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View all postsNational Nurse's Week: What do we really want?
By Angie Best-Boss RN - May 8, 2015
It’s National Nurses Week and around the country, thousands of break rooms are proudly displaying cupcakes, banners and balloons celebrating the work of 3.1 million nurses in the United States. National
Nursing Opportunities Beyond Bedside Care
By MaryAnn DePietro - May 1, 2015
For some people, there comes a point in their medical career when they are looking for a new challenge outside of bedside care. Bedside care involves direct care of patients, such as starting IVs,
Avoid Social Media Sins in Healthcare
By Angie Best-Boss RN - April 16, 2015
The minute Laura met Casey, she was smitten. The tow-haired little boy captured her heart as soon as she walked into his hospital room. He seemed so small sitting in his hospital bed, reading to his
Thriving Your Rookie Year as a Nurse
By MaryAnn DePietro - April 9, 2015
If you just graduated from nursing school, congratulation! Now comes the exciting and scary part. You are probably more than ready to earn some money and put your skills to use. But even if you are
Bedside Manner: What's Missing in Our Healthcare Education?
By Brooke Chaplan - April 7, 2015
Since the age of Hippocrates, the importance of an empathetic relationship between doctor and patient during treatment has been acknowledged. In one of the works from the Hippocratic Corpus, a collection
Quality Improvement in the Healthcare Workplace
By Anya M. - April 1, 2015
Quality Improvement in the Healthcare Workplace: Educate Yourself and Engage Your Colleagues Quality improvement (QI) has emerged as a powerful buzzword in healthcare, and for good reason. The quality
Where Registered Nurses Make the Most Money
By Angie Best-Boss RN - March 19, 2015
Maybe your grandma was right. The key to happiness is to follow your heart. Then again, Grandma probably didn’t have the kind of student loan debt you do. Maybe you should follow your heart in a state
Nailing Your Nursing Interview
By MaryAnn DePietro - March 9, 2015
Before you start your dream job as a nurse, you need to get through the application process, which almost always includes an interview. Whether you are a new grad or an experienced nurse, interviewing
Is Night Shift for You?
By Angie Best-Boss RN - March 5, 2015
You’re a night owl. You like watching the Late, Late Show and you’ve been known to hit the sack just as sunlight streaks across the horizon. If that describes you, you might be a good fit for night
I Try (To Be A Nurse) | Macy Gray Parody | ZDoggMD
By Michael Jones - February 18, 2015
Editors note: We were happy to see ZDoggMD finally give nurses the respect they deserve in his new music video and wanted to share it here. After you watch and listen, pay a visit to ZDoggMD’s blog, www.zddoggmd.com,
