With the new school year just around the corner I am taking this opportunity to reflect on what an amazing summer I have had. As some may already know, I got married this summer- I also had the opportunity to work on a local medical/surgical floor and with the Canadian Red Cross. For the last couple of weeks I have also taken some time to start a new internet project called BPNURSE.com. While I am saddened that I didn’t have the funds, or the initiative to continue the iamastudentnurse project (not this blog- but a sister site for those who are not familiar) – I am excited to say that I think this new internet project looks more promising.
Why another site?
At the Canadian Red Cross I was responsible for developing teaching materials for unregulated care providers in the community. Basically, I was charged with creating materials that would teach some rationale for some of the nursing skills many support workers were already utilizing in the community. It was an interesting project- however I discovered that it was difficult to find best practice information that I could freely use in my presentations. Much of the literature was wrapped up in huge databases that the Red Cross could not afford to subscribe to; I ended up using a textbook for most of the information.
While browsing ALLNURSES.com, it dawned on me that there are many seasoned nurses out there that are more than willing to share their wealth of knowledge. So with that in mind, I created the BPNURSE project. The project will be setup like a wiki where nurses can come together and share practice information. Users will have an opportunity to author content and “critique” each other in the discussion forum. It’s a work in progress, but take a look at www.bpnurse.com- and if you are a seasoned nurse that loves to share information- apply for an account.
I’ll be chronicling my success (I’m speaking positive) with the site here on my blog- as well as all my other day to day experiences in nursing school.
Year three here I come! J
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