Hillary Clinton Regarding Nursing

Some of us are old enough to remember what many in the media choose to forget. Shortly after Bill Clinton was elected President, Hillary did indeed say that nurses were overpaid and were nothing but doctor's handmaidens. Many of us were appalled. 

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Ethical Dilemma

I took care of a 25 year old male, who had a motorcycle accident. He had bilateral femur fractures, a pelvis fracture, and a right tib-fib fracture. He was drinking during the accident and had a small subdural hematoma...

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

You’ve probably heard of the now controversial Johns Hopkins study that medical mistakes are the third leading cause of death in the U.S. When, as part of an assignment, I asked a Chief Medical Officer at a large healthcare system about medical mistakes, he gave me what I thought a very insightful answer...

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Be True to Yourself and Your Life Will be True for You

Ready to Rock Your Retirement? I've got 26 great ideas from “A to Z” to help you create the retirement of your dreams. Believe me I have used them all and they really work!

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Why nursing?

I know the typical answer is always "I like helping people" but I would LOVE to hear your reasons and/or stories for WHY you chose this field.

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Is this common?

At my hospital, we have discharge nurses to do discharges, IV team to do IVs, and lab team draws our labs for us. I can't help but wonder how common is this? Does anyone else have this at their hospital?

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