Education
Celebrate National NP Week: Transition from RN to APRN
If you work as a nurse, chances are you love using your skills, and your compassion, to care for others. Perhaps you have thought about expanding your skills and...
Education
Exploring the Path to Becoming an FNP: Is a Post-MSN FNP Certificate Your Next Step?
In our ever-evolving world of healthcare, opportunities for growth are always knocking. And for many nurses with an...
Career
What Will You Do After Nursing?
Have you been considering a change of career? Nursing can be an incredibly stressful job. After the onset...
Career
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...
Career
What’s The Most Embarrassing Thing You’ve Said to A Patient?
Mistakes happen. Nurses are only human, after all. They share intimate moments with complete strangers, which can lead...
How do I deal with a non-English speaking patient?
If you think you’re frustrated trying to communicate with a non-English-speaking patient, just imagine how scared and overwhelmed he must feel. He’s sick, vulnerable—and...
New Study Sheds Light on Racial Differences In Trust of Physicians
A new Emory University study could help provide a clearer understanding of why black and Latino patients are less likely to trust their physicians than...
Speak More Assertively As a Nurse
If you deal with daily staff meetings and interactions with doctors and patients, you know just how important it is to speak assertively and...
Telehealth Bridges Distance Between Patient and Providers
More than 50 million Americans live in rural areas, and many have limited access to health care. For someone living far from an urban...
Swimming Devices Could Deliver Drugs Inside the Body
A spherical bead-like device that is smaller than a strand of human hair swims inside the patient to deliver life saving drugs to a specific...
“Why Does It Take a Movie Robot to Show What Nurses Really Do?” – Did you read it?
It’s no secret that Hollywood portrayals of nurses are, uh, inaccurate at best. That’s why we knew nurse and author Kelli Dunham’s NPR article, which shares her...