Nursing Staff Development: Behind the Firewall

A few months back I was contacted by a marketing analyst for Uniform Scrubs to see if I was interested in reviewing a new Dickie’s top that is part of their spring and summer collection. Alth...

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  I recently learned about patient-family support websites such as CaringBridge.com following the unexpected and heartbreaking hospitalization of a family friend that has become protracted. I...

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Have you ever thought of joining Twitter? Below are three videos on getting started in Twitter from setting up an account to engaging in a chat. SETTING UP AN ACCOUNT: OVERVIEW OF TWITTER TERMI...

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Last June I searched web-conferencing sites for my STTI Region Coordinator and I came upon the BigMarker.com site. BigMarker.com is a videoconferencing site where the user can collaborate with ...

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Last weekend as the snow fell in New York, I had the good fortune of stumbling upon a presentation on “LiveBinders” that was streaming live from the “TeachMeetGA 2012” conference. Stev...

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Imagine that your abstract is accepted for a four-hour workshop at a national convention, demonstrating basic web skills for building nursing educational websites only to learn that there would b...

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Laser pointers have been traditionally used in conjunction with electronic slideshow presentations as a means of emphasizing a specific part of a slide. Despite the usefulness of this tool, somet...

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Infusion phlebitis Picture: Copyright 2011 Teresa Heithaus Over a year ago my son was admitted to a local hospital for emergency surgery. The hospital was known for its excellent reputation ...

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In November 2010 I went to the AAN pre-conference kicked-off where I attended a terrific presentation given by Barbara Rickabaugh RN, MSN  from UC Davis Medical Center . Her presentation was on...

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Distance learning or online education is an excellent option to consider if you are thinking of going back to school to further your degree. Some healthcare systems are now requiring a higher de...

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I use attestations to affirm that an individual has read an online posting or activity. This is similar to using a clip board with a sign in sheet for on-unit updates or a “read and sign,” e...

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I have always considered myself to be good at multi-tasking.  Through the years I've managed my home, raised a family while being a working mom, made time to see friends, prepared home-cooke...

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I enjoy solving word games. Not too long ago, I used to create crossword puzzles by using graph paper. Excel offers a perfect platform for staging crossword puzzles because of the grids that are ...

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Research and publishing are two initiatives that staff development instructors are being asked to engage in. When does the educator find time in a busy day to sit down and consider a research...

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On October 22, 2010 I was sitting in a computer station at a testing center not far from my home. I was wearing a pair of yellow silencing headphones that I reluctantly put on my head to drown o...

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The first time I ever heard of Animoto was after reading a publication, “Twelve Essentials for Technology Integration ” written by Richard Byrne that can be found on his blog site: Free T...

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I was a speaker at a Nurse Educators Conference recently with close to 200 participants. Everyone in the audience had the opportunity to participate in live polling by using audience response car...

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Earlier this year I learned about an online polling application that involved cell phones. The live polling service requires an Internet connection and is free of charge for up to 30 people. The...

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Many years ago, I learned about the screen capture button on my PC. I was delighted to discover that I could click the button and simply capture a picture of almost anything that I was looking a...

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