When Hospice Goes Wrong

Hospice is a wonderful resource in the vast majority of end-of-life situations. They comfort and counsel, provide pain relief, and offer the patient and family both physical and psychosocial care.

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WANTED: Your Personal Stories About Abusive Relationships

As part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I am currently working on a series of stories for the allnurses.com community. Specifically, I am interested in your personal narrative

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Share Your Study Tips and WIN!

You could win one of two $250 prizes courtesy of Rasmussen College just for sharing your Nursing Study Tip. Share one or share a bunch! Enter now and help your nursing peers through this thing called college!

October is National AIDS Awareness Month

President Ronald Reagan declared October to be AIDS Awareness Month in 1988. His goal was to educate the public and prevent the spread of this disease.

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Social Class and Nursing

This is not a question about ECONOMIC class/how much you make. I've noticed a fair number of nurses who make the same amount of money are varied in their social class.

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Where is our "Safe Haven"?

The profession of nursing carries with it a high risk for burnout and compassion fatigue. Where do we find our "Safe Haven" when we are emotionally exhausted?

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If you could only give ONE piece of advice to new RNs...

Between what to study, what to prioritize, how to handle patients, coworkers, stressful situations... if you limited yourself to one piece of advice, what do you think would make a new nurse's transition to the job a successful one?

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