Nursing Articles

from tatara - One of my earliest memories as a child was my mother telling me that I was prettier than my sister because I had the sweetest of smiles. I believed I was really very charming and I could say that my personality was oozing with confidence back then, because I was the only one in my kindergarten class with white and intact set of milk teeth. As...

from vernix - Stepping into my clogs and starting my shift in Labor and Delivery always brings a sense of anticipation to my heart. Nearly two decades have passed and I am still excited to assist with the birth of a baby. People often comment on how lucky I am to work in such a happy environment. This is true, but there is another side that most people,...

from mother/babyRN - Sometimes the most difficult and poignant things we can do as OB nurses, is simply be there.... George and Martha Night time briskness slapped me in the face as I climbed in to my car for the familiar trek to work. It was my third scheduled night shift but only the first I had felt half way healthy enough to attend. I had called ahead to...

from BethCNOR - The RN specializing in Perioperative Nursing practice performs nursing activities in the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of the patients' surgical experience. Based on the Standards and Recommended Practices for Perioperative Nursing--A.O.R.N., the operating room nurse provides a continuity of care throughout the...

from canchaser - People frequently ask why did you become a nurse? Its like the day time talk shows calling an unsuspecting person and playing everyone has a story. They call the unsuspecting person and hear their story. Well, this is my why I became a nurse story. I was in the first grade when I had to get my tonsils out. I was probably six or seven. My mom...

from iluvicu - I committed this medication error during my first month of training in the hospital. I was assigned in the medical/surgical/pediatric floor of the hospital. We have 38 patients at that time and we're only 4 nurses on duty, dengue hemorrhagic fever was on its peak...so in short, it was a toxic duty. I was assigned at that time to do vital signs and...

from LaughingStudent - So I have finally come to the end of a grueling 4 year BSN program, and likely won't be valedictorian, nor will have an opportunity to stand up and make a toast, so I figure that this a place where I can take the podium and speak. Son, We made it! I know that there are going to be people that try to correct me on that statement, "We" didn't...

from NurseThis21 - Red. Pink. Purple. Green. Yellow. Many of these shades I had already seen in my clinicals. Whether it was from vomit, blood, or the precarious hospital lunches, I always came across some primary’s shade. However, I was continuously bereft of my own color. Black. Why didn’t I see anyone like me? It was like I was a needle cap placed among a sea of...

from pedsnursing - When I wake in the morning, I never know what God has in store for this ole' Nurse. As I drive to work, thoughts of what can happen stream through my mind. Will I loose my patience, or will the twelve hour shift take a toll on me, seven hours in? Will my mind stay clear of my own problems long enough to make critical decisions that effect my...