| Nursing Insights |
| July 8-14 Hottest Topics |
Nurses Fight Back! Why Some Hospitals are Despicable
We continue to read in the news about nurses being on the receiving end of “The Boot”, from getting dumped on with an overloaded assignment to being fired because, well, it costs too much to keep the experienced nurses around.
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Sticks and Stones
Being nurses opens us up to a HIGH stress career. When the stakes get high, tongues have a tendency to flap. Gossip in the workplace has the power to break down even the strongest of teamwork and trust.
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A Push for the Return of Team Nursing in Medical –Surgical and Telemetry/Step-down Units
Imagine arriving on your Medical-Surgical unit one morning to find that you can share the burden of work with another nurse? Busy in an isolation room and can’t answer the phone? No problem! It will go to the other nurse’s phone.
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Advance your career today!
Nurses are always in demand but many specialties require an advanced education. allnurses has compiled information from some of the top online learning institutions so that you can prepare for that next step in your career path.
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Are We "Glorifying" Nurses?
A fellow nurse (and near family member) shared this article on Facebook the other day. Initially, I was furious while reading through it, but then I took a minute to think about it. I still share some of my initial shock and disgust, but it's subsiding.
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5 Reasons Why Being A Pediatric Nurse Is Like Being A Disney Character
When caring for the pediatric population, we have the opportunity to be creative as we try to ease the minds of our patients and their family members. In this article, learn how as a pediatric nurse you are able to bring the awe, wonder and joy of Disney to the bedside.
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Doctors Don't Always Listen: Bridging the Communication Gap
“Justina”, an ICU nurse, received a 10 year old girl from the ED who had no significant medical history. However, in the past 4 days, this patient had frequent emesis and complaints of stomach pain, with no fever. You might think you know where this is going, but what was truly going on was catastrophic.
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