I have been in GI since about 1995, and I have never heard of a connection between cervical issues and colon problems. It certainly piqued my interest, and it...
As a nurse, how can we protect our patients? As a patient, how can we know what we read in the reviews is true when there are websites that can be used to erase...
The struggle is over, and I now have my Master’s degree in Nursing Informatics. In my previous article "Getting My Graduate Degree: Is it Worth It?", I...
Everything you ever wanted to know about the role, requirements, certifications, and salaries of the Gastrointestinal Nurse in the GI lab.
Nurses spend their day taking care of patients, helping them get on the road to better health. But what happens to the nurse if she/he gets sick? There have...
Violence at work can be common in certain professions and nursing has one of the highest percentages. This article is dedicated to a young nurse who lost her...
Nurses have had an intimate part of shaping America’s history. We, as nurses, have participated in every aspect of our communities by helping, teaching, and...
Life is built on the decisions that we make. Circumstance often limit our options, but how we respond is up to us. Other times, what we would like to do is...
There are many reasons why nurses leave the bedside and go into other areas or leave nursing altogether. Some reasons are due to patient level of acuity, long...
Nurses have a lot to celebrate. We are at the bedside, in the home, insurance company, behind the computer, in the lab, supervising, teaching, in any capacity...
As nurses, we understand the importance of health screenings. We check our eyes, do blood work, and get pap smears, but over the years we have added...
We all have had bad managers and good managers, but there is a phenomena regarding the bad ones. How do they get into management? How are they able to keep...
Earn up to 48 contact hours at the National Conference for Nurse Practitioners in Acute Care (NPAC) 2018. If you are a Nurse Practitioner who rounds in a...
Not too long ago, I took care of an 18 year old young man. He was admitted under a diagnosis that I had never seen before, "Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome". I...
In my previous article, “What is Nux Vomica? State Board Questions From the Turn of the Century: An Era Gone By”, we began our journey into the past. In...
Have you ever wondered what the early NCLEX exams looked like? We will be exploring a sample of questions taken from a first edition Lippincott (1917 edition)...
One day it may be possible to find a more permanent relief for IBS patients. As they do further research and find a way to give people the right balance of...
You have to have surgery. Surgery is scary. From the moment it is scheduled there is a lot of planning to do. I recently had surgery, and being in the hospital...
Most of us have experienced good and bad managers, whether that was at a fast food restaurant, retail, or in our present jobs as nurses. I know that in my...
This is part 3 and the final entry for Susan’s story. Her story gives us pause and makes us feel her pain and frustration. I want to take this opportunity to...