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Jul 1, '12 - 
Are you looking for a nursing job at the present time? The intended purpose of this article is to closely examine several famous quotes, and at the same time, discuss how they are directly applicable to your current employment-seeking efforts.
by TheCommuter 4 comments Last by
leenak
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Apr 24, '10 - If I ever become a hospice nurse (which is what I've decided I want to be when I grow up), the varied experiences I'm collecting in long-term care should stand me in good stead.
Right now I have three different residents in three different stages in the process of...
by VivaLasViejas 42 comments Last by
GitanoRN
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Jun 29, '12 - Out of all of the people who are employed in healthcare facilities, nursing staff members are the most common targets of beatings and other violent physical assaults due to their close proximity to patients and visitors who sometimes become violent. The purpose of this article is to shed light on the topic of physical violence against nurses.
by TheCommuter 18 comments Last by
minnymi
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Jun 30, '12 - Receiving a notice of deposition can be one of the most terrifying and stressful events in a nurse's entire career. This article contains valuable advice on how to survive the deposition process with reputation and license intact.
by VickyRN 12 comments Last by
DoGoodThenGo
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Jun 29, '12 - Without exception, I believe there is nothing more indomitable than the love a mother has for her child. And, yet, in hospitals everyday, some mothers must somehow reconcile the impossible heartache of setting their child free.
by interleukin 5 comments Last by
VivaLasViejas
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May 15, '10 - I graduated as a nurse from a certain University in the Philippines. I was just as excited as any Nursing graduate. Earning a bachelors degree in Nursing was really something in my country. All of those sleepless nights of studying and not to mention the sky-rocketing...
by Salvie 35 comments Last by
GitanoRN
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Jun 26, '12 - Numerous nurses, nursing assistants, and other healthcare workers have described humiliating experiences during the courses of their careers. The purpose of this article is to discuss the topic of public humiliation in healthcare settings.
by TheCommuter 44 comments Last by
PMFB-RN
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Jun 24, '12 - losing my first "real job" as a teacher ended up being the best thing that ever happened to me. i LOVE being a nurse and can't imagine doing anything else. everything DOES happen for a reason.
by minnymi 2 comments Last by
adventure780
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Jun 22, '12 - Norma, a 57-year-old African-American female, presented to the emergency room with chest wall pain at the community hospital in the small Midwestern city where she resides. After a battery of testing, she was eventually admitted to the telemetry floor for an overnight observation stay. The intended purpose of this article is to further explore the issue of racial biases in healthcare settings.
by TheCommuter 20 comments Last by
Hygiene Queen
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Jun 28, '12 - This article is the second direct response to the many inquiries that test-takers have made regarding the the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX). The purpose of this two-part essay is to discuss how the NCLEX is administered and what to expect.
by TheCommuter 0 comments
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Nov 19, '11 - In keeping with the spirit of the holiday season, here are a few little-known advantages of being a nurse that we seldom take the time to appreciate. (Then again, maybe there's a good reason for that.) Let's give thanks for a career choice that demands a lot from us......but offers us much, much more.
by VivaLasViejas 19 comments Last by
amygarside
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Jun 21, '12 - Nicole, a 26-year-old mother of two, has visited her primary care physician due to a migraine headache. As he signs her prescriptions, her primary care physician says, "Life would probably be a little easier if you didn't weigh 279 pounds." The intended purpose of this article is to further explore the issue of weight discrimination in healthcare settings.
by TheCommuter 106 comments Last by
jadelpn
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Jun 23, '12 - Any experienced licensed practical nurse knows that plenty of uninformed people have made fun of the LPN acronym over the years. The intended purpose of this article is to foster positive regard for LPNs in a lighthearted manner.
by TheCommuter 4 comments Last by
cjcsoon2brn
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Jun 18, '12 - Jane, a prototypical bedside nurse who works on an understaffed medical/surgical unit inside a big city hospital, says, "I've been running around like a chicken with its head cut off." She also adds, "I have not even stopped for a bathroom break at any time during the past eight hours!" The purpose of this article is to discuss infrequent voiding syndrome, which is an affliction that commonly strikes bedside nursing staff.
by TheCommuter 30 comments Last by
GitanoRN
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Jun 19, '12 - Jessica, a nurse with a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) degree, has been licensed for nine months. She resides in a large city in the Northeastern United States and has submitted nearly one-hundred job applications, but remains unemployed. She says, "I didn't think finding a job would be this hard, especially since all of the hospital websites have tons of job postings." The purpose of this article is to explore the reasons why some newer nurses cannot land that first nursing position.
by TheCommuter 8 comments Last by
animal1953
