Frieda Paton, M.Cur, RN, Author at Nurseslabs

Active Shooter Situation Preparedness for Nurses and Healthcare Workers

Being mentally prepared will help nurses to take action immediately on the “Run, Hide, Fight” continuum and could save your own and other’s lives.

NurseLife

Tribute to Nurse Anna Mae Hays: First Female General in the US Army

Anna May Hays started her career in the US Army as a frontline nurse in WWII. She is the first female general in the US army. As a forward-looking leader, she steered the ANC through an era of rapid modernization and used her influence to improve service conditions for all women in the armed forces.

NurseLife

6 Ways Nurses Can Develop Their Nursing Leadership Skills

It is never too early to start developing your leadership skills. These skills can be learned and developed, contrary to the popular belief that leaders are born and not made.

NurseLife

When Nurses Have to Work on Christmas Day

Your heart is in your boots when you leave the family and head to work on Christmas morning and you might even feel a bit angry and resentful. Why is this day so different from any other day?

NurseLife

How ‘Rudeness’ in Healthcare Setting Affects Nurses

The researchers concluded that in a real situation it could have made the difference between the patient living and dying.

Nursing News

Utah Nurse Alex Wubbels Awarded $500,000 Settlement After Forceful Arrest

On October 31 it was announced that Wubbels had agreed to a $500,000 out of court settlement, part of which she plans to donate.

NurseLife

9 Ways to Flunk Your Nursing School Admission Interview

There is such a shortage of nurses that the nursing school admission interview is just a formality, especially if you have excellent grades. Right?

Animals in Health Care Facilities? Consider These 6 Points

NurseLife

Animals in Health Care Facilities? Consider These Six Points

The interaction between humans and their animals has been an important part of people’s lives since the beginning of time. We instinctively know that our pets are good for us without needing the evidence that numerous current scientific studies are now investigating.

NurseLife

I’m Falling in Love With My Patient — Now What?

You find yourself strongly attracted to a patient and, especially if the attraction seems to be mutual, you could be heading for a problem.

NurseLife

Human Trafficking in the Health Care Setting: Red Flags Nurses Need to Know

As a nurse, you could be the one contact who identifies a victim of human trafficking and provides the means of release. However, you need to know of the signs that the patient is possibly a victim of trafficking and how to manage this highly sensitive situation.