
Saskatchewan Nursing Numbers Increase Steadily
1/28/2012
Nurses and Practitioners in Canada Rising
1/27/2012
UK Gets Hit Hard By Concerns About Nurses Competence
1/10/2012
As Health Accord Deadline Approaches Canadians Get Nervous
1/10/2012
A Canada With NO Health Accord?
1/08/2012
Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis Helps Fight Compassion Fatigue
1/03/2012
February 3, 2012
The Antigonish Chapter of Nursing the Future (NTF) was pleased to give a presentation to the graduating LPN class at the Pictou campus of the Nova Scotia Community College on February 1, 2012. Donnie MacDonald led the presentation about the resources of NTF and explained the...
February 2, 2012
Mary Beth Wall (R) and Phuong Nguyen (L) introduced NTF to a group of new graduates whom Capital District Health Authority in Halifax recently hired. The graduates found the presentation to be “informative” and that Mary Beth and Phuong presented resources “applicable” for the...
The Patronizing Hat
January 23, 2012

My manager approached me recently and asked if I would consider being a preceptor. My first reaction was, “YIKES! Really? Me? But I’m still new to this whole nursing thing myself.” But after thinking it through, I reminded myself, “You have been nursing for
Teamwork!
November 1, 2011
I remember the first time I admitted I needed help… I work on a surgical floor, which tends to be quite busy at times. After shift report my LPN partner and I divided up the pts and began our morning routine. Everything I did seemed to be taking up more time than usual that morning and
Continuing Competence
September 3, 2011
Just what we as New Graduates need in the midst of our various transition stages is to be thinking about Continuing Competence (CC)! However, those of us who are RNs are required to complete our first round of paperwork within 8 months of graduation. WOOP WOOP! Maybe not so much excitement… But if any of you
Distress Call
August 16, 2011
A few months ago, I started feeling odd. I would lay awake at night, staring at the ceiling. I always felt a little ill. Soon, anxiety kicked in, and I was wondering if I needed to go to the doctor to seek some help for a possible mental health issue. Then I realized one day going