Career Advice
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.
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The current recession has made it more difficult for nurses — even experienced nurses — to find a job. But don’t give up! Industry experts say that with a little time and dedication, nursing jobs can be found.
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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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6 ways to ask for a vacation
Been dreaming of a week lazing in the hammock or on the beach? We’ll show you how to make a clean getaway.
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Desktop nursing
Interesting innovations in nursing are now coming to you electronically, where “even a nurse using a computer with low bandwidth…in Botswana can get what she needs.”
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8 rules for happy hour
At the end of a hellish shift, it can be fun to go out and have a few drinks with your nurse team. But drinking with your colleagues isn’t like drinking with your friends on the weekend. The same rules just don’t apply.
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Why this nurse threw away his Palm device
Sorry Palm. It was nice for 11 years and I don’t think I ever had a more user-friendly handheld. You just didn’t keep up with the demands that your devoted users were asking for.
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5 time-saving tips and tricks
Here’s how busy nurses can save time without taking time away from other important aspects of our lives.
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The meaning behind stupid interview questions
You need to get past the interview to get the job. But how do you answer interview questions that seem, well, stupid rather than savvy?
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To post or not to post?
What should you share online with your patients? What should you share online with your friends? Here are the social media DOs and DON’Ts that all nurses should know.
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Sharing social media with your patients
How many times have you watched desperate family members make and receive a dozen phone calls every hour trying to keep loved ones informed about the patient’s health status?
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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?
Nicole Lehr
