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When Healthcare Help Wanted Ads Go Bad
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, compassionate and love what they do – and that has […]
Read moreChoosing Your Medical Specialty: Family Medicine
Sometimes (most of the time?) a career path chooses its “owner,” rather than the owner planning and executing the carefully laid out elements of a career. When I was putting together a map for my specialty-to-be, family practice (renamed family […]
Read moreHow to Handle the Toughest Interview Questions
Interviewing for a new job is nerve-wracking. You need to convince strangers that you are the right person for the opening. When you want to escape a difficult (or even demeaning) work environment, it increases your already high level of […]
Read moreLateral Violence (Bullying) Among Nurses
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, author of the nurse blog […]
Read moreHow to Be a Good Mentor in Healthcare
It’s the start of your shift and standing in front of you is a wide-eyed student, excited about the shift ahead. Yep, you are assigned to take a student for the day, week, or even longer. Whether you are a […]
Read moreChoosing Your Medical Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Why I Chose to Become an Ob/Gyn Physician – My interest in medicine began with my grandmother, who was a labor and delivery nurse. I used to visit regularly and listened to her exciting stories. My grandfather was a general […]
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