By Specialty
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.
...
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...
WATCH: Miss Colorado Explains Why You Are Not ‘Just’ A Nurse
Nurses play one of the most important roles in any patient's life ... but sometimes, even they forget just how critical they are. During the...
Florida Top In Nation For Pediatric Hospice Services
A new article by Lisa Lindley, PhD, RN from the University of Tennessee and Hospice Analytics shows Florida hospice providers offer 500% more pediatric...
Stock Photo Nurses Vs. Real Nurses
If anybody’s got it easy, it’s stock photo nurses.
Sure, they all have really white teeth, which makes them pretty nice to look at, but...
Nurse Eye Roll: Post Operative Nursing Care Basics
You are rocking through your shift, feeling awesome because you kind of know what you’re doing now, and your charge nurse comes up to...
Your Guide To Nursing Conferences This Fall
There’s so much to learn as a nurse. It can feel overwhelming—because it is overwhelming.
The bad news is that there are only 24 hours...
A Nurse’s Version of a No Good, Very Bad Day
You set your alarm clock for 5pm (you meant to set it for 5am). Your roommate is considering waking you, but the last time...