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, […]
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 […]
Microsoft is reporting 2.3 million downloads of IE 9 in the first 24 hours of its release. Before you jump to grab it, read a few reviews: Ars Technica, Tech Republic, ZDNet. The consensus is IE 9 is a worthwhile release, if you have updated from XP (IE 9 will not run on XP – […]
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 […]
Extreme is an oft-overused word today, but what would it take for you to install DOS 5.0 and Windows 1.0 then upgrade through the Windows 9x family to and then the NT family to Vista and finally Windows 7? Andrew Tait did just that and posted a video on his blog. Its interesting for it’s […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Though it’s already the beginning of March, it’s never too late to accomplish a goal or check items off your bucket list! But while most resolutions are personal in nature, let’s not forget to include our professional improvement into the mix. Below are some tips from Nurse Connect to help nurses balance their career, work, […]