Let Negativity Roll off Your Back: Learn to Set Boundaries

Learning to set limits is a skill and unfortunately most of us really never learned it. As a nurse, saying "No," can feel like you are abandoning your team and yet, it is a skill that is going to save you from the perils of burnout and chronic tension and discontent in your career. This is Part 1 in a 2 part series on learning to set boundaries.
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Hospice Nursing Question

93 y.o. Female with end-stage CHF. When hospice took over she was taken off of ALL medications. Thyroid, blood thinners, htn meds, stomach meds, all gone at once. Why would they do this? How does that help?
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Nursing in the Revolutionary War

Nursing in America may have begun in some rather reluctant terms. Women who followed their spouse into battle camps were given jobs to do, from laundry to cooking to nursing. If the woman did not want to participate in camp duties, she would have to leave, and face starvation...
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Soon to be NP. Nervous.

I graduate in just a few weeks with my FNP. Not sure yet where I'll wind up but I am nervous. I know this is normal but just wondering if any other soon to be NP's feel the same, any tips from experienced NP's, etc.
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The FOAM Movement And How To Improve Your Nursing Education

FOAM stands for, Free Open Access Meducation and is an up-and-coming way healthcare professionals are interacting with one another to add to their educational foundation. Explore this way of expanding your medical and nursing knowledge in ways that not that long ago would never have been possible.
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HIPAA violation

Is it a HIPAA violation to give report with no identifying factors on another pt. in another room in the room of a pt. with dementia?
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RN Media Star

Nurses are entrepreneurs, and every day we meet one who stands out of the crowd. Theresa Brown can be included in this group of innovators since she is a celebrated New York Times columnist and an acclaimed author. This is her story.
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[Poll] Would you ever ask another nurse to insert a suppository into your pt?

I was taken aback when I was asked by 2 nurses yesterday "while I'm on that side can you place this suppository?" I felt put on the spot and taken advanage of - I have never thought of asking another nurse to do this for me. What do you think? Was I being a poor sport about it or were they taking advantage of me?
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[Toon] Murphy's Law: Drink coffee and anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.

Has anyone ever instructed you to just step away from the coffee pot? Have you been told your blood type is espresso roast? If so, you might be a coffee junkie. What jittery coffee blunders have you made?
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