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Angie Best-Boss RN

About Angie Best-Boss RN

Angie Best-Boss, ASN, BA, MDiv is a psychiatric nurse and freelance writer from the Indianapolis, Indiana area. Angie has three daughters and can usually be found with her nose in a book, crafting or, in warm weather, geocaching.

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

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Do Nurses Need Liability insurance

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

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Support Organizations for Minorities in Healthcare

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

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Top 10 Interview Questions for Nurses

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

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your nursing license across state lines

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

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How to Create Better Nursing Job Advertisements | HospitalRecruiting.com

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

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Hosts of "The View" Slam Nurses & Create a Movement

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,

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Lateral Violence (Bullying) Among Nurses

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,

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equal opportunity employer

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

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holistic 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

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Thanksgiving - What This Nurse is Grateful For