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...

Experienced Nurses : Great For Patients, Great For Hospitals

Patients cared for by more experienced nurses not only receive better care, but also have shorter hospital stays. This finding comes from an extensive study...

Part Nurse, Part Detective, Part Crimefighter—and the List Goes On

Nurses wear a lot of hats, even though they hardly get enough recognition for one. Indeed, few people recognize how often nurses expand their...

What To Expect In The World of Nursing For 2016

The field of medicine is in a constant state of evolution, and nurses are at the heart of these changes. Each year brings new...

Demand For Nurse Practitioners Surpasses That of Some Physicians

 “How come you didn’t decide to ‘go all the way’ and become a doctor?” It’s a silly question that even the most well-intentioned patients will...

Should Fresh Flowers Be Allowed in Hospitals?

A beautiful comfort to patients or a disease spreading hazard — what is the place of a bouquet of flowers in a hospital? TIME magazine reported five...

Did you read it? -“10 Secrets That Nurses Keep From Their Patients”

What secrets do you keep from your patients? In a recent article featured on The Huffington Post, a part-time nurse and full-time mom pulls back the...