"I Will...Remain Alive" - A Story of Organ Donation

Let's remember the people who gave the gift of life to others.

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When Nurses Make Fatal Mistakes

All practitioners make mistakes. To err is human. But how do we treat nurses who make deadly mistakes?

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A More Flexible RN to BSN.

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What was the REAL reason you called off

As I'm sitting in my doctor's office waiting to get a flu swab, I thought I'd start a thread. I called in yesterday from the flu. The worst of it actually began tuesday, I had a fever Wednesday, and I still went to work.

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Becoming Dad: A Humbling Birth Experience of a New Father and Nurse

Not to sound conceited but I’m a great nurse. I’m competent, compassionate, levelheaded and a reasonable critical thinker. I’ve run codes, deescalated agitated patients, inspired students and led healthcare teams.

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Minding Your Mind

I’ve heard from others approaching retirement who worry about losing their mental capacity. After all, what have we done every day of our nursing career but tax our brains with learning more each day and trouble-shooting whatever comes our way.

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2017 Nursing Salary Survey

As nurses, we know how valuable we are to the healthcare system as a whole. We also know that we are respected by the public. Nurses have consistently ranked in the top position of the Gallup poll with Americans rating nurses as having the highest honesty and ethical standards. How do our salaries compare with the overall respect and importance placed on our jobs?

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