All Posts by Angie Best-Boss RN
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Do Nurses Need Liability Insurance?
By Angie Best-Boss RN - July 7, 2015
The short answer? Probably. Nurses do get sued, even good ones who haven’t done anything wrong. Liability insurance protects nurses from losing personal property in a lawsuit, and it adds a layer of
Support Organizations for Minorities in Healthcare
By Angie Best-Boss RN - July 9, 2015
Blacks, Hispanics and American Indians make up almost a quarter of the U.S. population, yet as a group account for only 6 percent of physicians, 9 percent of nurses and 5 percent of dentists. According
Top Ten Interview Questions for Nurses
By Angie Best-Boss RN - July 23, 2015
You want to recruit the best possible nurse for your company. The job is a demanding one, and you need a smart, capable, and effective nurse who can navigate the tricky waters of meeting the needs
Your Nursing License Across State Lines
By Angie Best-Boss RN - August 4, 2015
What do you do when you are offered the perfect nursing job, or a life situation arises that requires you to pack up and move across state lines? Besides the obvious logistics, you need to prepare
How to Create Better Nursing Job Advertisements
By Angie Best-Boss RN - August 20, 2015
Something isn’t working. You have a nursing job to fill, you post an ad, you get a huge number of applicants, but none of them seem to be the right fit. You end up hiring a so-so candidate that doesn’t
Hosts of "The View" Slam Nurses & Create a Movement
By Angie Best-Boss RN - September 21, 2015
What was Joy Behar thinking? If you are a nurse and you haven’t been living under a rock, you’ve heard by now how the hosts of the daytime talk tv show, The View, put their collective feet in their mouths
Lateral Violence (Bullying) Among Nurses
By Angie Best-Boss RN - October 13, 2015
Every new nurse has either heard about it or experienced it first-hand. “Nurses eat their young.” Many nurses can relate a story that happened to them or someone with whom they work. Brittney Wilson, RN,
When Healthcare Help Wanted Ads Go Bad
By Angie Best-Boss RN - October 27, 2015
Who makes the best nurses –men or women? How about Asian-Americans? African-Americans? For most people, just asking the question is offensive because the best nurses are those who are well-qualified,
Back to our roots: Understanding Holistic Nursing
By Angie Best-Boss RN - November 5, 2015
When you think holistic nursing, what comes to mind? Airy, fairy nurses who focus only on warm fuzzies? That too-common misconception ignores the reality that holistic nurses are found in every nursing
What This Nurse is Thankful For
By Angie Best-Boss RN - November 17, 2015
First and foremost, Thanksgiving is a paid holiday, so I’m thankful for any day in which my hour is worth time and a half. But that’s not all – Thanksgiving is a perfect opportunity to reflect on all