Controversy

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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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Top 10 images of nurses we’re sick of seeing

Here at scrubsmag.com, we spend a LOT of time looking for images to go with our articles, which means we spend a LOT of time looking at pictures of nurses.

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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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Video: A nurse’s guide to using social media

Do any of these career-killing scenarios look familiar to you?

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Visitation in the ICU

I think we as nurses have to put our personal feelings aside and consider what is ideal and best for our patients. If that means structured visitation, great. If that means unlimited visitation, so be it.

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To tat or not to tat?

“Visible tattoos are so unprofessional,” says Angela. “As long as you can cover them up, it’s okay,” says Sara. So, what do YOU think? Should nurses forgo tattoos?

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How a nurse views the holiday season

We have to plan ahead, usually several months, in order to (hopefully) get the time off we want or prefer. Staffing is always a game of Russian roulette.

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Doctoring the ‘Doctor’ title?

I have taken an interest to this particular debate, since I am a current Nurse Practitioner student who will eventually hold a Doctorate of Nursing Practice…

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Nurses go clique-ety clique

Can nurses be catty? And would more men on the unit change the clique-y atmosphere that prevails?

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Social media policies?

Are you aware there are actual policies and procedures out there regarding how nurses and other healthcare professionals conduct themselves on social media sites?

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Do “new nurses” scare you, too?

I’m finding more and more ‘newer’ nurses who think they know everything. And I cannot shake the feeling that the ‘newer’ nurses scare me just a little.

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Can fat nurses be good nurses?

If the role of a nurse is to teach patients and the public about healthy lifestyles, ask yourself if it’s possible for an overweight or obese nurse to be an effective nurse.

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On doctors, again

I’ve been around the block, and I’d say no other hospital relationship is more cantankerous, it seems, than the nurse-doctor one.