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Nursing Opportunities Beyond Bedside Care
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, giving medication, taking vital signs, and […]
Read moreAvoid Social Media Sins in Healthcare
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 stuffed rabbit. Laura was […]
Read moreThriving Your Rookie Year as a Nurse
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 excited about starting your […]
Read moreBedside Manner: What’s Missing in Our Healthcare Education?
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 of early Greek medical works, it is written of […]
Read moreQuality Improvement in the Healthcare Workplace
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 of care is becoming increasingly tied to reimbursement practices, which raises […]
Read moreWhere Registered Nurses Make the Most Money
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 where nurses make the […]
Read moreNailing Your Nursing Interview
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 can be nerve-wracking. But with a […]
Read moreIs Night Shift for You?
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 shift. Even […]
Read moreI Try (To Be A Nurse) | Macy Gray Parody | ZDoggMD
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, if you want more […]
Read moreMaintain Provider Credibility by Looking the Part
Negative bias toward overweight and obesity saturates American society. Obese people are vulnerable to being stereotyped as lazy, undisciplined, intellectually inferior, and lacking in willpower. Prejudice and discrimination permeate the workplace and the media. Physicians and other health-care providers, whether […]
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