Career
Have You Ever “Moonlighted” To Supplement Your Nursing Income?
More and more nurses are “moonlighting” to supplement their nursing income. Taking on a second job has become very common in the nursing profession. Many nurses ask for additional...
Career
What Will You Do After Nursing?
Have you been considering a change of career? Nursing can be an incredibly stressful job. After the onset...
Career
What’s Your Favorite Nurse Side Gig?
Side gigs offer many benefits for nurses looking to earn extra money, enjoy a change of scenery or...
Career
How Do You Handle A Mistake At Work?
Have you ever charted on the wrong patient? Hung a drug that had the wrong name on it,...
Career
What’s The Most Embarrassing Thing You’ve Said to A Patient?
Mistakes happen. Nurses are only human, after all. They share intimate moments with complete strangers, which can lead...
7 Signs The Joint Commission Is On Your Unit!
Does your unit suddenly seem much cleaner than usual? Are all the med carts–gasp!–fully stocked for the first time in weeks? Right, the Joint...
How to be “That Nurse”
We all work with “That Nurse.” Have you ever wanted to be “That Nurse?” Are you looking to get a new job or move...
Oh, Organization!
New nurses have several developmental tasks they have to accomplish, in my thinking. Fresh out of school, a nurse learns to adapt to stress, learns how...
12 More Ways To Spot The Old School Nurse
Ahhhh...nostalgia. All the stories and experiences that come to mind when we take a walk down memory lane, especially when it comes to nursing!...
Irritating Work Habits You Must Nix (Or Risk Losing Your Job)
Many of us have worked with one—a nurse who we feel shouldn’t be kept on staff. She’s the one causing problems on the unit...
Winter Driving Safety For Nurses
“Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail shall keep nurses from their appointed rounds.”
Oh wait—that was supposed to be postmen, wasn’t it? One...