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5 Steps to meeting your goals in 2017 As caregivers, Nurses sometimes give much of themselves and often forget to focus on their own goals and desires. Read More

7 Things You Weren’t Taught in Nursing School All the things you were not taught in nursing school could probably fill a few volumes, but here are a few that I have collected from emails and conversations with colleagues over the years. Read More

What's In A Name Badge? I have my BSN. I went to a 4 year program. When I got my first job 3 years ago the hospital automatically put RN-BSN on my name badge. Never did I catch so much cattiness and people assuming I felt "superior." Read More

Controversial Patient Odors in Nursing Body odor is a somewhat controversial topic. More specifically, there is the persistent belief that certain groups of patients are more odorous than others. This piece will highlight several groups of patients who, rightly or wrongly, have been deemed more odorous than usual. Read More

Part I - Nursing and Precision Proton Therapy In this two part article we’ll first take a look at the basic principles of proton therapy and later walk through a typical day as a nurse at the proton center. Working in Oncology for over a decade I’ve sometimes felt like we are at a stalemate in terms of progress. Read More

Order that says "Don't call MD for pain meds"? I recently took care of a pt with a foot fracture and he only had Tylenol for pain. I don't have any experience yet but I feel that this does nothing for pain of a foot fracture. Read More

Feel like I'm too dumb to be a nurse I've been working as a nurse for 4 months. Today, i had a resident's family member come in and say that she (resident ) doesn't look right. The family member said they told the other nurse that she is getting worst and worst Read More