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NCLEX practice exam XVI

The nurse is performing discharge instruction to a client with an implantable defibrillator. What discharge instruction is essential?…

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Secret things nurses REALLY think

Head Nurse Jo confesses some of the non-nursey thoughts that sneak into her brain, like, “Sometimes I don’t like you very much.”

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Top 10 worst smells in the hospital

Seasoned nurses know to show up for their shifts with their nose savers (Halls cough drops, anyone?) tucked away in the pocket. So, do you agree with our list of the stinkiest encounters you’ll have in a typical workday?

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5 things nurses should never have to change

As an antidote to the “I’ve already broken my New Year’s Resolutions” funk, I offer the following Anti-Resolutions for nurses—and probably not a moment too soon.

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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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Tough love for “incivility” in nursing

I’m still trying to understand the uproar here. Incivility in the workplace is as old at time. Do you agree?

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Another viewpoint on Medscape’s “Incivility In Nursing” piece

Do women in the workplace cause the problem? Nurse Rene weighs in!

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The role of nurse practitioners in healthcare

Being mid-level providers, the world of medicine seems to have drawn a line between support and rejection of NPs. Today I was told by a physician that NPs are simply hired to do all the “scut-work” that physicians don’t want or like to do.

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NCLEX practice exam XV

A client visits the clinic after the death of a parent. Which statement made by the client’s sister signifies abnormal grieving?…

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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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A tribute to men in nursing

Nursing wasn’t always a female-dominated profession. Let’s take a walk through history in this tribute to the men in nursing!

The organized nurse

The organized nurse

Here are five savvy, stylish options for keeping things in their proper place.