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Psychiatric

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing

Psychiatric nursing (aka. mental-health nursing) is the provision of nursing care to patients with mental illnesses. Thanks to the media and its frequently...

General Nursing

As the Holidays Approach, Remember the Dialysis Patients!

by madwife2002, BSN, RN

Often over the holiday time dialysis patients are admitted to the hospital, this can be due to fluid overload or problems connected to over eating. In my...

Geriatric

The Cons of Working in Long Term Care

by TheCommuter, BSN, RN

Based on my experiences as a floor nurse, charge nurse and supervisor in the long term care industry, I have compiled a list of cons associated with this type...

Legal

Marketing as a Defense Legal Nurse Consultant: The Key to Success …

by sirI, MSN, APRN, NP

This article will help you understand what you need as an Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC) when working with a Defense Attorney.

Legal

Marketing as a Legal Nurse Consultant: The Key to Success Part I

by sirI, MSN, APRN, NP

Marketing is the key to success for any Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC). A hard career choice, yes, but rewarding, intriguing, and something that the LNC can do...

Which Program Will Prepare Me as an LNC?

Legal Careers

Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC): Educative Entities

by sirI, MSN, APRN, NP

Registered Nurses are very intrigued by this career path in nursing and find it fascinating to work with Attorneys. They look at this career choice as a...

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Critical

Trauma Nursing

by Lunah, MSN, RN

Trauma nursing is a unique specialty in which nurses must be able to thrive on chaos. This article gives an overview of the specialty, discusses education...

Immigration

What Nobody Tells You: The Reality of Nursing Jobs for Foreign Tra…

by rosomebody007

One of the dreams of thousands of nurses around the world is to work in the United States or other first world country. Sadly, nobody tells you how is the...

General Nursing

Top 10 Reasons We Get Fired! - Social Media

by madwife2002, BSN, RN

This article continues the series of Top 10 Reasons We Get Fired. Today, we will talk about "social media" and how people use it to stay in touch with people...

Management

Nurse Management

by madwife2002, BSN, RN

Nursing management is the leadership within a hospital, nursing home, out patient and in patient services, they guide the culture, quality and environment. The...

General Nursing

Combining the Roles of Attorney and the Registered Nurse

by sirI, MSN, APRN, NP

Registered Nurses (RNs) who have an interest in the legal side of medicine and nursing can seek a career as a Nurse Attorney. Both of these career paths can be...

Radiology

Radiology Nursing

by dianah, ASN

Radiology Nursing is a challenging and exciting area that combines the best of nursing with one-on-one patient care and working with technology and innovations...

Ob/Gyn

OB/GYN Nursing

by madwife2002, BSN, RN

Gynecology/Obstetrics Nurses care for women from puberty to menopause. OB/GYN is a huge specialty and covers women reproductive health and issues connected with...

Forensic

Forensic Nursing (FN)

by sirI, MSN, APRN, NP

The following Article will introduce you to the world of Forensic Nursing, explain the importance of the career and hopefully challenge other Nurses to consider...

Pain

Pain Management Nursing

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

Pain Management Nurses attend to those who are in pain whether it is acute, chronic, breakthrough or referred. There are numerous opportunities for Registered...

Oncology

Oncology Nursing

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

Oncology nursing has very often been associated with hospice or death and dying. However, with all of the new advances in the care of the cancer patient, life...

Med-Surg

Medical-Surgical Nursing (Med-Surg)

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

Medical-surgical (med-surg) nursing is the basis of all nursing care. We all learn basic med-surg principles in nursing school and then most of us move on to a...

Legal Careers

Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC)

by sirI, MSN, APRN, NP

The Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC) is a Registered Nurse (RN) that is an expert in clinical Nursing Practice and possesses the ability to understand and apply the...

Education

Advocate and Negotiate

by jadelpn, LPN, EMT-B

Part of what a nurse does is educate patients. Sometimes, we see a patient who has a new diagnosis that requires a significant lifestyle change. Sometimes we...

Entrepreneurs

Nursing Entrepreneurs

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

Want to be your own boss, be responsible for your own success or failure? Then become a nurse entrepreneur! The possibilities are endless. Here are some...

NCLEX

NCLEX Study Tips! My story

by PrettyLady87

Studying for the NCLEX (whether it be for RN or PN), can be one of the most exasperating times for anyone. Although there are numerous methods to study for it,...

Quality Improvement

Quality Improvement Specialist (Nurse)

by madwife2002, BSN, RN

There is increasing emphasis on improving the quality of care provided by hospitals. Nurses are integral to patients' well being both in and out of acute care...

Endocrine

Diabetes Nursing

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

Diabetes is rampant in the US and gaining strength every year. This opens the door for nurses to care for and educate these patients. There are many avenues for...

Case Management

Case Management Nursing (CM)

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

Case Management is the nursing involved with the business of length of stay. Incorporation of InterQual or another ranking system, the CM determines length of...

Career Support

Importance of Continuing Education in the Nursing Profession

by Beverly Sampson

In the Nursing Profession it is paramount that we continue to educate ourselves. This will enhance the Professionalism that we strive for as Nurses and it...