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AmericanNurse.
Mar/Apr2013,Vol.45Issue2,p1414.1/2p.1ColorPhotograph.
InthisinterviewMarilynRantstalksabouthowsheisaprofessorandhaspreviouslyhasbeena
nurseadministrator.Shealsotalksaboutsomeofherresponsibilitiesandhowhernursingskills
arestillusedinherhigherposition.Shealsoexplainshowshegrewherleadershipskillsasa
headnurse.Marilynisaskedabouthownursescanleadtheireffortintheirworkenvironment,
andsheadvisesthatnursesstartinsomethingthattheyhaveaninterestinandlearnandgrow
fromthere.
Thisisaninterviewofanursewhohashadmanydifferentjobsthroughoutthenursingfield.
Thisinterviewisstructurednicelyandflowswellfromonequestiontothenext.Thequestions
thatwerechosenseemedtobeappropriateforthetypeofinterviewtheywereconducting.This
genreisveryappropriateinnursingformanyreasonsbecauseyoucanlookupinterviewsonthe
focusthatyouareinterestedininordertobetteryourunderstandingofit.
Dr.IvanCamphor.Makethemostofyourpracticenurse
Pulse
march2016:7880.print.
Thismagazinearticletalksabouthowtopracticenursinginordertomaximizeincomeand
experience.Oneofthethingsthisarticlesuggestsistopracticechronicdiseasemanagement.
Anotherthingthatthisarticlesuggestsistosharesomeoftheworkloadwithhealthcare
assistants.Thethirdthingthisarticlesuggestsistoallownursestohelpdirectenhancedservices.
Anotherthingthisarticletalksaboutistohavenursesdevelopintoanindependentprescriber.
Alsothisarticletalksaboutnursesbecomingnursepractitioners.
Thisarticleismoreofaninformationallisttypetohelpoutnursesinordertobemoreefficient.
Thisgenreisveryusefulinalltypesofworkfieldsbutisnotasusefulinnursing.Itwasuseful
tomebecauseIfounditinordertohelpmegainevenmoreofaninterestinnursing,butonce
youareinnursingschoolorinthehospitalthisgenreisnotasuseful.Thisparticulararticleis
somewhatusefulbecauseitishelpingnursesbecomemoreefficient.
Suwanbamrung,Charuai.LearningExperienceofStudentNursesthroughReflectionon
ClinicalPractice:ACaseStudyinPediatricNursing,SouthernThailand
SchoolofNursing,
WalailakUniversity,NakhonSiThammarat80161,Thailand
February2015.
Inthisstudytheytalkabouthowreflectionisimportanttolearningasanursingstudent.Itgoes
ontosaythatreflectioniscrucialtothelearningprocessfornursingstudentsthattheyreflecton
whattheyfaced.Inthisstudytheytook40nursesandhadthemmakeareflectionontheirweek
attheendofeachweek,andtheydidthisfortwoweeks.Theythengoontoexplainwhatthey
foundintheirstudy.
Casestudiesarewherepeopleareevaluatedinordertofindoutsomethingaboutwhattheyare
evaluating.Inthisstudytheyarehavingstudentsreflectonwhattheyhavedoneoveraweekto
seehowtheygrowasstudents.Innursing,casestudiesareprettycommonandfairlyuseful.
UMHealthSystem.
ADayintheLife:NursingatMichiganVideo,may2014.RetrievedApril
2016
Inthisvideotheyshowadayinthelifeofanurse.Theytalkabouthowasnursesyouallwork
togethertogetthepatientthroughwhatishappeningtothem,notonlyphysicallybut
emotionally.Asnursesyourlearningisneverdone,youencounternewthingseveryday.Thereis
somuchmoretonursingthanjustknowledgeandskills,itiscaringandcomfortingpatientsand
families.Youcanbethedifferenceinsomeone'slife.
Videosareagreatgenreinnursingbecauseyoucanlookupavideoforalmostanything.You
canlookupvideosforjustbeingageneralnurseoryoucanalsolookatwhatanurseinthearea
thatyouwanttoworkincando.Thisformofvideoisveryhelpfultostudentswhowanttogo
intonursingtoseeifthatiswhattheyreallywanttodo.
EmpoweRN.HowtostartanIVVideo,July2013.RetrievedApril2016
InthisvideothenurseexplainshowtostartanIV.Sheexplainseverythingfromwhatmaterials
youneedtohowtoinserttheneedle.Shestartsoffbyexplainingwhatmaterialsyouneedand
whenyouwillneedthem,alsowheretoplacethemuntiltheyareneeded.Thenshegoesonto
explainhowtofindtheveinandwhichwaytoinserttheneedle.Shethenexplainshowtofinish
andtapeofftheIV.
Thisisaninformationalvideoanditisveryusefultonotonlynursesbutalsotopatients.Itis
usefultonursingstudentsmostbecausetheyarejustlearningandmaynothavehadthechance
tolearncertainskills,andtheywouldliketobealittlemoreinformedbeforetheylearnthat
certainskill.