May 2012 - Posts

Living in the Middle Ground
May 25, 2012 10:15 PM by Frank Visco

I feel like I'm in a weird space as a nursing student. On the one hand, I've completed my introductory nursing classes, and so I have the fundamentals of the field and assessment down pat. On the other hand, I know next to nothing about diseases, diagnoses Read More...

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Heart of the Community
May 16, 2012 3:44 PM by Lorenzo Ortega

A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to volunteer at an event hosted by the Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services. My school decided to team up with the organization and help at the health screening and education booths that were provided by the Read More...

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Patient Satisfaction: The New Driving Force
May 14, 2012 5:37 PM by Alexandra Cosan

Our roles as nurses has always been multi dimensional. We do not simply administer medications, perform wound care, etc. We provide emotional support, we advocate, we clean both the patient and the patient's room at times, we encourage, we assist with Read More...

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Saying Goodbye to Semester Two
May 3, 2012 8:41 AM by Frank Visco

I’m finally in the home stretch of my semester. The last month has felt like a long marathon of examinations that culminated this past week in HESI exams for Assessment and Maternity, my Assessment Practicum, and my final Maternity Clinical. Now, all Read More...

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