To Catch A Nurse Impersonator
Aya Healthcare, a large national travel nurse staffing company, helped catch a nurse impersonator thanks to its comprehensive screening and compliance process.
Alarms were raised...
A Guide To The 7 Highest Paying Nurse Specialties
Nursing, for all of its difficulties – unruly patients, “code brown” diaper cleanups, unending shifts, testy doctors, and high-stress situations – pays well. And...
Top 10 Highest Paying Nursing Specialties
After you finish nursing school, or if you’re considering going back for more training, choosing the right nursing specialty becomes your chief focus.
With so...
Hi. I’m the nurse. We’ve never met.
Today, when stereotypes are rampant and when confusion is the common prescription in health care, I find it necessary to share my views of a...
The Dark Side Of The Shift
I’ve always envied those who can flip flop back and forth between day shift and night shift. How do they do it?
I think I’ve...
Top 7 Reasons Why I Love Being a Nurse
We all have good and bad days when it comes to working as a nurse. On my best days, I can’t imagine working in any...
Let’s Talk Nerves
The other day at work, during a particularly bad hemorrhage in the OR, I went to open a package of laps and then “throw”...
Survival Mode Time!
I had a rough shift the other night—you know, the one where you start off with a BIG assignment, run behind on everything the...
Study Shows Working The Night Shift And Workplace Incivility Increases Nurse Turnover
A recent study focusing on why there is higher employee turnover for nurses will have you saying, uhh, yeah, we know. It should come as...
Your First ‘Code’
Lately I’ve been reflecting a lot on what it was like being a new nurse. Everybody remember their first code? Here’s a blog post...
