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...
3 Big Challenges Every Nurse Must Face
Every nurse faces career challenges. Sometimes they’re small, like whether to buy a particular brand of shoe that absolutely everybody in the ICU is...
Toxic Nursing: The Stories, The Solutions
As in other professions, in nursing a happy employee is a good employee. So, when bullying and bad attitudes, lack of respect and courtesy...
Work-Life Fit Linked to Employee Engagement, Motivation and Job Satisfaction
Contrary to popular belief, work-life balance and work flexibility issues aren't primarily women's issues. In fact, in some cases it is men who use...
The Best and Worst States to be a Nurse Practitioner
It’s a good time to be a nurse practitioner: Employment for NPs is expected to grow at a much faster rate than the average...
Dermatitis: The Nurse’s Allergy
Does the skin on your hands frequently feel dry and irritated? You’re not alone. Nursing has long been recognized as a profession at high...
Murphy’s Nurse
It’s Murphy’s Law—“If something can go wrong, it will”—as seen by nurses. Perhaps some of these “oh Lordy I’ve been there” scenarios will sound familiar...