What makes a good leader? Merriam-Webster defines a leader as “a person who leads.” This is a very broad definition, however that allows our minds to take control. In reality,Continue reading
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NINR Graduate Partnership Project
The National Institute of Nursing Research is accepting applications until December 1 for their 2016 Graduate Partnership Project. The DPP is a research training opportunity that combines academics with NIH-level research;Continue reading
QStudent #7: Health Literacy
Did you know that twenty-two percent of American adults read below the proficiency level, as compared to the fourteen percent who are at or above (Begintoread.com)? Low literacy levels costContinue reading
QStudent #6: Teamwork & Collaboration
“Unity is strength. When there is teamwork and collaboration wonderful things can be achieved.” –Mattie Stepanek. Teamwork and collaboration in healthcare is of the utmost importance. We’ve all heard theContinue reading
Student Resources
Learning Nurse http://www.learningnurse.org/index.php/e-learning/modules This page offers narrated modules for healthcare professionals on ongoing Professional Development, and Patient Assessment, as well as helpful simulations, to assist with making nursing diagnoses. American AssociationContinue reading
QStudent #5: Informatics
Hello QStudent readers! It’s quite obvious these days that a majority of what we do involves technology. We have smart phones, tablets, laptops, flat screen TVs, etc. In the healthcare world,Continue reading
QStudent #4: Evidence Based Practice
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) is the topic for our forth post. EBP can, and usually does, go hand in hand with Quality Improvement (QI), which was our topic in the lastContinue reading
QStudent #3: Quality Improvement
The definition of quality improvement (QI) is, “Using data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and using improvement methods to design and test changes to continuously improve the qualityContinue reading
Student Resource Page
What are we? A page dedicated to Quality and Safety from the Nursing Student Perspective. On this page you will find: QStudent Blog –powered by undergraduate nursing students, providing weeklyContinue reading
QStudent#2: Social Media & Patient Confidentiality
Many believe that social media sites are only limited to Facebook and Twitter, and while these are two of the most common platforms, that is not the case. The Merriam-WebsterContinue reading