The Color of Mourning

Nurses form attachments regardless of the protective walls we build. There is power in change and acceptance. When an end result arises there is a great need to make peace with it and move on. It is a duty we owe ourselves and the lives we touch.
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My Unit Is Bleeding Staff & Morale...Vent!

I've realize most of all the places I've worked have had high turnover, but my current job takes the cake. In the six months I've been employed here I have seen 10 nurses come and go or reduce their status from full to part time or per diem on day shift alone, nights is worse.
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Ethics question....

I'm a Nurse at a geriatric long term care facility. A few days ago I entered the room of one of my residents and saw his wife attempting to make him write his name. My resident has advanced dementia and was just doodling on the paper. I asked his wife what she was doing and she said she was letting him practice writing his name so he could sign some papers in front of a notary.
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50 Things New Nurses Need to Know about Orientation

Orientation is meant to get a nurse ready for life on the floor, but it can be a gut check that nursing school is not. It is a culture shock and hits everyone differently. If you are going through this, will go through this, or remember going through this, then you should read this article.
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Do Male Nurses Get More Respect?

In your experience, do male nurses get more respect from providers than females? I have seen examples of this, not always, but enough to make me wonder if it's widespread. How about you, what's your experience?
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The Sad Truth: Online Nursing Schools vs Traditional Schools

To become a nurse was not a childhood dream of mine. It was something that I discovered I had a passion for in my early twenties. I had always loved math and science and figured I would become a scientist one day. I fell in love with nursing due to the study of the human body and the art of nursing itself. I have always had a compassion for people especially the older generation.
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[Toon] Yes, hospital accommodations are luxurious Bed and Breakfast

Some of our patients might think that hospital accommodations are equal to a luxurious Bed and Breakfast or a 4-star-get-away-package-deal vacation. NOT! LOL! But, have you ever been sick or injured and forced into a vacation?
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