Career
DNP vs. NP- What’s the Difference?
If you could further your nursing education at the highest level to advance your career, what path would you take? Some may consider becoming a nurse practitioner (NP), while...
Best Practices
Nurse Scheduling Nightmares
How two clever nurse managers found low cost options to streamline scheduling.
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Career
Advice To Management On The Occasion Of Nurses Week
Happy National Nurses Week, ModernNurse readers!
We know your jobs are hard ones. You get all of the kicks and...
Insights
No ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ for Boosting Patient Satisfaction
The factors that determine the level of patient satisfaction with pediatric care vary significantly depending on which departmental...
Career
More than 234,000 licensed nurse practitioners in the US
More than 234,000 nurse practitioners (NPs) are licensed in the United States, according to the American Association of Nurse...
4 Most Common Reasons Nurses Seek Therapy
Do you feel like your occupation is driving you bananas? Is it wearing you out in body, mind and soul? Do you ever suspect...
YOUR Stories, Our Memes, Countless LOL Moments
Nurses have the best stories….But sometimes, words just don’t do them justice. So we thought we might tweak a story or two (or three) so...
“My Patient Called Me a…”
We all know that patients say some crazy things…but what happens when those crazy things are directed at YOU?! Once a nickname takes hold...
Nurses: Are You Making Your List Yet?
If the decorations decking the department stores are any indication, Christmas is practically breathing down our necks already. It’s time to start thinking about...
The Strangest Thing My Patient Has Ever Done…
Patients may make the nursing world go round, but sometimes their behavior is a little weird! Whether they’re trying to fool you or just misunderstood your...
4 Tips to Help Restart Your Nursing Career After an Absence
With an economy still struggling to pull itself out of the recession and a drastically changing nurse job market, finding a job can be...