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...

Six (Clever!) Everyday Nursing Tips

In nursing school we learned ‘by the numbers’. We were taught each skill step-by-step, one-by-one. We graduated and moved on to ‘real world’ nursing and...

10 Humorous Ways I Knew I Was A Nurse

The day you start nursing school your life changed permanently. There is the life “before nursing” and then life as a nurse. Two very different...

Would You Ever Discourage Someone From Becoming A Nurse?

I love the profession of nursing. I genuinely believe that nursing is one of THE greatest professions out there. Period. We have such a diverse...

The 5 Best Scrubs For Halloween

It’s October! We’ll give you a second to do your happy dance…   We love this time of year. The best part, though? Breaking out those...

Nurse Stands Up For Profession In “Just a Nurse” Post

Unfortunately, we've all been there. The phrase has been seared into our minds -we've heard it from friends, family, patients, the hosts of The...

Your Dream Job

No, I don’t have the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow folks. Sorry to disappoint you. In this brutal economy with...