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Pedagogy Education's Quarterly Newsletters keep you up-to-date with Healthcare News and Continuing Education Opportunities
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From the Pedagogy Main Campus
The Pain-Relieving Powers Of Essential Oils
Essential oils, which are concentrated plant oils, are natural pain killers that can be used instead of toxic drugs.
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From the Pedagogy Infusion Campus
Gene that makes bacteria resistant to last-resort antibiotics found in China
A new gene that makes bacteria highly resistant to a last-resort class of antibiotics has been found in people and pigs in China - including in samples of bacteria with epidemic potential, a new study has found.
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From the Pedagogy Acute Care Campus
Pharmacologic Support in the Treatment of 12 Types of Shock
In this episode I’ll review the medications used to support the treatment of shock from 12 different etiologies.
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From the Pedagogy Inservice & Compliance Campus
Debunking the Five Most Common Handwashing Myths
Think you know how to wash your hands? Think again. A 2013 study showed that only 5 percent of people properly wash their hands on a daily basis.
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From the Pedagogy Long Term Care & Home Health Campus
Environmental Surfaces Abound in Every Indoor Environment
Environmental surfaces abound in every indoor environment. Those environmental surfaces, fomites (Nonliving material. Any object or substance, other than food, that harbors or carries infectious organisms), get loaded with infections.
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From the Pedagogy Administrators Campus
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From the Pedagogy Correctional Healthcare Campus
Inmate Dementia - What is a Correctional Nurse to Do
Joe is back in the medical unit getting cleaned up and stitched up after another brawl in the housing unit. Even though he has been relocated several times, he is not adjusting well to his cell assignment.
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Featured Author: Caroline Porter Thomas
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Caroline Porter Thomas is the founder of EmpoweRN inc. and the author of “How to Succeed in Nursing School: Before, During and After” and “New Nurse? How to Get, Keep and LOVE Your First Job!”
Both of which offer a revolutionary approach to achieving success in nursing school and on the nursing job. Caroline graduated from Fayetteville State University, in May 2008, with a bachelor’s degree in nursing. Currently, she works as a Registered Nurse in Miami FL, with Parallon Workforce Management Solutions. Which offers Per Diem supplemental staffing to Local Hospitals.
The motivation for her first book was this: Ms. Porter Thomas passed the NCLEX examination on her first attempt; however, her nursing school had an overall 42% first time pass rate in 2008. Since becoming aware of the fact that many of her classmates struggled through nursing school, her mission has been to identify the traits and characteristics of successful nursing students so that she can pass them on. Furthermore, Caroline also became aware of the coming nursing shortage which she believes is not due to a lack of interest in the profession, but due to the demanding nursing education curriculum that can be intimidating to aspiring nurses and difficult for many current students to complete. Subsequently, she decided to write a book to help all those interested in pursuing a career in nursing.
In her book, Caroline has included specific strategies that she created and used to cultivate motivation and study effectively. When Caroline was in nursing school, there were so many times she said to herself, “I wish I knew this before,” or, “How on earth do I study for these exams!” After completing nursing school with honors, and passing the NCLEX on the first attempt, she realized she had a lot to offer to those who are just beginning their journey.
In addition to providing her own insight, Ms. Porter Thomas interviewed 25 different nursing professors nationwide on what the habits of successful nursing students are. These instructors were from community colleges, universities, and even from prestigious schools of nursing like Yale, and Johns Hopkins. This book also includes positive testimonials from students, recent nursing graduates, and even nurses who have been in the profession for over 30 years. This material is intended to provide additional motivation to help students in overcoming the rigors of nursing education.
In 2013, Caroline fulfilled yet another dream to help those beginning their journey into the nursing profession. After being a new graduate herself then training several new graduates she realized that if you knew what to expect on the job, you would be much better off. In her new book: New Nurse? How to Get, Keep and LOVE Your First Job, she offer tips on: How to Ace the Interview, How to prepare for your first job, How to approach doctors, How to manage high nurse to patient ratios, what to do if you make a mistake, how to love your first job and much more! |
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