Measuring blood sugar from tears

http://medicalfuturist.com/2016/04/07/googles-amazing-digital-contact-lens-can-transform-diabetes-care/

Google developed a digital contact lens which will monitor blood sugar levels and transmit data to an external application.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Contact_Lens

Duolingo - An excellent example of eLearning and gamification

I've been using Duolingo to study Spanish. The format makes a lot of sense to me and is an excellent example of using gamification principles in eLearning. Take a look at the article from the eLearning Mind website:
http://elearningmind.com/now-youre-speaking-language-duolingo-teaches-us-microlearning/

I appreciate the degree of user control, easily managed modules, multiple means of interaction, user reinforcement and the opportunity to ask questions/engage in social learning with other students.

If you haven't seen Duolingo, (http://www.duolingo.com) it's very much worth a visit.
And to top it off, it's free!

Microsoft Office Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials

LifeHacker has been publishing e series of excellent resources for MS Office training.

http://lifehacker.com/tag/microsoft-office-week
http://lifehacker.com/top-10-cheat-sheets-to-help-you-master-microsoft-office-1768667500
http://lifehacker.com/everything-you-need-to-master-microsoft-office-1768495235
http://lifehacker.com/eight-useful-microsoft-excel-shortcuts-worth-memorizing-1767484423

I have always been fond of the tutorials at GCF Learnfree.
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/

Free contact hours from OnCourse Learning

http://goo.gl/ms8njq

Course descriptions from the nurse.com website:

Resumes: The Recruiter’s Perspective

Sheila J. Leis, MSN, RN, BC

The goal of this continuing education program is to update nurses’ expertise in formulating professional resumes and cover letters. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to identify the importance of the resume and cover letter to the employment process, describe content appropriate for a nurse’s resume, and prepare an effective resume and cover letter or update an existing one.

RN to BSN: Aligning Your Personality Characteristics with Your Career Goals

Keith Carlson, RN, BSN, NC-BC

With the recommendation that 80% of nurses hold a bachelor’s degree by 2020, many RN’s may be considering advancing their education. Have you considered what areas within nursing you might like to explore? Might certain personality characteristics help you enjoy some nursing specialties more than others? Is your dream to work in management, administration, education or research? Is your desire to avoid specific job duties such as management? Try to align your strengths and personality characteristics with a nursing role you might enjoy! Perhaps there is an area of nursing you haven’t considered as a possibility for you. As you decide to further your education, an analysis of research and individual personality characteristics may help you align your goals within nursing areas you might enjoy the most.

Looking Toward the Future: Nursing Roles Across the Continuum

Jennifer S. Mensik, PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN

Looking for a position outside of the traditional acute care setting? Nursing is filled with so many opportunities one can never get bored! However, there are many possibilities when looking at everything across a continuum. Learn about different settings and how you can transition successfully from one setting to another!

Creating a Professional Practice Environment in any Healthcare Setting

Deborah Maust Martin, DNP, MBA, RN, NE-BC, FACHE

Regardless of your work setting, research shows that an improved work environment is linked to less nurse burnout and less job dissatisfaction. Creating a professional practice environment is no easy task! Whether you are a nurse manager or staff RN, there are many ways you can influence change for the better!

Nurse, Take Care of Thy Self 

Kim Richards, RN, NC-BC

Nursing is a stressful profession! Nurses are known for taking care of others at the cost of their own wellbeing. Lack of self-care can lead to compassion fatigue, personal health issues, and a lack of work life balance. When a nurse takes the time to care for themselves, both their colleagues and patients will reap the benefit. As easy as it sounds, it can be hard to create a work life balance, exercise, and be a nurse role model. When pursuing continuing education or a new professional role, self-care and time management are key to helping yourself be successful.

NIOSH Training for Nurses on Shift Work and Long Work Hours

From the CDC

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2015-115/?s_cid=3ni7d2shiftworktrain032016

Part 1 (CDC Course No. WB2408) provides 1.5 contact hours.
Part 2 (CDC Course No. WB2409) provides 1.7 contact hours.

 

"Course Description

The purpose of this online training program is to educate nurses and their managers about the health and safety risks associated with shift work, long work hours, and related workplace fatigue issues and relay strategies in the workplace and in the nurse’s personal life to reduce these risks. Part 1 (CDC Course No. WB2408) is designed to increase knowledge about the wide range of risks linked to these work schedules and related fatigue issues and promote understanding about why these risks occur. This knowledge provides background information for Part 2 of the training program. Part 2 (CDC Course No. WB2409) is designed to increase knowledge about personal behaviors and workplace systems to reduce these risks. Content for this training program is derived from scientific literature on shift work, long work hours, sleep, and circadian rhythms."

 

SINI 2009

Just returned from the Summer Insitute in Nursing Informatics at the University of Maryland in Baltimore http://nursing.umaryland.edu/sini/index.htm. It is a great conference with an outstanding group of people and I had a wonderful time networking with longtime and new colleagues as well as learning from the presentations.

The conference is being tweeted by Peter Murray, Margaret Hansen, and Scott Erdly (#sini2009) or http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23sini09 and blogged a thttp://www.hi-blogs.info/

My presentation "What is RSS and What Does it Have to do with Nursing" is below:

Sini2009 Rss Nsg

View more presentations from wfperry.

While reviewing my favorites list one resource I should have included was MedWorm (http://www.medworm.com/) with its 6000 healthcare related RSS feeds!

Impressive Microsoft Offerings for Schools

Microsoft is bringing its widely adopted Live@edu collaboration suite to Moodle, the open source learning management system (LMS) that's installed at more than 35,000 registered, validated sites worldwide. Microsoft also unveiled today its new Education Labs site, which will serve as a repository for education software developed on an accelerated cycle.
From: http://campustechnology.com/Articles/2009/07/21/Moodle-Links-with-Live-edu.aspx?p=1

Also see: http://www.microsoft.com/liveatedu/free-hosted-student-email.aspx