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General Nursing

Why I am Grateful for Burning Out as a Nurse

This is the season of gratitude and giving. As nurses you may feel like you can't do another thing for anyone else. Then take this time and give to yourself. Be...

General Nursing

The Health Insurance Marketplace: What We Learned and How We Can E…

by Michael M. Heuninckx

In the concluding article of my journey navigating the Health Insurance Marketplace, questions are answered and the discussion continues about how as nurses we...

General Nursing

The Health Insurance Marketplace: One Nurse's Journey

by Michael M. Heuninckx

Join me on a journey as I try to navigate the Health Insurance Marketplace to gain a new perspective on what patients go through when trying to purchase health...

How can I study smart in nursing school?

General Students

Study Tips for Nursing Students

by Julie Reyes, DNP, RN

Whether you are working on your pre-reqs or are already in nursing school, you have to study for exams and are probably stressed out over grades. You may have...

General Nursing

Nurses on a Mission

by lmolinaRN, BSN, RN

Some memories of a small group of enthusiastic and motivated nurses on a mission, helping people in need at the Cartagena, Colombia children's hospital. They...

General Nursing

Thank you, Florence Nightingale

by Bridgid Joseph, BSN, MSN, APRN, CNS

There are daily challenges we face as nurses that we all know very well: tough schedules (nights/holidays/weekends), long hours, packed and busy schedules,...

General Nursing

The Influence of the Influenza Vaccine:

by Bridgid Joseph, BSN, MSN, APRN, CNS

Getting the Influenza vaccine, as a healthcare provider, is an interesting conundrum: there are recommendations from the CDC that are made to promote...

Job Hunt

Don't Let Nursing Job Resumes Intimidate You

by Brenda F. Johnson, MSN

Do you want your resume to be on top of the pile? There are a few tips listed here that hopefully will help you in creating the best resume you can. Remember to...

General Nursing

The FOAM Movement And How To Improve Your Nursing Education

by Michael M. Heuninckx

FOAM stands for, Free Open Access Meducation and is an up-and-coming way healthcare professionals are interacting with one another to add to their educational...

General Students

Lessons Learned During Our First Semester Of Clinicals

by ElizabethStoneRN

Nursing students never cease to amaze me. They absorb so much more than we often realize in the clinical environment. They are constantly listening, observing,...

General Students

Informatics: What is it? What can I do with it?

by Capella University

A Nurse Informaticist is a Bachelor's or Master's prepared nurse who is eligible for the Nursing Informatics Certification Exam, Offered by the American Nurses...

General Students

7 Things to know BEFORE Sims Lab!

by Julie Reyes, DNP, RN

Every nursing student dreads Sims Lab day. What are the instructors expecting? Will I "kill" my patient? Will I fail this lab? Relax -- here are some tips from...

General Nursing

Caring for the Greatest Generation: Making Time for Your Patient's…

by Lynda Lampert, RN

Your patient's history is a part of assessment, but sometimes their personal history is just as important as their medication list. As Veteran's Day approaches...

Government

Using Your GI Bill Benefits in 75 Easy Steps!

by Lunah, MSN, RN

No, it didn't really take me 75 steps to tap into my GI Bill benefits, although I'm not quite there yet and who knows? The number of steps may rise. But there...

Rock

I'm Just Doing My Job...

by Bridgid Joseph, BSN, MSN, APRN, CNS

There are some times in your career that you are really put under the microscope; why you do what you do every day. Sometimes the reasons that we look more...

General Nursing

Nurses Who Harm Patients

by madwife2002, BSN, RN

Nurses are often revered by society. The general pubic think of nurses as caring, helpful and healing. Certainly not as serial killers or as individuals who are...

General Students

Follow Your Gut Being Productive and Choosing to Withdraw

by NeoNatMom

Many people don't want to waste their time. It has to be this year, this semester, if I don't do it now, I don't know what I'm gonna do. Many feel that if it...

Western Governors

Western Governors RN-to-BSN: My First 6 Month Term (Almost)

by TheCommuter, BSN, RN

Western Governors University (WGU) is a very popular online school for RNs who seek BSN and MSN degree completion because it offers a myriad of alluring...

NCLEX

How I conquered the NCLEX-RN?

by ArrowRN, BSN, RN

Well for anyone who has befriended me or read any of my articles, you know I tend to be very detailed oriented. Yes I'm now a BSN, RN. After passing the...

Success

No Stone Unturned

by kiszi, RN

Sometimes the path to a dream job is unconventional, the means to achieving it unexpected. It is tempting to give in to self-doubt and discouragement when door...

Correctional

Nursing Behind the Wall

by mikethemurse, BSN, RN

When non medical people ask me what I do for a living the usual response is "...that's interesting?!" When nurses ask the most common response is "Why?" I am a...

CNA/MA

Lessons from a night as a Patient Companion

by cd365c

Each action taken is a step forward or backward in someone's overall health. The patient companion / CNA is the key to running an efficient facility. Even one...

What's the difference between a DEU vs Traditional teaching concept?

Pre-Nursing

The DEU Model of Nursing Education

by kalycat, BSN, RN

Information for students evaluating nursing programs; comparison between traditional and DEU models and the clinical experiences provided. Links to additional...

General Nursing

Press Release - allnurses Survey Says Nurses are Bullish on the In…

by tnbutterfly - Mary, BSN

What do nurses think about the outlook of the nursing profession? What they wish the public knew about their job? We wanted to find the answers to these and...

Ob/Gyn

Little Did She Know, Her Life Was About To Change Forever.

by RschIVF40

She could remember it like it was yesterday... She was at work when the abdominal pain and nausea started. She assumed this was from a little food poisoning....