Author Archives: Sean Dent

About Sean Dent

Sean Dent is a second-degree nurse who has worked in telemetry, orthopedics, surgical services, oncology and at times as a travel nurse. He is a CCRN certified critical care nurse where he's worked in cardiac, surgical as well as trauma intensive care nursing. After five years as an RN Sean recently attained his BSN and is now a full-time Nurse Practitioner student. He has been in healthcare for the past 15 years. He originally received a bachelor's degree in Exercise and Sport Science where he worked as a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC).

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Could you function without the technology “crutch”?

A few weeks ago, our electronic health record system went down. I can’t even begin to tell you how crazy it was trying to function without that “crutch.” We were writing physicians’ orders on real paper!

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Tough love for “incivility” in nursing

I’m still trying to understand the uproar here. Incivility in the workplace is as old at time. Do you agree?

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The role of nurse practitioners in healthcare

Being mid-level providers, the world of medicine seems to have drawn a line between support and rejection of NPs. Today I was told by a physician that NPs are simply hired to do all the “scut-work” that physicians don’t want or like to do.

5 ways to make a professional difference

Nurses are notorious for ineffective complaining. The only way to effect change is to become less reactive and more proactive. Here’s how to do it.

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The power of touch

Rush, rush, rush to the next task at hand, all the while treating our patients like another piece of equipment.

Have I become a “pro” at being a nursing student?

Seven years later, this nurse is back in school. How have things changed… and what’s still the same?

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How should MDs treat you…when you’re the PATIENT?

When you go from the caregiver to the one being cared for, how do you want the doctor to treat you?

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Your habits that annoy fellow coworkers: Part II

I thought I might send an open letter to all “those” coworkers out there and address just a few of these occurrences that can get under our skin.

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8 nurse-y resolutions that will stick

Are you thinking about those resolutions you made a few weeks ago? Scrap them if you’re already feeling guilty. Here’s why most resolutions don’t work, plus a new list for nurses in 2012.

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Visitation in the ICU

I think we as nurses have to put our personal feelings aside and consider what is ideal and best for our patients. If that means structured visitation, great. If that means unlimited visitation, so be it.

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3 things your nursing team is dying to tell you

Which quirks annoy you the most? Here’s one of mine: Not knowing the difference between delegation and shirking your duties!

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The sum of a nursing career in one brief sentence

My answer has remained the same throughout my ENTIRE career, from start to present.

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Ninja study skills

As a nursing student, I’ve culled together some great study ideas that I hope can help you. For example, here’s a greg tip I learned from a former professor: Change the sequence of how you are studying a subject every time you visit the subject.

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Nurses and their sixth sense

You know the feeling. It’s like a hunch, or an instinct. And it’s nothing you can learn in nursing school.

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Holiday hierarchy

“I’ve been here longer, so I get Christmas off!” Is that fair? What’s the best way to schedule nurses? Seniority? Lottery? One powerful charge nurse with an iron hand?