"In the world of smartphones and tablets, technology is no longer for the "tech geek." It is the new norm. And is there an app for that? Yes! Some 17,000 apps are available for patients and health care providers alike. But, with all this technology come new and necessary challenges. How can nurses keep up? As The Nerdy Nurse, blogger sensation and technology guru Brittney Wilson has captivated Internet readers since 2010 with her expertise, opinions, and wit. In The Nerdy Nurse's Guide to Technology, Wilson provides the tools nurses need to improve their practices, further their careers, and solidify themselves as assets to their employers. Written with humor and easily digestible sections of information, this reference guide supplies nurses with the practical application tools they need to embrace technology and be successful"--Publisher's website.
What will you do… if colleagues covertly or overtly break protocols? if you need to give constructive feedback? if need to ask for help from these colleagues or seek alternative teachers? if you need to take the necessary time to follow protocols, but more experienced colleagues do not follow them or support you in your efforts? Explore all of the critical ways your ability to communicate successfully can positively impact not only nurse-client, nurse-family, and colleague-colleague relationships, but also your ability to make the work environment less stressful and to manage professional and personal challenges, even in a world still reeling from the impact of the pandemic. Step by step, you’ll build the essential communication skills you need, with an emphasis on developing the emotional intelligence necessary to speak assertively and listen respectfully in the high-stakes, high-pressure environments where nurses work. Every nurse needs to read this!!!!!!!! “Well written. Every nurse must read this book. I was lacking in some essential communication skills and didn't know it until I read this book. It's easy to follow. The chapters are divided into pertinent information you must know. I recommend this book to all of my coworkers. Highly recommend!!!”—Online Reviewer
The healthcare workforce and landscape continues to evolve with the ongoing education systems forming in foreign countries and immigration and foreign employment continuing to grow in the United States. Every heath care provider and patient is challenged with cultural competency and acceptance on a daily basis. Often times our own prejudices and beliefs have great potential to interfere with effective health care interactions when what is truly important is providing the best patient care possible. There is much discussion around cultural sensitivity and cultural expertise, but now the discussion has shifted to cultural sensibility, which is a deliberate behavior that proactively provides an enriched provider consumer/patient interaction, where the health care provider acknowledges cultural issues and situations through thoughtful reasoning, responsiveness, and discreet (attentive, considerate, and observant) interactions. In this highly practical and informative handbook, author Sally Ellis Fletcher offers healthcare providers a process that encourages them to first consider their own attitudes, biases, beliefs, and prejudices through self-reflection. Cultural Sensibility in Healthcare challenges readers to examine cultural issues beyond just theory and to instead explore culture as it affects your professional role thus creating culturally sensibility health care encounters.
The first medical specialty selection guide written by residents for students! Provides an inside look at the issues surrounding medical specialty selection, blending first-hand knowledge with useful facts and statistics, such as salary information, employment data, and match statistics. Focuses on all the major specialties and features firsthand portrayals of each by current residents. Also includes a guide to personality characteristics that are predominate with practitioners of each specialty. “A terrific mixture of objective information as well as factual data make this book an easy, informative, and interesting read.” --Review from a 4th year Medical Student
Designed for health care professionals in multiple disciplines and clinical settings, this comprehensive, evidence-based wound care text provides basic and advanced information on wound healing and therapies and emphasizes clinical decision-making. The text integrates the latest scientific findings with principles of good wound care and provides a complete set of current, evidence-based practices. This edition features a new chapter on wound pain management and a chapter showing how to use negative pressure therapy on many types of hard-to-heal wounds. Technological advances covered include ultrasound for wound debridement, laser treatments, and a single-patient-use disposable device for delivering pulsed radio frequency.
The big stories -- The skills of the new machines : technology races ahead -- Moore's law and the second half of the chessboard -- The digitization of just about everything -- Innovation : declining or recombining? -- Artificial and human intelligence in the second machine age -- Computing bounty -- Beyond GDP -- The spread -- The biggest winners : stars and superstars -- Implications of the bounty and the spread -- Learning to race with machines : recommendations for individuals -- Policy recommendations -- Long-term recommendations -- Technology and the future (which is very different from "technology is the future").
The beauty of Nursing is its flexibility - there are so many things nurses can do. Unfortunately many nurses are feeling burned out, shaken, and traumatized. They are leaving the profession altogether without realizing there is a career option offering work from home, great pay, and the opportunity to shape the future. That is the purpose of this book. From Bedside Nurse to Informatics Nurse: A How-To Guide takes nurses step-by-step from bedside care to the flexible, well-paid world of Nursing Informatics without going back to school. It offers a straight-forward walk through of what Nursing Informatics is and why nurses should consider careers in health technology. This book includes easy-to-digest explanations of technology topics, Nursing Informatics tools and methods, and how to get hands-on experience. Finally, it covers how to get hired for Nursing Informatics roles and what mistakes to avoid that even master’s program graduates do not know. Best of all, this book is written by a nurse who made this transition. Distilling everything learned in two masters’ degree programs plus a decade of experience, this guide focuses on the core information needed to enter this exciting field.
Two of the most influential nurse bloggers have put their heads together to create a one-stop resource for nurses looking to grow their own blog, audience, and brand. Brittney Wilson, BSN RN (TheNerdyNurse.com) and Kati Kleber, BSN RN CCRN (FreshRN.com), who attract hundreds of thousands of readers to their blogs each month, demystify the art of science of nurse blogging. Learn from the experts as they share their personal journeys, mistakes, and best practices. This book takes a dive deep into the practical aspects of how to set up and maintain a blog, create a community, earn revenue, and strategic business considerations. The Nurse's Guide to Blogging: Building a Brand and a Profitable Brand as a Nurse Influencer is engineered for any nurse who is interested in blogging. It addresses many of the issues unique to the nursing profession including patient privacy, upholding the integrity of the profession, and understanding your unique value. If you're a nurse and want to blog, this book is for you. As a nurse, a blog can help you: Become more confident and empowered Develop a personal brand and reputation as a thought leader Expand your career horizons and climb the clinical ladder Be an advocate for the nursing profession and the patients you serve Increase your earning potential through traditional and entrepreneurial means Every nurse should blog. Whether for profit or professional growth and development, there are too many advantages to list. Find Out What You Must Know Before Starting a Blog This book will shave years off your learning curve in the world of nurse blogging. Kati and Brittney's combined experience can help you avoid costly errors and skyrocket your pageviews and readership in a matter of months rather than years. This book focuses on the practical and philosophical aspects of blogging. It first asks you to examine your purpose but then rolls full steam ahead into turning that purpose into a full-fledged profitable business. With 10 action-packed chapters, you'll learn how to define and refine your message and niche, cultivate an engaged audience through social media and email marketing, and even which technology you should use to achieve the most success. This book is written in a fun style and is filled with personal commentary and real-world examples and stories of recommended practices in action. It's filled with knowledge that you'll use for years to come. You won't be able to read through this book once and put it down. This will be your manual for building your profitable nursing blog. You should probably buy an highlighter. You'll need it. If you want to make an impact on the nursing profession, and maybe even the world, a blog is a step to leaving a lasting professional legacy.
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