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General Students

Freebies and discounts for nursing students

Whether you're deep into your journey to becoming a nurse or just getting your feet wet as you start nursing school, discounts and freebies abound to help you...

General Nursing

Losing and Finding Identity in High-Stakes Surgery

by ctsurgeryscrubrn

Being hand-picked to scrub on our high-stakes cardiothoracic surgery team was a dream come true - a culmination of hard work. But, what I found was an...

How to grasp hold of the nursing diagnosis concept?

General Students

Focus on Students: Anatomy of a Nursing Diagnosis

by J.Adderton, BSN, MSN

If so, you are just like many nursing students. Nursing students experience a full range of emotions when assigned writing nursing diagnosis. Feelings range...

How do you respond to bullying in your workplace?

General Students

How to Identify and Respond to Bullying and Incivility

by Damion Jenkins, MSN, RN

Workplace bullying is often described as aggressive behaviors that may include: alienating, intimating, public humiliation or sabotaging, and are usually...

HESI

HESI A2: My Experience and How to Successfully Pass the Exam

by graciehertel

This article shares my experience taking the HESI A2 exam, and how I passed. In this article, I talk about each section that was on the test and how I felt...

General Nursing

A Cry for Help: How to Be the Best Advocates Possible for our Pati…

by jeastridge, BSN, RN

Being advocates for our patients is something we do well as nurses. In this article, the author discusses a particular case and asks for your input on...

Operating Room

Advanced Practice Practitioners In The Operating Room

by ctsurgeryscrubrn

The role of Advanced Practice Practitioners has long been limited to acute care units. The Operating Room is the most prominent acute care unit and yet there...

How can I help support the next generation of nurses?

General Nursing

How to Support the Next Nursing Generation: The Z's

by Melissa Mills, BSN

It's time to start thinking about the next generation of nurses - the iGen. The oldest of this generation is just graduating college now and they are already...

General Nursing

Redirected, Not Rejected: Lessons Learned When the Answer is No

by Melissa Mills, BSN

Rejection after an interview hurts. Here are a few ways you can turn rejection into redirection and continue down the path to career satisfaction.

General Nursing

Design Thinking in the Hospital

by Debi Fischer

Get acquainted with design thinking as it applies to the hospital setting. You too can get in on the action! What is the orange vest and CareCube? Come up with...

NCLEX

Focus on Students: Anatomy of NCLEX Questions

by J.Adderton, BSN, MSN

This article will bring insight to the anatomy of NCLEX questions and tips for success.

General Nursing

Drug Use and Abuse: Perspectives of A Teen User Part 3

by SafetyNurse1968, BSN, MSN, PhD

In parts 1 & 2, I summarized the first part of an interview I did with an 18 year old who uses drugs on a regular basis. Part 3 includes another story from Jane...

General Students

Stress Test (aka Burning Man)

by Nigel9

I did it. Silly me, I opened up Google and typed, "I hate nursing school" It was more of a reason to vent than anything. Heck, it was about 4:10 in the morning...

General Nursing

Active Shooter Training

by Debi Fischer

A look at Active Shooter Training. The Run, Hide and Fight Options. Quick facts about shootings in the US, workplace violence and why nurses are at risk!

General Nursing

The Importance of Best and Worst Days

by Deb_Aston, MSN, RN

In Nursing, our best and worst days are equally important; they teach us valuable life lessons, like strength and empathy, in addition to helping to define our...

General Nursing

Is it Just Like Grey's Anatomy? Our Doctor/ Nurse Love Story

by Sarah Matacale, BSN, RN

The life story of our Doctor- Nurse relationship turned marriage. The questions everyone asks and the challenges many do not think of.

Stress 101

"I am not a robot!"

by Adriane82

A glimpse into the inner dialogue and emotions of an RN processing personal grief while also performing as the triage nurse in a busy emergency department.

General Nursing

Julie Godby Murray - Nurse Honor Guard - Nurses Take DC 2018

by allnurses

Nurses Take DC provided a venue for many nurses to voice their fervent wish for nursing ratios. One of these nurses was Julie Godby Murray, an OR nurse from...

Home Health

Bag Technique 101 for Home Care Nurses

by Melissa Mills, BSN

This article explores the six basics principles for bag technique for the home care nurse.

Stress 101

How Resilient Are You?

by Carol Ebert, MSN, RN

How well do you bounce-back after something negative happens to you? After you get laid off, or lose a promotion, or experience a house fire, or even lose a...

General Nursing

What Can be Done

by tmcintyre1234

My article is making reference to patients that have no voice

General Nursing

Janie Harvey Garner, RN - Founder of Show Me Your Stethoscope

by allnurses

Little did Janie Harvey Garner know at the time, that the Miss America Pageant in 2015 would change her life forever. What started as an ER nurse's attempt to...

General Nursing

Purchasing Power of Nurses Across the U.S.

by tnbutterfly - Mary, BSN

Whether you are looking for your first job, considering switching positions, or even wanting to see how your current salary stacks up against others in your...

Announcements

allnurses Magazine Summer Issue: Quarterly Publication for Nurses

by tnbutterfly - Mary, BSN

The second issue of our new allnurses Magazine is now available in two versions: online and print. The allnurses Magazine is a free publication with a strong...

School

School Nurses - Does Their Compensation Match Their True Worth?

by Sarah Matacale, BSN, RN

The National Association of School Nurses defines school nursing as " a specialized practice of nursing, that protects and promotes student health, facilitates...