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...

How Do I Deal With an Angry Family Member?

A patient’s family can become angry for any number of reasons. This anger is usually brought on by fear. Their loved one has become...

8 Ways Nurses Can Make Extra Cash

Sometimes you need or want a bit more money than you’re earning from your regular salary. It could be that you’re planning a special vacation,...

The Best and Worst States to be an RN: 2015 Edition

If you’re an RN or thinking of becoming one, we have good news: The registered nurse is expected to be among the fastest growing...

10 Things to NEVER Say to a Nurse

Nurses hear it all: The good, the bad, and the (very, very!) ugly. From pushy patients to bossy doctors, nurses handle it all with...

How Do I Deal With Bickering and Backstabbing?

People in groups, especially in professionally structured groups, tend to bicker with each other about the way things should be run. It’s human nature...

Smart Habits of Injury-Free Nurses!

Health injuries are very common in the nursing profession. If you’ve been on the job for even a short time, you’ve probably gotten sick...