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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...

Top Unconventional Nurse Job: Medical Ear Piercing!

Did you know there is such a thing as a NASCAR Nurse? How about a Trauma Flight Nurse?...

Nurse as Maker: Democratizing Medical Innovation Starts Here

Inventing and improving medical devices can be a long and arduous process. Oftentimes it’s also a process that...

5 Powerful Tips to Handle Technology Changes in Nursing (and Not Go Crazy!)

Things are changing. Fast. It seems like every time you turn around at work, there’s new technology: new ways to document, upgrades to the...

Test Results via Email, Text or Web Portal?

The results of common medical tests are sometimes delivered to patients by email, letters or voice mail, but are these the most preferred methods?...

The Latest on 3-D Printing for Medical Devices

Researchers have developed an innovative 3-D printing technology that uses magnetic fields to shape composite materials--mixes of plastics and ceramics--into patient-specific products. The biomedical...

TED Talks: When You Have a Big Decision to Make

Yes or no?  Go or stay? New job? Graduate school? Throughout our life we all have to make some pretty big decisions. Check out...

Twitter Offers Valuable Insights Into the Experience of MRI Patients

MRI's can be a stressful experience for many people, but clinicians have few ways to track the thoughts and feelings of their patients regarding...

WATCH: A Rap Video on the Importance of Hand Hygiene

Let’s take a look at the lighter side of infection prevention with this fun video about the importance of hand-washing! In the video below, UAB Medicine employees, led...