Who can forget nursing school? Buying expensive textbooks that, if dropped, could break a toe…using flashcards to memorize human anatomy…rising before dawn to get to clinicals on time. Good or bad, those were unforgettable days! I was a newly divorced...
It’s time for another installment from our guest blogger, Linda Shapiro, a.k.a. Meal Planning Maven. After all, none of us can maintain the energy for lifelong learning if we don’t nourish our bodies properly! For those of us who really don’t have...
It’s CNA Week and that’s a great time to think about how you can help your nursing assistants continue to learn on the job. Here at In the Know, we’re all about lifelong learning. And we know that the best learning experiences are often a bit...
There’s a book I’d like to recommend to nursing supervisors and educators everywhere. It has nothing to do with health care or nursing specifically, but has everything to do with helping us inspire those around us. The book, Start with Why, emphasizes the importance...
For those of us in the field of nursing, having an active, open mind and a true desire to learn are important attributes. Because things change rapidly in health care, nurses and CNAs can’t “rest on their laurels” and claim that they know all they...