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Mandatory Evacuation: Facing Fear of the Unknown Lane Therrell is a nurse practitioner, health coach, and allnurses.com contributing writer who lives with her husband in Napa, CA. This is how the recent Wine Country wildfires and a mandatory evacuation affected her. Read More

Taming Naso-Gastric Tube (NGT) Torture Hated by most patients and many practitioners who have to insert them, NG tubes are great candidates for the top spot in the “most detested procedure” column. Read More

We saved some guys life... Another interesting moment in the life of a staff nurse on stepdown, walking into room with a patient in dire straits. If we were there two minutes later he would've gone into cardiac arrest. Read More

Getting to know your patients, does it really make a difference? Cancer treatment is a whirlwind of treatments, hospitalizations and clinic visits. Often times patients can feel like they loose themselves in their disease. Read More

I went to work with a black eye I am a new grad RN 9 months into my first year and 3 months into my current rotation. A few weeks ago I had a black eye. Read More

I'm ready to quit! I would love your advice!! Ive currently been working as an RN for 15months now. I finished my 12 month new graduate year and started working in paediatric oncology for the past 3 months. Read More

Dear Peds Nurses - A Letter from a very thankful mom Shelby Skiles' dear little 2-year old daughter, Sophie, was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma in May. This mom was so touched by the care that her daughter has received in her battle with cancer that she decided to write a letter to thank the nurses, ambulance drivers, technicians etc. Read More