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Scrubs caption contest! – May 7, 2012

Scrubs caption contest! – May 7, 2012

What’s your best caption? Leave it it in our comments. Be sure to check back next week when we pick the winner!

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Nurses Week FAIL!

We’ve collected tales below about the most insulting Nurses Week “celebration” efforts ever. Laugh (and cry) along!

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U.S. nurses mobilize to treat soldiers with PTSD

It is estimated that one in six troops, which equates to more than 300,000 Americans, are affected by PTSD and TBI. More than 500 nursing schools and 160 nursing organizations have pledged to make a difference.

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Special nurse days in May!

We love May! The weather finally has brightened, flowers are in bloom and—the best part of all—we get to honor YOU! Thank you for all that you do, nurses!

How to save $50 a day

How to save $50 a day

If you think a nurse’s salary won’t let you bankroll a bundle, take a look at how a few strategic nips and tucks can add up…big! How does $18,250 a year sound?

Nursing a marriage: Nurse or wife?

Nursing a marriage: Nurse or wife?

When your spouse lands in the ER, it’s hard to know whether to step up as a medical professional or step back and simply stroke his head.

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Nurse personality quiz

Are you a “Charles in Charge” nurse—leading the way when things go wrong? Or are you a “Nervous Nelly” whom everyone avoids in a jam because you’re easily overwhelmed?

Scrubs caption contest! – April 30, 2012

Scrubs caption contest! – April 30, 2012

What’s your best caption? Leave it it in our comments. Be sure to check back next week when we pick the winner!

My 40-year love affair with nurses

My 40-year love affair with nurses

When a lifelong patient looks back on how he’s survived various medical emergencies, it comes as no surprise that there isn’t a doctor in sight. But guess who turns up over and over again?

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Word roots quiz II

The prefix “kerato” means…what?!? Test your knowledge of the words nurses use every day in our next Word Roots Quiz!

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Survey shows 85 percent of nurses want Drug Handbook app

A new survey has found that 85 percent of nurses and nursing students would like to be able to use smartphones to access current drug information.

100 years of nursing rules: Illustrated!

100 years of nursing rules: Illustrated!

Find out what wacky, outrageous rules nurses had to abide by from the turn of the century ’til today!

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Nursing trends around the world in the last decade

Changing nurse-to-patient ratios, gender roles in nursing and more most-know statistics from the past decade.

Less stress, more art

Less stress, more art

“All the things I struggled with during the workweek melted away because I could express myself in my art.”

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20 health and safety tips for frazzled nurses!

From your crazy morning commute to skipped lunches—not to mention your patient load that’s extra heavy—what’s a nurse to do when he is beset by threats from all sides? Well, make a list, of course!