I also love how many patients have touched my life. I often can't remember their names but I still can remember their faces and their stories. There are always a few annoying patients but there are a...
I leave work ALWAYS knowing that on my shift I made a positive difference to someone. It might be helping a coworker who is having a rough day or simply giving a pain medication to a patient. So many...
A big part of "being" a professional is acting professional. Is nursing a trade or profession? I don't know. If the expectations for professional nursing behaviors were set a little higher it would...
Thank you for the great article. It is so important to map a plan for career development and your ideas are right on target! A well respected expert nurse I worked with told me she took advantage of...
I see this is an older thread but I know it's a hot topic at my job. Peer reviews (often called 360-degree feedback) are used in many industries. I understand the theory but if the process is not done...
I feel SO overwhelmed by all the online RN to BSN or MSN options available. They seem to multiple overnight. I guess having too many choices is a good thing! I can see from other peoples posts that...
ADN is cheaper but you will not be able to avoid getting a BSN at some point in time. I work for a hospital that has embraced the IOM recommendation of 80% BSN workforce by 2020. Over the past 6 years...