Patient have the right to accept or refuse care. Unfortunately many patients don't know about make care decisions through the use of advance directives. Come share in a discussion of what advance directives are, implementation and ideas for patient education. Help empower your patients!

Feel run down after your shift but still need to take care of the family, the pets, the house, the PTA, the..... Nurses seem to care for everyone else but don't have enough time for themselves. Come and examine some ways to take care of the most important person in nursing - YOU!

Wondering how to conduct research? Think you can't make recommendations for nursing interventions for your facility? This article will use a real-life scenario to guide you through the simple steps of unit-based research, making evidence-based recommendations and improving patient outcomes.

Providing quality care means abiding by nursing ethical standards as set forth in the Code of Ethics and the Nightingale Pledge. Reviewing these guidelines and performing self-examination helps prepare nurses for daily ethical decision-making.

What is horizontal violence? Why is a caring profession not nurturing those new to the profession? Let's look at some steps to support those victims of incivility or horizontal violence and improve not only morale but the care we give our patients. Caring for others includes fellow nurses.

What is the least expensive, fastest and most effective means to control infection? Washing your hands! The term hand hygiene refers to all manners of keeping hands clean and limiting the cross-contamination between patients and health care workers. But there are important points to remember.

We experience change every day, but most of us resist change. Lewin's Change Theory is effective in making change in nursing practice as well as personal lives. Come and explore the three-step process of unfreezing-change-refreezing to plan, implement, and make permanent change for quality outcomes

Patient have the right to accept or refuse care. Unfortunately many patients don't know about make care decisions through the use of advance directives. Come share in a discussion of what advance directives are, implementation and ideas for patient education. Help empower your patients!

Spending a little time checking into potential employers can lead you to a long and fulfilling professional affiliation. Just as employers check out potential employees, employees should take time to check out potential employers. Come and learn a few tips on where to find important information.

Nurses provide feedback to many people: those they supervise, student nurses and even to patients and family members learning home care skills. But what is the best way to give feedback? Come explore 10 tips to providing effective constructive feedback and tips on perfecting your feedback skills.