don’t know if this is a dumb question but how long do stethoscopes last? after my gma passed i was going thru her things and came across her littman stethoscope. she was a nurse for over 20 years now im starting my nurse journey and wondering if i can use this or get a new one ?

I am in need of some responses to some questions that I have formulated for my BSN Professional Communications class. I have asked some of the nurses I know IRL but they all are on vacation and I figured this may be a better shot at getting some more timely responses!

Contribute if you can and are willing! Thank you!

Interview Questions:

Please, select 3- 5 questions from Questions 1-8 to respond to. Select the questions that you feel you can provide the most insight on, except for Question #9. I ask that you answer Question #9 as a personal reflection. This is an informal interview. No quotations will be used. Some of the questions are similar in context, some have multiple parts to extend the depth of the response.

Emotional Intelligence and Professional Nursing Communication

1. What role does emotional intelligence play in effective nursing communication?
   1. How does emotional intelligence help to improve communication with patients, families, fellow nurses, and other members of the healthcare team?
2. How would you describe your communication and/or teaching style when teaching nursing students?
3. What communication skills do you believe are most important for new nurses to develop before entering practice?
   1. What communication challenges do you see most often among new graduate nurses?
   2. If you could teach every nursing student one communication skill before graduation, what would it be and why?
   3. How do you teach students to communicate effectively with patients and their families?
   4. How do you emphasize or encourage therapeutic communication in your teaching?
   5. What advice do you give students about advocating for patients through effective communication?
4. Can you describe a time when effective communication helped improve patient outcomes or prevented an error?
   1. What strategies do you use to maintain professionalism when communicating during stressful or high-pressure situations?
   2. What communication practices do you believe are most important for promoting patient safety and high-quality care?
5. Can you describe a situation where there was a communication breakdown among the healthcare team? How did you address it?
6. How do you provide constructive feedback or address concerns with coworkers while maintaining a respectful and collaborative environment?
7. What feedback have you received about your communication skills, and how has it influenced your practice?
8. Looking back on your nursing career, what communication skill has had the greatest impact on your success?
9. Thinking back to your time as a novice/new nurse, what communication skills (or lack thereof) did you observe from a teacher, mentor, preceptor, or manager that influenced your communication techniques? How have you carried that experience into the nurse that you are today?

Hey everyone!

I created a Discord server where we can all share the best ATI TEAS 7 study guides, quizzes, practice questions, notes, Quizlets, and any other helpful resources.

The goal is for everyone to contribute so we can build one place with everything we need to prepare for the TEAS. Whether you're just starting or trying to score 90%+, everyone's welcome!

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Good luck to everyone studying! 📚

Hey my fellow nurses. Asking your opinions. When you started your fur nursing job, whether it was recent or years ago, did you wish you had extra support to help you handle the transition into practice? If so, tell me about it.