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Nurses, in spite all of the wonderful employment opportunities available for us, still face trouble when it comes to the hiring process - especially new grads. Below are ten awesome tips to get you started out as a nurse that will definitely improve ...

I've been a nurse for almost a year now. I research and study at home because I want to know the whys of what I do and know the best practices. I have my own binder of P&Ps that I have printed off the work intranet. I don't know everything (who d...

After four years of nursing school, do nurses need this additional training? To answer this question, it is prudent to examine the traditional four year baccalaureate nursing curriculum. In general, the first two years of study are dedicated to the f...

Being a new nurse is freaking scary. All the time you spent binge drinking coffee, cramming for tests, memorizing lab values and texting under the desk seem so heavenly and pleasant in retrospect, for once you pass your state board exams and set off ...

It's no longer about whether you qualify for the job or not, or if you have more education and experience than the next person. Nowadays everyone passes NCLEX, everyone graduates with a 4.0, everyone has CNA experience, and yet still many spent month...

I graduated in 2009 with my ADN. I started in a community hospital on a 37 bed medical/telemetry unit. I was started at 20.20/hr. My medical was around $350/month for the family plan. I was slapped in the face with all the responsibilties that nurses...

The first year of nursing is miserable. Everyone is miserable during the first year of nursing. You go from being a college student to being responsible for a full load of patients, and you aren't sure you're up to it and you're worried about what wo...