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There are some things for which school prepares you. How to spike an IV bag, how to administer standard medications as scheduled; how to make the perfect care plan. Yet nursing is not about the perfect care plan, and although one can, as a nurse, pri...

I realize that there are so many articles, blogs, books and inspirational bookmarks, coffee cups, and laminated lanyard tags that tell you how to be a great nurse. You learn throughout nursing school how to calculate BMI, use your posture to leverage...

Along the way, I've met many nursing students and new grads who have a "hospice heart.” They share their stories of witnessing a loved one die at home, having relevant experiences during this event and now feel that hospice is their calling as a nurs...

January - Newborn ICU Dream JobI was making cold hard cash. I had an awesome preceptor for orientation. I was signing my name with RN behind it, I was giving meds all by myself, I was a nurse, woo hoo, life couldn't be any better. Everything I had wo...

For one of my classes in my RN-BSN program I was given an assignment to explain my life as a nurse so this is a poem I wrote about it. Nursing in a Covid World I graduated in twenty-twenty, bright eyed and full of hope Now as I...

Tips On The Transition from Studentnursewold to Realnurseworld Almost thirty years following the nerve wracking September morning I entered nursing school, I am often reminded of the first lecture and introduction. That's because it was the day I...

I had a great day and couldn't wait to come back... This was so awesome and I was a NURSE! Well, guess what? Reality soon settled in and all of a sudden I felt like a ship lost at sea. No one helped me, my preceptor was condescending and wanted to kn...

So many new grads start off on a Med-Surg floor. Either they want to, they think they should, someone else thinks they should, or it's the only job in town. Being a Med-Surg nurse at heart, and having great mentors in school and after graduation, I'v...

Hey there! I'm a new grad and I luckily have a position lined up. I'm jumping way ahead here, but I'm just curious and trying to get a better idea of how easy/difficult is it to take vacations as a nurse? Obviously I wouldn't be taking time off any t...

After all, I am older, but not quite old. I have been in the trenches quite a few years (and wish I could be on the benches for some of those days). I am not quite jaded (just a tinge green - maybe bile colored?) but still love what I do. So new nurs...

As we sat resting our poor feet, the student nurses arrived on the floor. Taking in their crisp white uniforms, we glanced down at our wrinkled scrubs. Noticing their bright, shiny faces, I sneaked a peak at my co-workers. Our hair hung in our faces,...

No matter which discipline you chose to be a part of, there is a wealth of learning opportunity awaiting you. Listen to those nurses (old and new) around you. Don't assume you have all the answers. If you have questions...ask! Asking someone else for...

A few months into the program, I realized.....that *I* was not going to make it through this alone. I read a lot of books. Stayed up lots of nights. Tried to make it. Struggled. Cried. Wept. And then I remembered to go to the Bible...the Greatest Ref...

Nursing brain sheets go by many names. They are called report sheets, security blankets, flowcharts, to-do lists and everything in between. What are they exactly? Nursing brain sheets are those papers that have all of the information on your patient....

I am by no means a seasoned nurse, but I have learned a few things during the beginning of my career that have saved me time and made my work more efficient. I work on a fast-paced MedSurg/Trauma/Orthopedic unit in an inner city teaching hospital. I ...

1. It's OK to speak up. Even though you are new and don't really know the culture of the organisation, if something is bothering you, speak up. For example, what if you were promised 2 preceptors, a primary preceptor, and a backup preceptor? Ins...