week 2022 Edition

So another Nurses’ Week has come and gone! Congratulations to all of my nursing colleagues who work in the vast and varied fields of nursing practice. We have survived yet another challenging year in the constantly evolving healthcare milieu! All of us deserve a pat on the back. If you have not heard it this week, please allow me to be the cheerleader who will sing your praises to the high heavens! Each one of you has exemplified what it…

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Nursing through a Computer Screen

Nursing through a Computer Screen

We have established in the previous post that it is indeed hard to be a nurse, yet be so far from our loved ones. This is more so true when those family members are in need of healthcare. Our nursing instincts kick in almost instantaneously and we want updates every step of the way. We feel that despite our absence, we still need to have our say. Thus, we turn to the computer screen to continue our life-saving crusade! The…

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Nurse Convicted: Its Implication to Nursing and Healthcare

Nurse Convicted: Its Implication to Nursing and Healthcare

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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Nursing Certification: Does it Really Matter?

Nursing Certification: Does it Really Matter?

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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