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I know that many of you are freaking out about this important exam that determines your future, I know because I was constantly thinking about it and I was constantly on this website reading success stories. I was inspired by many people who pos...

What is the difference between DNP and MD? How long does it take to become a DNP if you already have BSN degree? I thought nurses had problems with docs, but one day I visited the student doctor website and I was surprised to see how many student doc...

Good morning,good afternoon, good evening, Excuse my ignorance. Can someone tell me the difference between trauma and ER--how are they different, what goes on in trauma and ER? When we have serious health problems we go straight to ER, some get trasf...

I remember one of my nursing instructors used to say: when you don't know the pt's code status, it's better to perform CPR and find out that the pt is DNR and stop! , instead of not doing CPR and then you find out later , that pt was full code and di...

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Beautifully written!! When I was reading this, it reminded me of House / grey's anatomy --sounded unreal!

i enjoyed reading this :)

We don't even isolate for MRSA!!

I used to hate bedside report , but now I absolutely love it ! I get to see the pts, make sure they're not Blue, not hypoglycemic ,make sure they look comfy, clean , IVs are not beeping, make sure the TPN and IVF are not running dry. When we didn't ...

Hi everyone, I am in desperate need for help to get back on my feet and most importantly emotional support . I feel like it is the end of the world It's going to take me years to write everything down and in details, so I am only writing a simple ...

Curious: Can a NP work as a bedside nurse too?

Can someone tell me a little more about subacute rehabilitation centers, what do nurses do there?Thank you :)

The problem is that many people cannot separate work from personal issues at home !! They bring all the anger from private life and take it out on coworkers! The negative , miserable person will always want to make others miserable!

My only advice : please change the display picture!!! Unless you want management to identify you!

I thought seeing the light at the end of the tunnel meant #freedom #stressFree #amazinglife Boy....was I wrong! Spent so many years in nursing school, spent 3 months studying for nclex, passed the nclex and days later started orientation as an RN! ...

Great article! Thank you. Personally I love 12 hr shifts because I only get to work three days and off 4 days. If I work 8 days x 5, there's a chance I'll have 5 miserable/ bad/busy days, I 'd rather have 3 terrible days working 12s :). I love 8 hr...

Machines can be accurate, but one day they may break / not function properly! Your ears will never fail you :)

Just curious : why a laptop?! Do you really have time as a nurse to use your laptop at work?

It's still called COW in some places? Hmm. We call it WOW, this is because patients thought we were referring to patients when we said COW

I think I discovered that my dream nursing job is located in Canada, happy work environment

I think you misunderstood me:D. I did not say people who have tattoos, piercings, and wear no makeup are not clean! They probably take a shower 5 times/day! I know piercings, tattoos etc are habits/ passions just like makeup. I said makeup is my othe...

I am looking forward to retirement!!! And I just graduated from nursing college- as you can probably tell, I am already overwhelmed

I don't see a problem with this at all. She's not getting paid to catch up on her charting, the manager is not losing anything! Unless this is an ongoing thing , and if it is , she might need some better tips on organization and time management!

I find it very disrespectful! Especially during Halloween!!!!

I think that is unprofessional! I am a makeup artist as well as a nurse, makeup to me is art! When I go out at night I wear heavy smokey makeup, but at work I use neutral colors, very light makeup! I iron my scrubs( no stained scrubs) , I take car...