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Crossing State Lines: Can a School Nurse Travel to Another State with Students? 

Empowered Nurses

However, there’s a critical distinction that many don’t realize: emergency situations and temporary care provisions often have different legal standards than ongoing practice. Medication Management Follow strict protocols for medication transport and storage.

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National Patient Safety Goals Depend on Good Communication

Relias

Each year, the Joint Commission issues a list of top national patient safety goals for healthcare settings, including hospitals, nursing care centers, behavioral health care and human services, ambulatory healthcare, home care, and more. Improve staff communication. Use medicines safely. Use alarms safely.

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Telephone triage nursing: When patients call

American Nurse

These nurses can refer patients to the emergency department (ED) or urgent care, make an appointment with their primary care provider, offer advice to help the patient get through the night until the provider’s office opens, or offer suggestions and education for patients to treat themselves at home.

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Nurses as Key Players in Telehealth

Daily Nurse

“Nurses and advanced practice registered nurses may receive training through their educational programs on the use of telehealth. If nurses do not receive this training in their educational preparation, they may receive it through their employment or workshops and educational programs.

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How to Become a Registered Nurse

Every Nurse

Registered nurses must have technical nursing skills to administer nursing care, medical knowledge of drug properties and interactions, critical thinking skills to diagnose and treat illnesses and injuries, organizational skills to implement care plans, and the communication skills to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

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Nursing in Zimbabwe and now Lecturing Nursing in Australia

The Nurse Break

Educators & Lecturers. In Zimbabwe, I have worked at Hwange Colliery Hospital and amassed wide nursing experience in the following specialities: medical/surgical nursing, paediatric nursing, critical care nursing, emergency care nursing, midwifery, and nursing education. Clinical Nurse Educator.

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Magnet4Europe

American Nurse

Building this solid foundation can aid progression to a culture of shared decision-making, education, and support for nurses autonomy at the bedside. In addition, the United States and the EU have different educational degree equivalents and national nursing specialty certifications. See Spreading the news.)