Career Advice for Nurses

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Welcome to high school, I mean work

Do you ever wonder if the people who surround you at work have grown up in maturity?

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How to create focus in the chaos

Stating positive declarations can create greater focus and concentration, and give you a sense of balance.

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Your career in just once sentence

We asked our Facebook fans to sum up their careers in one brief sentence—read on for their funny, honest and heartfelt responses!

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The dark side of the shift

Nurses: You can jumpstart your circadian rhythm to allow for easier transitions from the normalcy of day shift to the non-so-routine night shift.

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Special nurse days in February

Nurses—you’ve stolen our hearts! And we’re not saying that just because it’s February. :) Here are some special days for you to celebrate and acknowledge each other this month, including, of course, February 14, Valentine’s Day.

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5 ways to make a professional difference

Nurses are notorious for ineffective complaining. The only way to effect change is to become less reactive and more proactive. Here’s how to do it.

What do you do when a patient dies?

What do you do when a patient dies?

What do you do over the long term to keep from being overwhelmed by grief? What does it mean when your grieving process is different from one patient to the next?

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A nurse in search of a doctor to marry

This blogger’s annoyed by nurses in search of their “MRS degree”. Are you?

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The best and worst states to be a psychiatric nurse in 2012

Where will you get paid more? Where are there jobs to be had? And where is the best standard of living? We narrow it down to two states where you should start your search.

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3 ways to break out of the “sleepy nurse” rut

Rotating shifts, night shifts, double shifts, 12-hour shifts…these all play havoc with your circadian rhythm. Your solution may lie in behavioral therapy, sleep assessment or bright light therapy. Here’s why.

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What shortage? Nurses react to the hiring climate

Here are 6 suggestions from the front lines — that is, in your own words — on job creation (and retention!) for nurses.

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How do I deal with friends calling for a diagnosis?

The funniest requests are always things like rashes three states away…

The secret of successful charting

The secret of successful charting

Instead of seeing it as one more thing to cross off your to-do list, what if you looked at it as…a conspiracy?

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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Nursing labor pool needs a shot in the arm

The writing is on the wall: We need more qualified nurses. In fact, by 2020 we’ll probably be short one million nurses. You read that right. Now see why!