Translator for Nurses Who Don’t Speak Geek: Nurse Informaticists
I want to be a translators for nurses who don't speak geek. I want to be a translator for geeks who don't seek nurse. Somewhere in the nerdy nursing middle of all of this, we will all help to...
View ArticleWhat Being a Nurse Blogger Has Meant to Me
When I was experiencing bullying at work, and I felt totally alone, I discovered that there were others who had faced a similar fate as me. I was not alone. There were other people in the “Blogosphere”...
View ArticleLife of a Consultant Clinical Analyst In the Nursing Informatics Department:...
I am a registered nurse who worked in the clinical setting for about 10 years. I decided to quit bedside nursing, and now work as clinical analyst consultant. I maintain a blog for entry level...
View ArticleHow to Land Your First Nursing Job
You’ve done it! You’ve graduated nursing school, passed your NCLEX and you’re ready and eager to start your first job as a real nurse. You want to be a great nurse and you keep hearing about how nurses...
View ArticleProviding Healthcare in Kenya Through Chamberlain College of Nursing’s...
Last May, I took a trip abroad to Nairobi, Kenya, with fellow classmates for one of Chamberlain College of Nursing’s international nursing service projects. The two-week trip is designed to immerse...
View ArticleArizona Nurse Has License Threatened By Doctor After Providing Patient Education
The following blog post is an email that was originally sent to @EchoHeronAuthor. It was then posted on Vernon Dutton’s Posterous, Amanda Trujillo case will go before the Arizona State Board of Nursing...
View ArticleArizona Nurse Amanda Trujillo’s State Board of Nursing Hearing Delayed for a...
Unfortunately, Amanda Trujillo cannot get back to doing what she loves yet. She just wants to take care of patients. The Arizona State Board of Nursing has delayed her case for 2 months in order to...
View ArticleAdvances in Technology Improve Nursing: SIMCARE Training
Technology improves the practices of medicine, and nursing. It will continue to advance year after year. In order to prepare students to handle such changes, nursing education needs to evolve...
View ArticleFive Exciting Careers for MSN Graduates
As a registered nurse, you may have career aspirations that surpass what your RN or BSN degree has prepared you for. You may be aware that the demand for nursing professionals with advanced skills...
View ArticleBecoming an Informatics Nurse: Going Beyond the Bedside
When I discovered nursing informatics, it was like a dream come true. I was completing my BSN coursework, and I began researching options to further my education in nursing. I realized fairly quickly...
View ArticleNurses Speak Up! ANA Call for Input on Code of Ethics
The American Nurses Association is busy working on a revised code of nursing ethics. Among topics are the standards and codes we all are expected to live by as nurses. If you are a seasoned nurse or...
View ArticleInterview with Labor and Delivery Nurse and Royal Midwife: Risa Rispoli, BSN,...
Recently, I had an opportunity to talk with Risa Rispoli. She has been a labor and delivery nurse and midwife for 34 years, and answered a few questions about her career, the patients she cares for,...
View ArticleCRNA: Nurse Anesthetist Career Guide
Becoming a Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) is a career goal for many nurses. In fact, when I was in nursing school nearly half of the class stated that becoming a CRNA was their future goal. However, many...
View ArticleNurses and the Bullying Experience: Lateral Violence
I’ve written about lateral violence (the act of nurses being bullies) frequently in the past. To be completely honest, I hate that this is something that I even know about, and especially felt the need...
View Article10 Differences Between a Public Not-For-Profit Hospital Verses a Private...
I work for a private, corporate hospital as a floor nurse. I am precepting at a public, independent hospital in an administrative role. The differences in the way things are done and the possibilities...
View ArticleLife after NCLEX: How to Advance Nursing and Your Nursing Career
5 Points of Consideration when taking the next step in nursing: Motivation, Education, Positive Attitude, Networking, and Integrity. Whether you are a fresh new graduate, or a nurse with years of...
View ArticleWhat defines a Nurse Manager or Nurse Leader
In my RN-BSN class we discussed the difference between being a nurse leader and nurse manager. It was unfortunate that theses two titles are not always describing the same role/person. Ideally any...
View ArticleThese Are the 11 Reasons to Get a BSN Nursing Degree Today
These eleven reasons are exactly why you should get a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing – or a BSN. Special thanks to Southeastern University Online for partnering with us on this post! If you are...
View ArticleRespect and Dignity: A Nurses Guide to Bullying in Nursing
Bullying in nursing isn’t a new phenomenon. Nurses experience it in alarming numbers whether they’re new to the profession or the job. It happens to young and old nurses alike. My Nurse Bullying...
View ArticleAre Nurses Professionals
Professionalism is not about the letters behind your name, it is about the respect you have for your role in what you do. I also think that every LPN would disagree as well. According to hrsa.gov, as...
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