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...
The Surprising 9 Reasons Why Nurses Choose Traveling
"Ugh, I’d have to move every few months.” “The staff nurses will hate me!” “I’m too old for this.” Guess what? Wrong, wrong, and...
A “First Day On The Job” Nurse Checklist
Travel nurses have a lot of first days, so who better to consult for tips for your first day?
We talked to Dana Elmer, RN....
Juggling The Holidays
The other night I was completely prepared to work my Thanksgiving holiday night-shift. I’d baked a couple of casseroles to share in the unit...
What’s The Best Moment Of Every Shift?
Nurses are known for their selfless compassion and their unwavering patient advocacy. It’s been said many times on our website that being a nurse...
What NOT To Do This Holiday Season
We nurses sometimes forget to separate our personal lives from our work ones. For some reason, we tend to socialize with the very same...
The Indispensable Nursing Gear List
In the working world of being a nurse we evolve into our own niche of things. We give and take report a certain way,...