Clinical Nurse
The Traveling Nurse: 5 Tips for Success
Nursing is the career that can literally take you anywhere in the world. Your nursing skills and expertise are highly
Nursing and Key Roles in Our Profession
There are a multitude of paths that you can explore during your nursing career. Usually, to start out, many pick
The Right Way to Staff Your Unit?
I am often greeted by the nursing staff with a, “Good morning! Today I have five patients.” I often reply
The Lady in The Hall
The lady glided down the hall which was dull from aging wall-paper, flickering lights missed by the maintenance man and cool from
Happy Nurses = Happy Patients
In a time of patient satisfaction scores, fear of litigation, and working in environments that are concerned about the proverbial
Nurses Working with PTSD and Combat PTSD Patients
Some of our peers are privileged to work with the men and women who have served in our United States
“An Unusual Miracle……..
There are distinct miracles that occur in every nurse’s career no matter what department or what setting you are employed.
Is Your Employer’s Liability Coverage Sufficient?
Even though your employer offers RNs company provided liability insurance, it is worth asking yourself if that is sufficient or
Hail to the Male Nurse
I just want to give some recognition to all the male nurses in the nursing profession. I remember back when
A Few Months Into My First Nursing Job
A few months into my first nursing job I met Michael, the patient who put me on the road to
Why didn’t they say it like that? – Health Literacy
I was working at a teaching hospital and rounding with the neurology team when we came into J’s room. The
Questions? Ask me 3!
In a previous blog “Why Didn’t They Say it Like That? Health Literacy,” I gave a general overview of Health
Nursing 101: Back to Basics
There are two things you learn immediately upon entering nursing school: 1) You’ll never stop learning. 2) Always look at
For the Love of the Job
By Krystina Ostermeyer – RN, BSN, CDE Let me tell you a story, fellow nurses. I was once a floor
