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...

What Will You Do After Nursing?

Have you been considering a change of career? Nursing can be an incredibly stressful job. After the onset...

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...

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,...

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...

15 CRAZY Minutes In My Workday. How Does Yours Compare?

The other day, I had one of “those” shifts. I’ve mentioned before that I’m married to a nurse; this was one of those days...

Top 10 Reasons You KNOW You’re A Nurse

1. You wash your hands before you use the bathroom. Isn’t microbiology a wonderful thing? My microbiology class scared the be-jeezus outta me. After that...

Would You Ever Discourage Someone From Becoming A Nurse?

I love the profession of nursing. I genuinely believe that nursing is one of THE greatest professions out there. Period. We have such a diverse...

The No. 1 Key To Success As A Nurse

There is a lot of advice out there about how you should enter, develop and progress in nursing. Do you get your feet wet by...

5 Ways To Tell If You’re Experiencing Burnout

Bitter, battered, negative and unhappy. These qualities do not a nurse make. Ever worked with anyone whose candle seems to dimming each day you see...

20 Inspirational Quotes to Help You Get Through Your Day

Having one of those days where absolutely nothing seems to be going your way? Ready to lash out at your call-button-abusing patient or sandwich-stealing...