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Nursing Career Resources Blog
View all postsHappy Nurse’s Week – A Bumpy Ride
By Angie Best-Boss RN - May 9, 2016
“Could you take a look at this? It really itches, and I don’t know what to do.” “Here’s a picture of my foot. I think I got a spider bite. What should I do?” Ask any nurse, and you’ll find that
Is Working in Telemedicine a Good Option for You?
By MaryAnn DePietro - May 5, 2016
Whether you work as a doctor, nurse, or allied health professional, if you work in the medical field, you know a big part of the job involves interaction with your patients. In some instances, however,
3 Steps to Leave Your Job with Class
By Susan Gulliford CPRW - May 3, 2016
If you are in an unhappy job situation, you want to move on to a position that offers more financial and personal fulfillment. Now is a great time for people in healthcare to pursue other opportunities.
When Bad Resumes Happen to Good Nurses
By Angie Best-Boss RN - April 28, 2016
Ask any human resources professional, and you’ll get an earful of resume blunders guaranteed to make you shake your head, and nurses aren’t exempt from making embarrassing resume mistakes. Nurses seeking
Nurse Confessions - Why I Love My Compression Socks
By Angie Best-Boss RN - April 26, 2016
I swore I would never do it. Ever. I didn’t care what anyone else said - I was never going to wear compression hose. Compression socks are for old ladies with too many cats and waitresses with big
How to Search for a Job When You Already Have One
By Susan Gulliford CPRW - March 29, 2016
If you are tired of your current job, don’t worry. There are numerous employment opportunities for healthcare professionals at this time. Consider that for January 2016: The unemployment rate
A Nurse's Letter to the Interns
By Angie Best-Boss RN - March 17, 2016
It happens every summer – a new crop of interns show up on my hospital unit. It’s a nice rite of passage – a handful of new baby docs show up and spend a few months shadowing our unit’s physicians.
Magnet Designation and Nurses
By Angie Best-Boss RN - March 11, 2016
If you have been a nurse for longer than a minute, you’ve heard about Magnet hospitals, but you may not have heard what it actually means for patients and for nurses to be in a Magnet hospital. It’s
Dealing Effectively with Shift Changes and Patient Handoffs
By Angie Best-Boss RN - March 3, 2016
If you have kids, you know the worst time of day is that hour before dinner - kids are needy and cranky after school, homework has to get started, and dinner has to be created. Similarly, if you are
Tips for Dealing with Difficult Patients
By MaryAnn DePietro - March 1, 2016
In an ideal world, your patients would all be polite and pleasant. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. If you work in healthcare, it’s inevitable you will have to deal with difficult patients.
