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...
2 Greatest Survival Tips Every Nurse Should (And Will Eventually) Know
Survival is in our nature. In fact, surviving is not an option, it’s an expectation. The difference between surviving and drowning is how well...
Human Vs. Computer -Which is Better at Diagnosing?
Increasingly powerful computers using ever-more sophisticated programs are challenging human supremacy in areas as diverse as playing chess and making emotionally compelling music. But...
Top 10 Reasons You SHOULD NOT Be A Nurse
We’ve been talking a lot about lists lately. Lists on specific types of nurses. Everything from specialty nurses, student nurses, and even a couple...
How To Pull It Together When Your Shift Gets Crazy
Crazy is as crazy does. You know crazy, don’t you? It’s a garden variety day for most staff nurses. ‘Crazy’ is probably the only constant...
Top 10 Crazy Things I’ve Heard Recently From Patients And Their Family Members
Guys, it never stops. Just when I think I’ve heard every ridiculous excuse or confabulation, humanity proves itself to be the silliest creature in...
10 Humorous Truths Of Nursing
No matter where we work, no matter what shift we work and no matter how long we’ve been doing this job, there are just...