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About NursingLink

NursingLink likes to consider itself the "third place." It's not your company’s HR web site, not an anonymous job board, but something new and different: a place where your lifelong career needs come home to roost. NursingLink brings nurses together to provide resources and services to advance careers and take advantage of everything a community site has to offer. News, education resources, job search, career networking, advice, and mentorship are just a few of those benefits. NursingLink is part of Monster Worldwide. Visit nursinglink.com to enjoy NursingLink and join their community.
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Speak more assertively as a nurse

Let’s face it: Standing up to colleagues, patients and their families isn’t always easy. Let these simple tips teach you how to speak with confidence.

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22 cheap ways for nurses to de-stress

Any job in nursing can be stressful. Add in the hectic pace of a hyper-connected society (tweeting! status updates! ack!), and you’ve got a prescription for overwhelmed. Here, we give you a personal pause button.

10 ways to lose your nursing license

10 ways to lose your nursing license

The threat of having your license revoked is ever-present, so get to know just what activities threaten your career.

Top 10 qualities of a great nurse educator

Top 10 qualities of a great nurse educator

Prospective students are getting turned away because of a shortage, so perhaps you should consider changing careers to something with more flexible hours, less physical strain, and better pay!

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Why you aren’t getting hired as a nurse

Stuck without a job? These tips can help you figure out why — and what to do about it.

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When nurses should argue with the doctor

As civilians, our daily conundrums aren’t necessarily life or death. But as nurses, they could be. So when you see a doctor doing something that ain’t okay, what do you do?

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Quiz: Do you know your medical symbols?

Even if you’ve been a nurse for a decade, you may still not know the origin of all that snake imagery connected to medicine. What the heck is up with that? Take our fun three minute test and find out!

Quiz: Test Your Nursing Photo IQ

Quiz: Test Your Nursing Photo IQ

Here’s a fun quiz for you to test your biomedical photo IQ. When was the last time you looked through the microscope? See if you can identify these mystery images.

10 things to NEVER say to a nurse

10 things to NEVER say to a nurse

Ever felt like slapping a bandage over an obnoxious mouth? Then you probably heard the kind of stuff that can get under even the most tolerant nurse’s skin.

Excuse me, Nurse? Is your “bedside manner” lacking?

Excuse me, Nurse? Is your “bedside manner” lacking?

These 10 skills will help you – and your patients – get the most out of [ahem] delicate services. And patients will get exactly what they came in for.

WATCH: Funniest ways to quit

WATCH: Funniest ways to quit

Ever dreamed of yelling, “I quit!” in the middle of a busy shift? These employees (make that FORMER employees) quit in dramatic fashion.

Top 10 best & worst states to be a LPN/LVN

Top 10 best & worst states to be a LPN/LVN

Who offers the best salaries? Where are the most job openings? Here’s the list of where you want to seek a better job…and maybe a better life.

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How to deal with overbearing doctors

The last thing you need when you have your hands full with multiple patients, long shifts, and complicated situations? An arrogant, uncooperative MD. These 5 tips will help you cope.

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Is technology making you bad at your nursing job?

Computers and smartphones have revolutionized our lives. But is the smartphone in your pocket REALLY making you more productive?

What to do when friends say, “I want to be a nurse, too!”

What to do when friends say, “I want to be a nurse, too!”

Maybe your friend already has a degree or another job but sees how rewarding your nursing life is. We’ll give you tips to help your friend take the first steps to a lucrative (and rewarding!) nursing career.