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The Overly UN-zealous Hospitalist

Nurses are by NO means physicians. The roles are very different, and yet they tend to overlap consistently in modern healthcare. Relationships are becoming strained and tired as demands grow. Small seeds of mistrust have been planted and are festering.
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Nursing with a hearing loss: Yes you can!

Does hearing loss automatically mean you can’t become a nurse? Or, end a career in nursing? The answer is often “No”. Read on to learn more about nursing students and nurses with hearing loss; and technology and supports that help them practice in a variety of settings.
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Taboo - 10 Things Nurses Should NEVER Say!

Nurses are a strange bunch with superstitions - whether we want to admit it or not. For some of the smartest people on the planet (more so than rocket scientists or...doctors...in some cases), we sure get bent out of shape when someone says certain phrases.
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Shoes?! Socks?! Tights?! OH MY!

Let’s just say that there is nothing worse than wearing ill-fitting shoes while you’re doing your nurse work (wherever you may be), and your lower back is SCREAMING! Or the food that you ate in the meager time you had for lunch just isn’t sticking to your sides…
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How do you lose your license??

Working in a Sub Acute/LTC facility as a manager I hear "I don't want to lose my license" a lot from floor nurses. This is said most commonly in response to a large patient load. It is true that floor nursing is incredibly demanding in facilities such as mine.
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