Did you know that in 2016 death is still a taboo subject where many people don't make living wills. A sad fact is that two thirds of Americans still don't have...
EQ is now considered far more important than IQ-employers are far more concerned with how mature your EQ is and your response to stressful situations when under...
What is leadership? A question that is asked and debated daily on every level of management. We all have our own thoughts and opinions on what constitutes a...
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...
Sleeping on duty is number 3 in my series of 'Top ten reasons we get fired' Internet searches on this topic show it is a world wide problem, and not limited to...
Poor performance has to be dealt with, no matter how distasteful it may seem when have to confront the nurse. When we permit poor performance, we promote its...
Medication Errors in nursing are common place, it is estimated that only 25% of medication errors are ever reported. Medication errors can kill patients. What...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Nursing management is the leadership within a hospital, nursing home, out patient and in patient services, they guide the culture, quality and environment. The...
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...
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...
Is it your general understanding that if there are any issues or problems within your health care facility, that doctors are able to confront a nurse to discuss...
I am sure a lot of you would be surprised to know that the staff at allnurses.com all work full time busy jobs as well as moderate the website. We volunteer our...
Nurses are overworked and some will cut corners to manage all their day to day activities. Are the corners that get cut saving time or are they costing the...
Interviewers are using weird, wonderful and off the wall questions during interviews. These include what kind of animal are you? What kind of fruit and even...
If you want to move states to find work, there are a few things you should prepare yourself for. Mainly obtaining a license before you go, or at least start the...
For years, we (in the nursing profession) have identified an increase in full moon personality changes among our patients and co-workers. None of them for the...