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6 Of The Best Web Sites Every Nursing Student Should Read

One thing you can say about the nursing field is that all nurses share common experiences that include both failures and triumphs. It takes a special person to be a nurse, but even so, there are times when a nurse needs the guidance and direction of his or her fellow professionals. Nursing student can learn droves about the profession from both seasoned nurses and others who are still in school. Here are 10 of the best web sites every nursing student should read.

Nursing World

There mottos is “Caring for Those Who Care” and they mean it. This web site belongs to the American Nurses Association. They represent more than 3 million nurses, and are actively seeking to purse the best interests of all nurses. There’s lot of information that covers a broad spectrum of issue when it comes to nursing, and there are lots of resources as well.
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Child protection social workers

Baby Peter’s killers were sentenced a year ago. The howls of criticism can still be heard. So who would be a child protection social worker now? Answer – thousands, all over Britain. They gamely carry on facing the daily dilemma of whether or not to trust the parents in dysfunctional families. Or should they take the other risk of removing the child and hope that as the legal process grinds through, care will be available and provide more secure support for them.

It’s a difficult challenge, and one few of us might face in a lifetime. Yet the referral and assessment team in Coventry gets around 40 calls every day about children reported to be at risk. Each one needs to be explored and evaluated, and a decision taken about whether to intervene. Strangely, many of the calls prove to be malicious hoaxes. Read the rest of this entry »

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