Nursing

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...

Nurse Scheduling Nightmares

How two clever nurse managers found low cost options to streamline scheduling. ...

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...

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...

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...

The Top 10 Funniest Pieces of Advice You Got in Nursing School

Nursing schools are notoriously tough, and soon-to-be nurses typically are given all sorts of advice on how to survive. Is most of the advice...

The Lowdown on Higher Ed for Nurses

You want to get ahead in your career, but you probably have a litany of excuses why going back to school just doesn’t fit...

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...

10 Things Only Night Shift Nurses Understand

Eating a burger at 7 AM. Constantly being woken up by lawn mowers, the phone and ice cream trucks on your days off. Patients...

7 Long-Wear Makeup Products That’ll Last Through 12-Hour Shifts

Long shifts, quick bites and lots of caffeine…a nurse’s day-to-day routine isn’t exactly the foundation for flawless skin. If a little makeup is your secret to feeling like...

TED Talks: The Importance of Self-Care

Too busy to take care of yourself? We get it --you are busy taking care of patients, taking care of your family, taking care...