Male Nurse
By Sean Dent
Hi. My name is Sean. I've been in healthcare for the past 15 years. I received a bachelor's degree in Exercise and Sport Science where I worked as a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC). My diploma in nursing is my second career. I've had the pleasure of working in a variety of environments including telemetry, orthopedics, surgical services, oncology and time as a travel nurse. I'm also a CCRN certified critical care nurse where I've worked in cardiac, surgical as well as trauma intensive care nursing. I'm currently attending school finishing my BSN. I like to blog about any and everything under the sun, so stop by if you feel like listening to some arbitrary rhetoric mashed up with some interesting findings regarding world news, fitness, healthcare and everything nursing. more
The nursing “trade”
Is nursing considered a career or a trade? I am not just a skilled craftsman, I am an educated professional.
Read more...Chocolate…as a protein substitute
Some say your desire for Godiva is linked to your body wanting or needing protein. Get the facts.
Read more...Hospital-wide dress code?
Doctors can show up in jeans, nurses have to wear scrubs. I believe there should be a basic standard.
Read more...Times…they are a-changin’
I still believe that a nurse’s ‘time in grade’ does not determine their ability or capacity to excel.
Read more...Weight loss calorie burning foods?
Here’s another wonderful myth out there. The idea that there are actual foods out there that ‘help’ you lose weight.
Read more...How healthy do you eat?
The other day I saw some nurses eating their lunch. It was so sugar-laden and fattening that I think I started breathing heavy just listening!
Read more...Peer reviews – for or against them?
Peer review: an evaluation tool that gives you an idea of what your co-workers (peers) think of you.
Read more...Recent Articles

Doctor apologizes for attacking nurse
Sadly, workplace violence is increasingly common. See what happened after one ICU nurse was stabbed.

The nursing job market overview
“There aren’t enough nurses! We need more nurses!” All this talk about the nursing shortage, but where are all the jobs ? Here are quick, simple facts, projections, and answers to your questions.

Can scrubs be designed to make you happy?
What you wear can have a positive effect on your mood…and help establish intimate connections. Here’s how.

Upcoming books, shows and movies featuring nurses
Culturally speaking, this was a banner year for nurses in America. Here are just a few places where nurses are turning up next.
Scrubs Magazine
Work rage
Have you ever been in a hostile workplace situation? Or just a really frustrating one? Enough to make you open the emergency chute?
Rebekah Child
Nursing school finals frustration
Student nurses are frazzled and panicking right now. You’ve been there. Got any advice for us?
Ani Burr
Stranger in a strange land
Male nurses are almost not existent in the clinics. Other than the MDs, I am the only guy on the floor.
Rob Cameron
The nursing “trade”
Is nursing considered a career or a trade? I am not just a skilled craftsman, I am an educated professional.
Sean Dent
A doctor in nursing uniform?
I love hearing about how the nurse practitioner is the “next best thing” in the medical profession. Is it?


