Category: Associate of Occupational Science – Vocational Nursing (LVN)

Discover LVN career guides, nursing school resources, licensure information, and healthcare education articles to help you explore vocational nursing pathways.

IPv4 Addresses are all gone! The world is ending! When do we go IPv6?

Ars Technica has an article on transitioning from IPv4 to IPv6 and makes a business case for not switching immediately, factors to consider before deciding to make a transition.  This article discusses, in a layered approach, factors ranging from Operating System capabilities to network provider resources to application pitfalls. Ars themselves are not leading the […]

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The American Nurses Association pledges their support to Japan Disaster

The American Nurses Association has pledged its support to the people of Japan, including nurses, in the wake of a series of disasters that have affected the country since late last week. “Our hearts go out to the Japanese people during this time of terrible tragedy,” said ANA President Karen A. Daley, RN, PhD, MPH, […]

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What am I worth as a new grad?

Attention new grads! Here are some things you should know when interviewing for that first job: – Do not pretend to know everything. – Stress your willingness to learn. – Emphasize that you are a team player. Qualities such as these are what graduates can offer in lieu of experience, say directors of nursing who […]

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The Nurse’s Juggling Act: How Much Multitasking is Too Much?

It seems inevitable in today’s hectic health care environment that nurses attempt to tackle more than one task at once, but by doing so they may increase stress and put their patients at risk. Joanne Goldbort, Ph.D., RN, director of maternal and child services at Union Hospital Health Group in Terre Haute, Ind.,  says that […]

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Bridging the Generation Gaps Between Nurses in the Workplace

Generational differences in the workforce have always existed. Nurses of vastly different ages, world views and levels of experience are working side by side, not always understanding their co-workers from another generation. There are the: The Veterans (born between 1925-1945). Identified by their longevity, the nurses born during these years value hard work, financial conservatism, […]

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Google Mail Announces Smart Labels

Adding to the personally configurable filters and labels, Google is making “Smart Labels” available to users of gmail, announcing the new capatility on their blog March 9th.   Without the need for user configuration, the smart labels will direct incoming mail to the Bulk mail folder for mass mailings.  Group mailing list messages will be sent […]

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A Guide for Nurse-Physician Communication: What to Say, What Not to Say

  Positive nurse–physician communication doesn’t just improve the work environment; it’s also very critical to patient health care. Poor communication between nurses and physicians is the number-one cause for hospital errors, and many of these errors have fatal results. The following communication tips are provided by Bartholomew and Lolma Olson, MA, president and founder of […]

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Cisco releases Malware Report for the fourth quarter 2010

Cisco has released a report built from data gathered from its RMS and IPS products at enterprise clients, with some surprising results regarding the age of the threats detected: The greatest activity from a botnet was the Rostock botnet, first seen in 2006. Conficker, MyDoom, Nachi and Slammer worms are still active, despite defensive measures […]

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