Career

Drawing attention to nurse-on-nurse violence

Ever been criticized at work? Sabotaged? Excluded? You might be a victim of horizontal violence. Here’s what you can do about it.

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Bedside nursing care by the numbers

We nurses have always felt that when the ratio increases sooner or late something can or will be missed.

Who Wants to be a Millionaire? – Nurse?

I’m sure all my fellow nurses out there are just ‘rollin’ in the ‘dough’ right?

A gift from a patient

This week I received a gift from a patient: really the 1st gift I’ve ever received from someone I’ve cared for as a nurse. This came at a time when I have been contemplating my current job satisfaction. You see, I’ve entered into a period of “calm.” Yes, things can get stressful, but overall, I’m realizing [...]

Juggling the holidays

The other night I was completely prepared to work my Thanksgiving holiday night-shift. I’d baked a couple casseroles to share in the unit feast, I’d made my excuses to the three different holiday meals I’d been invited to, and I’d rescheduled my own family’s feast. Then the phone rang at 5PM and the charge nurse [...]