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...

10 Nurse-Tested Tactics For Calming a Patient Before a Shot

From the tiniest of pediatric patients to full-fledged adults, you never know how a new patient is going to react to the necessary evil...

Top Modern Nurse Stories

From "just a nurse" and The View's "doctor stethoscope" controversy to viral Facebook posts in appreciation of nurses, workplace violence and ICD-10 codes, 2015...

Oh, she was just TOBP. Wait—what?

There are some things nurses just can’t say out loud. Which is why developing a secret nurse code is not only practical, it’s downright necessary. That’s where...

12 Things To Be Thankful For This Holiday Season

If anybody knows just how much there is to be thankful for, it’s a nurse. We asked our readers to fill us in on...

UV Rays Help Cut Superbug Transmissions

In a hospital, what you can't see could hurt you. Healthcare facilities continue to battle drug-resistant organisms such as MRSA that loiter on surfaces...

PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN! – Distracted Walking is a Serious Issue

Hopefully you aren't walking and reading this on your smart phone at the same time. But if you are, you're not alone. A new...