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Medication Administration Routes
Administering medications is one of the most important parts of nursing care. As you know, Right Route is one of the most important rights of medication administration among other medication rights. When administering medications, it is important to assess whether your intervention is beneficial to your patient or not and monitor for any potential side […]
How to delegate effectively as a registered nurse
Nurses often work in acute work environments where patients’ lives are on the line. Therefore, it is absolutely essential for a nurse to learn how to prioritize and make decisions quickly and effectively. This is a skill that some new nurses struggle with. Understanding which tasks to delegate to LPN/LVNs (licensed practical nurses), CNA (certified […]
Time Management Tips for Nurses
Time management in nursing is not about moving faster. It is about protecting clinical judgment by reducing the decisions and interruptions that cause cognitive fatigue. A 2022 study in Nursing Research found that nurses are interrupted on average once every 6 minutes during a typical shift. Each interruption adds 23 minutes of recovery time to […]
How to give a Nursing Handoff Report using SBAR
Redirecting to the updated SBAR handoff scripts guide.
Hypertension – Med Surg Interventions
Hypertension is the most common chronic condition nurses encounter on a med-surg floor. According to the American Heart Association, nearly half of U.S. adults have hypertension — and a significant portion first get diagnosed or managed during a hospital stay for something else entirely. For staff nurses, that means hypertension isn’t just a secondary diagnosis […]