Topics About 'Nursing Career'.

My Story in a NutshellWhen I became a nurse in 1996, I was coming from a challenging entrepreneurial path as a massage therapist and yoga instructor. Being just over 30 and struggling to make ends meet with only a high school diploma, a small child a...

When I was notified about being hand-picked as a scrub nurse on our high-risk cardiothoracic surgery team, I was very excited, but also nervous. As most would, I sought counsel from many - some that worked in the O.R., and others that had very demand...

It doesn't matter what kind of person you are - rejection after a job interview hurts. And, it is okay to withdraw a bit and take your time to recover. But, as the old adage goes - you must get yourself back in the saddle again - sooner rather than l...

Close your eyes and think about the worst shift that you ever survived; I use the word "survive", because after such a shift, one can feel like they have been through hell and back in what seems like a never-ending 12.5 hours... who am I kidding, we ...

Resiliency is also how well you bounce back from the pressures of everyday life and how well you juggle priorities - work, family, friends, interests - as well as the hectic pace of our often over busy and often overwhelming lifestyles. These days bu...

This article is featured in the July 2018 edition of our allnurses Magazine... Download allnurses Magazine If you graduated in 1998 or the few years before or after, you have likely started to notice that you are no longer among the "young" nurses. Y...

I was always interested in choosing the career of nursing due to the influence of my grandmother. Whenever I would visit her in Sweden, she would always have this nursing box of bandages, first aid supplies, and stethoscopes, and she would help me pl...

As healthcare providers, at some point during our careers we will inevitably share our goose bump stories with others. Our experiences bring those happenstances or koi-inky-dink moments just one narrative scene away from being easily scripted for a p...

What's the most frustrating thing that occurs on almost every shift? Is it being told what to do by a fellow nurse? Is it hearing patients' suggestions that what they've read on the Internet might be better than the treatment you're providing? Or is ...

Over 2.9 million RNs are working in the U.S. Yet many nurses are disappointed to find that the challenges they face often outweigh the rewards. When patient-staff ratios, long wait times for care, extended shifts and heavy-handed treatment get you do...

Dear Nurse Beth, I am RN-BSN for 12 years (Med/Surg), I am interested in starting a CNA program or Nurses Aide training school or program in my town ( Boston, MA ). What would you recommend or advise? Dear Wants to Start CNA Training Program, Congr...

Nurses enter the profession for a variety of reasons with the most common being a desire to help people. Another might include a nurse relative extolling the positive aspects of a nursing career: good wages, steady job, autonomy in most aspects of th...

It is not uncommon to read of nurses, either new or old, wanting to get out of the rat race of Nursing due to one reason or the other. And unless there is a pressing reason, BEFORE you make that leap, you need to be financially independent. To help p...

As we walked around the track together, my friend shared some of her nursing job frustrations with me. She had been in her current position for a little over 2 years. Long enough, she felt, to know whether it would be a long term good fit. "It's gett...

With the new year lurking around the corner, let's talk goals! Now, I am not advocating for new year's resolutions, as these usually fall by the wayside by early late January. I am talking goals! S.M.A.R.T Goals! I know you have heard about these and...

With the fall season in full swing, themes of pumpkin flavored everything, brightly colored foliage and crisp mornings are all around us. While I will not deny my undying love for pumpkin spice lattes, another important thought also comes to mind dur...

Clinical Ladder programs have been used for years to recognize nurses as they progress through levels of nursing practice starting at novice and culminating in an expert level. These ladders are often based on the five levels presented in Patricia Be...

Recently while completing an online survey, I was asked to identify my area of nursing specialization. There were many options to choose from-medical-surgical, anesthesia, emergency, geriatrics and the list goes on...but NOT listed was my chosen fiel...

Making the CommitmentWe all know how quickly nursing changes. What was the up to date care five years ago or even one year ago is no longer considered evidence based practice! So, how to get up to speed? Well one of the best ways is to attend a confe...

During my last week of RN school, I noticed there was this unspoken expectation for all RN graduates to become hospital nurses, apparently, I did not get the memo! At my pinning ceremony, I watched many of my fellow classmates holding up signs for th...

Being a Nurse IntrovertIntroverts and extroverts really are hardwired differently. Sometimes I get questions from nursing students or those thinking about applying to nursing school- "I'm not an extrovert, can I do this?" It's a SpectrumI'll answer f...

The risks associated with long work hours are not solely due to being at work for more than eight hours a day, but due to lack of sleep or not sleeping in accordance with circadian rhythms. These risks could just as easily apply to someone who works ...

It's amazing what I've learned in just this short time in travel nursing. I made this video to help out new travel nurses with some of the things I wish I need before getting started in this specialty. When you are the new person, there is both a lot...

Allnurses staff recently attended AACN's National Teaching Institute 2017 in Houston, Texas. One of the interesting presentations was Mastering the Art of Professional Networking, presented by Alvin Jeffery, MSN, CCNR, RN-BC and Anna Dermenchyan, RN,...

Let me introduce myself. I'm the nurse, the one at the bedside. It's a place I've occupied for twenty-four years. There are millions like me. You might see me as an underachiever, someone who didn't have what it takes to get into med school to become...