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Management

Nursing Schedulers / Staffing Coordinators

A nursing scheduler, also known as a staffing coordinator or nursing coordinator, has a very important job because he / she is responsible for scheduling...

Emergency

The Elephant in the Room

by Anna Flaxis, BSN, RN

That our emotions and our health are intertwined, rather than separate parts within the whole is becoming more generally accepted in the mainstream. As health...

General Nursing

Night Shift Nursing Education and Effects on Job Satisfaction

by liebling5, MSN, RN

This study was conducted to provide convenient access to employer-required education which is frequently not available during the normal work hours of the night...

Private Duty

Many Baby Nurses Aren't Nurses At All

by TheCommuter, BSN, RN

The title 'baby nurse' typically refers to a healthcare worker who specializes in the in-home care of infants from one day old to one year old. However, not all...

Hospice

Hospice Nursing - Compassionate Care at the End of Life

by tnbutterfly - Mary, BSN

All nursing jobs are difficult, but Hospice Nurses have a particularly tough job because from the outset, these nurses know that the patient for whom they are...

Addictions

Methadone Clinic Nurses / Methadone Maintenance Treatment Nursing

by TheCommuter, BSN, RN

Methadone maintenance treatment is a technique by which people who have opiate dependence receive prescribed amounts of methadone, a synthetic opioid with a...

Rock

YouTube Nurses and Nursing Students. My Top 10 List.

by Not Your Nurse

Like many others, I have benefited from Youtube both as a Nursing student and as a RN. It has helped me to better understand ABG's (Arterial Blood Gasses),...

General Nursing

Top Ten Reasons for Being Fired - Falsification of Documentation

by madwife2002, BSN, RN

If you didn't document it, you didn't do it! This is a statement most nurses live by! Unfortunately there are nurses who document things they didn't do, which...

CNA/MA

Hospital Unit Secretaries

by TheCommuter, BSN, RN

The hospital unit secretary is vitally important to the smooth day-to-day operations of the unit or floor. Unit secretaries perform essential secretarial duties...

General Nursing

Performance Evaluations

by jadelpn, LPN, EMT-B

There are at least 2 subtypes of performance reviews/evaluations. The title itself reveals a bit of a disconnect--Are we reviewing or are we evaluating? Some...

General Students

Everyone Won't Succeed. And That's Okay!

by TheCommuter, BSN, RN

Not everyone succeeds in the realm of higher education. This is not necessarily a bad thing because our society still needs people whose occupations do not...

Career Support

Nursing Safe Harbor Rule

by TheCommuter, BSN, RN

The Safe Harbor Rule (SHPR) is a nursing peer review process that can be initiated by a nurse when asked to participate in conduct that has the potential to...

General Students

10 Things You Should Know About the First Semester of Nursing Scho…

by LoriRNCM, ADN, ASN, RN

A tongue-in-cheek synopsis of the trials and tribulations of a first semester nursing student. This article covers just a few of the many changes I've been...

General Nursing

A Bathroom Reminiscence

by tokebi

We learn many things from our patients. No matter how brief the encounter may be, their lives touch us in many ways, sometimes in a very profound way. This is...

Flight

Flight Nursing

by DidiRN

Flight nursing is nursing care of patients during transport via aircraft or helicopter. This is an area where highly skilled individuals are an absolute must...

What is the role of a public health nurse?

Public/Community

Public Health Nursing

by DidiRN

Public health nursing is rather unique in its focus compared to other nursing specialties. Here nurses concentrate on the health of entire...

School

School Nursing

by tnbutterfly - Mary, BSN

Today's school nurses not only deal with the typical bruises and tummy aches that have always been part of school life, but must now contend with a student...

Have you been considering the role of CNM?

CNM

Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNM)

by sirI, MSN, APRN, NP

The Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) who is a graduate of a nurse-midwifery program and is nationally certified....

Infusion

Infusion Nursing

by DidiRN

Infusion nursing is a specialty where nurses work exclusively with intravenous therapy and vascular access. Although it may appear a very restrictive area,...

Occupational

Occupational Health Nursing

by tnbutterfly - Mary, BSN

The foundation of occupational health nursing is epidemiology, work advocacy, occupational health risk assessment, critical thinking, and educational...

Educators

Nurse Educators / Faculty

by VickyRN, MSN, DNP, RN

Nurse Educators meld clinical expertise with a passion for teaching to shape future generations of nurses and advance the profession of nursing. Nursing...

Neurological

Neuroscience Nursing

by dianah, ASN

Neuroscience Nursing, a highly sophisticated and challenging specialty of nursing, demands equally high-skills and a sophisticated knowledge base in order to...

Entrepreneurs

Foot Care Nursing

by sirI, MSN, APRN, NP

Foot Care Nursing is an all-important integral part of patient care. There are many who consider this specialty career one of the most important nursing areas.

General Nursing

Top 10 Reasons We Get Fired! - Frequent Sick Days and Tardiness

by madwife2002, BSN, RN

To continue my series of articles of the top ten reasons we get fired. #7 is concerned with healthcare workers who call off or are tardy on a frequent basis. We...

NICU

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Nursing

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

Neonatal Nursing is the specialty of caring for the tiniest of patients and their families. Leading patients and families down an often long and circuitous...