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One of the questions I get a lot especially from new nurses involves the essential nursing skills they need to be a successful nurse.So they might ask “what are the basic nursing skills I need once I start working? Here are 15 of the most essential nursing skills! #nursecareers #beinganurse

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I remember when I was in nursing school heading to my first day of preceptorship in the emergency department nervous that I would botch one of the most common nursing procedures of starting an intr…

Suctioning seems pretty easy when you think about it, right? You are pretty much just removing mucous from someones airway BUT how to properly suction your patient actually requires a lot more knowledge than you think. Think about it, each time you suction your patient’s airway, you aren’t just removing secretions, you are also removing oxygen. This is why there are certain techniques to follow when properly suctioning your patient. The goal is to not only achieve a good suction that leads…

Hello, hello friends! Jackie here bringing you some great information today. If you are anything like me as a new nurse you probably dreeeeaddd the thought of an IV order. Yes? No? Or was I the only one? Man! Every time I would see an IV order I would start freaking out, overthink and have an internal anxiety attack. IV’s are actually one of THE hardest skills for a nurse to acquire and this is simply because in order to master it you must PRACTICE. Without practice, you cannot possibly…

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There are some important emergency nursing skills all ER nurses should have. Make sure to pay attention to #4 because of...