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Alternative Medicine and the Latin American Patient For caregivers managing Latin American immigrant patients, understanding how traditional or folk medicine relates to modern treatments is essential. What happens when self treatment doesn't work or spiritual causes are ascribed to physical symptoms? Read More

Resources for nurses and nursing students with learning disabilities Are you one of the reported 15% to 20% of Americans affected by a learning disability or disorder? The good news is that resources are available to help nurses and nursing students. Read More

It's a Stressed Out Job This is not a post about how nursing is incredible and how this is a job about working yourself to the bone. It's about how a nurse suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder – a quite heavy word to digest, right? If we talk about the most stressful jobs of the decade, you cannot help to mention about nursing among the top ten. Read More

Why is there a Bully on the Playground? Today we are faced with potential violence and anger in our workplace, just watch the news. Will we ever stop talking about it and change how we look at this issue? Perhaps we need to spend more time identifying its potential occurrence before it happens. Read More

If you don't have a uniform... I've always had to wear hospital scrubs or a certain color. I have a job offer for a NICU position in a children's hospital and they have no dress code. I'm so excited!!! Read More

When do you chart? I am really liking the ER so far and I find it very challenging both mentally and physically. I'm trying to get a rhythm and flow and am trying to understand the thinking process and work-flow of an efficient ER nurse. Read More

HIPAA and Demanding Family Members When someone is discharged from the facility I work at, all we're allowed to tell someone later is that the patient is no longer here. No details on where they go. Read More