His Story – A Message Straight to You from a Critical Care Nurse-to-be

More precisely, here's a video sent to us by a full-of-life critical care nurse-to-be (at that time) to an individual who's dreaming to pursue a career in Critical Care Nursing, in short, for you.

We found this video from the archives and we really felt like sharing the career prospects of the Critical Care Nursing Program. It is  for messages and greetings like these,which keep us going and make us feel proud.

It's funny how most of the students find the 'thick' books to be 'toxic', as Dino Martin Gako – a lively INSCOL student pursuing Critical Care Nursing Course at Niagara finds the book of his curriculum a 'thick' book and thus to be 'toxic'!

Certainly, it's a warning for you to be ready to go through the hardships that will help you get a successful career abroad. Nothing worth having will be as easy as a walk in the park, after all!

Here is 'His' Story –

 

Of course, you can hear the happiness in his voice. Dino certainly knew that once he'll complete the Critical Care Nursing program, he’d go places.

From the career prospective, factually, the projected job growth as per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will be 19% for the registered nurses, in the year 2012-2022. Also the median salary as per the statistics, is around $67,490 per year (for the year 2015).

As far as Canada is concerned, Critical Care Nurses are one of the most sought after professionals. You'll be qualified to be a leader and a team player in critical care settings, which includes intensive care units, surgical intensive care units and cardiac care units too.

Are you looking around for the specialized nursing programs for Filipino nurses? Visit at Inscol.com
Keep shining on!

Until next time.

INSCOL – An Educational Paradise for Filipino Nurses

When time comes for internationally educated nurses who want to pursue higher education and at the same time find the opportunities to work in Canada either on permanent or temporary basis, INSCOL is the name that comes in mind.

This is because, Canada is known as one of the most favored country for nurses and aspiring medical students, as it offers numerous benefits to them like the best in class education, favorable laws for the immigrants and number of opportunities to make the career.

Canadian healthcare industry is frequently employing internationally educated nurses from around the globe. Due to such employment opportunities, Canada has become the first choice among nursing enthusiasts and this has resulted in the success of Canada’s healthcare industry too.

If you are a Registered Nurse and looking for an opportunity to study and work in Canada, INSCOL in collaboration with renowned colleges of Canada offers wide range of nursing courses that aim to transform internationally educated nurses into Global nurses. These courses have been developed according to the worldwide best practices in the healthcare industry, to enhance skills equivalent to the levels of their best-trained international counterparts.

Here are the nursing courses offered by INSCOL for Filipino nurses in Canada -

• One-year Graduate Certificate in RN - Critical Care Nursing from Niagara College, Welland Campus, Niagara.
• One-year Graduate Certificate in Palliative Care from Niagara College, Welland Campus, Niagara
• One-year Graduate Certificate for Internationally Educated Nurses in Acute Complex Care from Georgian College, Barrie Campus, Barrie.
• One-year Graduate Certificate in Nursing Leadership & Management from Seneca College, Markham Campus, Toronto.
• One-year Graduate Certificate in Coronary Care Nursing from Seneca College, Yorkgate Campus, Toronto
• One-year Graduate Certificate in Gerontology from Niagara College, Welland Campus, Niagara
• To know more about these nursing programs for Filipino nurses, the fee structure, academic requirements and intake period in Canada, please visit the INSCOL website.

How a Nurse Can Avoid Medication Errors and Mistakes While on Job

To help nurses avoid errors and mistakes, Nursing Care Plan is saving the whole of the nursing fraternity especially in stressed conditions and places like the ER, where a mistake on a patient’s record could be a matter of life or death. However, the plan exclude such possibilities by recording precisely what the patient has done for the day (in terms of food, medication, and workout), and updates the next nurse on-call about what they should observe or administer to the patient during their shift. 

The absence of such type of important information will significantly affect patients in getting the right treatment and the whole hospital system would be a complete chaos. Think of a medical facility without a nursing care plan – the patients would be either isolated or too much examined. Some might be overdosing on medication left and right, some would be over-exerting their strength in rehabilitative work, or some would be eating too little or too much food per day. Thus, nursing care plans ensure that everything is in check without disturbing the facility’s schedule and patient’s lives. 

Nurse practitioners are the crucial part of a health care setting, a certainty very much perceived by most specialists, albeit not by the media. They have portrayed doctors and physicians as the patient care providers, when truth is; it is a nurse who takes care of everything, right from maintaining patient’s history and consoling the patients when they are scared to administering the medication as needed. Nursing professionals in every medical facility stays updated with the patient's condition, more than a physician or the specialists, so that they can transfer patient’s information to the next nurse taking up the charge. 

Nursing care plans have made progress from paper charts information that nurses used to convey messages to new ways of maintain the information utilizing the benefits of technology that helps them manage the records from anywhere at any time. 

In any case, in spite of any setbacks, the nursing care plan keeps on walking forward and guarantee that nurses do not commit errors or become a part of human mistakes while providing patient care. 

If you are a nurse and want to make a career abroad, INSCOL is your best bet. INSCOL in collaboration with leading Universities/Colleges in Canada/UK/USA/AUS/NZ offers a wide range of Global Nursing Programs in Emergency Care, Critical Care, Palliative Care, Coronary Care, Acute Complex Care, Mental Health, Leadership & Management, Gerontology & Chronic Illness, Healthcare & Rehabilitation and B.Sc./M.Sc. Nursing.

11 Must Have Items for all New Nurses in Their Bags – Part II

In the previous section of this blog, we have mentioned some of the essential items a nursing student or a new nurse should have in their bags. Stethoscope, thermometer, gauze, sterilized mask, cold medicines, scissors and microscope medical tape are some of them. We, however, are not yet done with the important stuff you, as a nurse, should keep in your bag.

6. Have You Kept a Tongue Depressor?

Many a times in the nursing training or profession, a nurse will need to use this tool. Tongue depressor, basically, is a tool used to depress the tongue and examine the mouth and throat.

7. Needless to Say – Lotion and Hand Sanitizer

Apart from the basic need of keeping a lotion in your bag, a nurse should keep a lotion because of a very much valid reason. Of course, nurses wash their hands many a times in a day, therefore ending up with dry skin. That's when they need a lotion. Further, the hand sanitizer is a plus when it comes to cleaning the germs and the infectious agents.

8. In Case You're an Expert in IV Therapy – Six Saline Flushes

In case you're an expert in IV therapy, you must know how a saline flush is a method of clearing out intravenous lines (IVs). An IV therapy nurse would certainly need them before the drip is connected in order to assure that IV is still patent.

9. How About Books Related to Nursing?

As a nurse, you'll need a reference to common medicines and symptoms. Why not keep a medical dictionary or a medical manual. You can access information about various prescriptions, clinical guidelines and patient advices, all of them handy.

10. A Small Notebook

Sure, you can keep it in order to take notes from the doctors. You can also add the observations you've made of your patients.

11. Tourniquet

What shall a nurse do at the time of continuous traumatic bleeding of the patients? A tourniquet, basically, is a constricting device, which is used mostly when the patient is in a critical state because of continuous bleeding. Indeed, a lifesaver!

Were you aware of all of them? Being a nurse, you will face many emergency situations when you'll need all these. Do you want to mention more of the essentials nurses should keep in their bags? Sure, write to us in the comment section below.

In addition, are you willing to Study Nursing in Canada for International Students to become a global nurse? You should certainly check the specialized nursing programs offered by INSCOL. 

11 Must Have Items for all New Nurses in Their Bags – Part I

Are you a nursing student or maybe a new nurse? While communication skills, compassion, empathy, flexibility, emotional stability, and interpersonal skills are some of the must have qualities of a nurse, what all do you keep in your bag? Yes, your bag. Almost all of us keep stuff that tends to signify us to the greatest extent. Are you wondering what all is required in your bag in order to indicate you as a nursing student or a nurse?

Have a look at the 14 essentials that if you keep in your bag, you sure are a nurse!

1. Do You Have a Stethoscope With You?

Probably, one of the most prized possessions of a nurse. A stethoscope does not only help in listening to the heart, but also the veins and the intestines. These days we can get a plethora of variety in stethoscopes, from the older technology to the latest and the advanced. Classic or the up-to-the-minute, a stethoscope is necessary item for a nurse.

2. Another Must Have Item – Thermometer

We all know thermometers are used to measure temperature or a temperature gradient. Nurses use a thermometer to measure the temperature of the patients' body and register it. One of the second most useful items a nurse should have in order to examine the health of the patient.

3. Do Not Forget About the Sanitary Items!

Sure, you keep them-

• Gauze
• Sterilized Mask
• Gloves 
• Cotton Balls

4. Also, the OTC (Over the Counter) Pharmacy Items

• Cold Medicines
• Paracetamol
• Pain Killers 
• Ibuprofen 
• Other emergency medicine

5. The Need for Scissors and Microscope Medical Tape

Whenever there is a question of wound care, scissors and microscope medical tape are the saviors. The scissor is used in the quest for cutting the medical gauze, bandages and dressings. As a nurse, you may come across many such emergencies when there is a need for scissors. Microscope medical tapes always help while accidents like pulling IV micro-drip adapter of patients happen.

Do you have all this stuff in your bag? Keep checking this space to know what else is required in your bag being a nursing student or a nurse new to the profession. Until then, you can check the Nursing Courses offered by INSCOL in various countries such as Canada, UK, USA, NZ, Philippines and Australia. Shine on!

When it comes to Using Technology, Nurses are the Frontrunner

That’s absolutely true! Nurses are getting their hands on the most advanced technology available in healthcare these days. From electronic medical records and patient self-tracking to informatics and minimally invasive procedures, treatments and patient care has become more high-tech. 

Technology in healthcare has made patient care services more efficient, and the more tools and gadgets that are developed, the more skilled nursing professionals are needed to operate them. For nurse graduates, if you consider yourself tech-savvy, there are fields in nursing you may want to consider specializing, such as -

Nurse Anesthetist

Make use of apps and mobile technology to monitor patients during surgery and help with epidurals and other vein procedures. 

Nurse Informatics 

The job involves helping in the development of medical technology and train other nurses on the latest systems.

Radiology Nurse

The job involves working with ultrasounds, MRIs, and the latest in radiation therapy.

Telemetry Nurse 

For using the newest machines to monitor their patients’ vital signs.

Cardiac Care Nurse 

To perform electrocardiogram monitoring, and treat patients with pacemakers and other heart health technology.

Perioperative Nurse

To use the latest surgical systems to monitor patients and coordinate care in the operating room.

Plastic Surgery Nurse

Needs to work with the most minimally invasive techniques and assist in procedures ranging from derm abrasion to facial reconstruction.

Dermatology Nurse

Helps in the treatment of skin cancer, treat burn victims, and perform post-surgery treatments using the latest in laser technology.

Transplant Nurse

To use new organ preservation systems and help monitor patients for complications like organ rejection.

Cardiac Lab Nurse 

Requires nurses to work in state-of-the-art cardiac labs, helping implant pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibillators (ICDs).

Genetics Nurse

 They make use of the latest software to analyze patients’ genes, helping assess their risk for diseases like cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and Alzheimer's.

Just like these technological specialization, nurse graduates can opt for a career in these rewarding areas of profession. Do you want to pursue a successful and bright nursing career abroad? Have a look at the exclusive nursing programs for Filipino Nurses offered by INSCOL and let the transformation from an Filipino Nurse to a Global Nurse begin!

For Filipino Nurses, Here are Some Tips to Avoid Back Injury

It’s inevitable that the nursing profession requires much heavy lifting and bending throughout the day. As a result, they become prone to musculature disorders (MSDs), such as back injuries. For a Filipino nurse, it becomes important for them as well to take good care of themselves while providing care to others. To minimize the chances of back injury while you work, here are some of the tips for you. 

Start with Strengthening Your Back

When you’re in good shape, you’re less likely to suffer an injury. Thus, start doing some exercise regularly to strengthen your back and the muscles. It’s better to consult your doctor before doing any such as they might aggravate any existing health conditions.

Evaluate the Circumstances

Well, think about what it will take to get a patient from one place to another. Is the patient small and light, or big and heavy? If the patient wants to use the bedpan, or if there is a need to transfer to another room? Are there any obstructions on the floor that must be removed to avoid accidents? These things will help you avoid any untoward situation of suffering from an injury.

It’s Always Better to Seek Help from Co-Workers

It’s not that you have to do all the lifting and bending on your own. Call your co-workers or assist staff to help you in such a situation. If you can estimate the weight that you are capable of carrying, it will help you to avoid any additional strain.

Try Using Lifting Equipment As Much As Possible

Even for a nurse with good strength, there’s still a good chance of being injured when you regularly lift 200 to 300-pound patients. If there is any equipment available for lifting, use it whenever you can. Luckily, thanks to greater mindfulness harms in the nursing profession, patient lifts are becoming increasingly common in healthcare facilities.

Frequent Breaks Can Help To Relax

If you have been lifting patients frequently all through the day, it will easily take a toll on your body. Therefore, take a break between lifts to give yourself time to recover your strength. By doing this and pacing yourself, you ensure that your energy levels last throughout the day.

In a profession like nursing, injuries happen to most and that too due to neglecting the right measures and safety. To enjoy continuous years of nursing career in a good shape, it’s imperative to avoid such situations. In the end, you’ll be thankful for making the best choice.

If you are a nurse and want to make a career abroad, INSCOL is your best bet. INSCOL in collaboration with leading Universities/Colleges in Canada/UK/USA/AUS/NZ offers a wide range of exclusive Nursing Programs for International Nurses in Emergency Care, Critical Care, Palliative Care, Coronary Care, Acute Complex Care, Mental Health, Leadership & Management, Gerontology & Chronic Illness, Healthcare & Rehabilitation and B.Sc./M.Sc. Nursing. Find more details at http://www.inscol.com/philippines/.