Category Archives: NurseZone Blog – Student Nursing

We all know that the nursing workforce is continuing to age, but how about the age of nursing students? As the economy continues to stay the same and the current job market remains challenging, many people are turning to nursing … Continue reading →

I have recently started taking Spanish classes to help me with communicating with my Spanish-speaking only patients. In the hospital that I currently work at almost half of the population is Spanish-speaking only and primarily Hispanic. While I was in … Continue reading →

Nursing is a profession of honesty and accountability. In nursing school we learn the “Code of Ethics” for nurses and are constantly reminded to “do good” and “do no harm.” So how can a nursing student cheat after all of … Continue reading →

The increase of suicides in this country related to bullying in this past year has pulled at the heartstrings of the people in this country, including mine. Most recently, a freshman at Rutgers, committed suicide after being bullied and humiliated … Continue reading →

One of the more recent additions to nursing education has been high-tech simulator mannequins. While I was in nursing school, I had the opportunity to practice I.V. insertion on a simulator (Virtual I.V.) that showed a virtual image on the … Continue reading →

Veterans Day has come and gone, but I have still not stopped thinking of the men and women in uniform that serve our country. Nurses have always played a large role in military service, one that perhaps has not received … Continue reading →

If you are in nursing school, you have no doubt learned all about the importance of Evidence Based Practice (EBP). In school, many of us have had to make countless posters and presentations on the current best evidence for why … Continue reading →

I’ve touched on balancing family life with school life in some of my previous blog posts, but now that my husband and I are expecting our first child this topic has become more and more real to me. Currently, I … Continue reading →

I have currently been accepted into a distance education graduate program and the thought of doing all of my coursework online is daunting, to say the least. The only other experience I have with distance education was taking pharmacology online … Continue reading →

As nurses we all go through a form of reality shock at some point in our careers. As students it might be the first month of nursing school or the first clinical day at the hospital. As new nurses it … Continue reading →